With all the Covid-19 changes currently taking place, we thought it might be good to reflect on what happened last year as we consider the times ahead. As we consider the health and well being of our staff and community we have been planning for how to
At Charity Bounce we take the health and well being of our staff and community very seriously. Over the last few weeks, we have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely to ensure we are doing everything we can to minimise the risk to staff and
With more than 42% of young people in our programs being young women we are serious about making the programs as empowering as we can. Today is the UN observance of International Women’s Day to promote women’s rights and gender equality taking centre stage in 2020. We
Charity Bounce have been announced as the Official Charity Partner for the RAY ALLEN GALA DINNER on Thursday the 2nd April 2020. Ray Allen is a 2 x NBA Champion with a list of individual accolades including ten NBA All-Star designations, Olympic gold medallist, holding the NBA record
After a short history since launching in June 2016, we have made some big steps towards the future by the end of 2019. With more than 11,000 participants across our resiliency basketball programs and more than 100 young people placed into jobs through our employment
Finding courts can be challenging in Sydney so it's exciting to be opening our Bounce Academy court at Matraville sports High School. The court has been installed after a many months of planning and thanks to the assistance of Sports Australia to support the project
The Women’s Stand Tall Programs have launched a new program in Chifley for the students from year 7 to year 10. The first session was a great turnout with 17 young women turning up after school to get involved! The students from Chifley come from
We were excited to launch our new partnership with South Strathfield High School recently to deliver the Stand Tall program with students from diverse backgrounds. The students have been enthusiastic and engaged with the program as we have promoted positive inclusion and diversity. The young
Charity Bounce have partnered with Sydwest to deliver a Stand Tall Program for young refugee women around the Mount Druitt area. It was a great experience to work on some on court skills as well as share with these young women and hear their stories
We spent time down in Indulkana and Mimali in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands last week as part of our Bounce Courts innovation project building a full basketball court and a community gym. The innovative court projects use an innovative lightweight concrete panel system with
It's been a wild journey since we launched 3 years ago today and we have relentlessly worked to inspire and impact young people across all our programs. We are excited about what we have achieved and about what is ahead for Charity Bounce. If you want to
There was plenty of time for a few tricks on the basketball court with students from Washington High School in Taiwan during a cultural exchange visit with former Harlem Globetrotter Tracy Williams. Tracy provided some insight into his life and times as a Globetrotter showing off
Rob Beveridge took some time out in Alice Springs with Adelaide 36ers player Kevin White to train Indigenous coaches and deliver community programs last week. Rob Beveridge is an Internationally recognised coach and along with NBL player Kevin White applied his skills to support Indigenous
Internationally recognised coach Rob Beveridge is heading to Alice Springs next week, along with Adelaide 36ers player Kevin White to train Indigenous Coaches as part of a new initiative for the Stand Tall Central Australia programs. Rob Beveridge is a former NBL Championship Head Coach
It was fun times on the basketball court with Stanford University's field hockey women’s team to inspire the athletes and promote the value of education to achieve at our Bounce Academy at Matraville sports High School. The players took time out from their playing schedule to take
2 x Olympic medallist Jenni Screen spent time on International Womens Day along with former Boomer Neil Mottram to inspire young women in the Stand Tall program in Sydney. Sharing stories with the young women, Jenni spent time both on and off the court identifying
Larapinta Culture and Charity Bounce partner to inspire positive change and promote Aboriginal enterprise. Larapinta Culture is the only Aboriginal-owned and operated business offering cultural awareness trekking in the Alice Springs region. Charity Bounce are partnering to offer three-day experiences along spectacular sections of the
Charity Bounce had the opportunity to get involved in Sydney’s historic first Indigenous Round game, where both the Kings and Taipans wore Indigenous themed jerseys with the game day experience devoted to celebrating Indigenous culture. Our great friends from Nyewente in Alice Springs, where the
Former Harlem Globetrotter Tracy Williams shared his keys to success both on and off the court with young people from the Tribal Warriors program in Redfern. After a 6am start with the regular boxing program the youth hit the court for the Stand Tall basketball
The Bounce Innovation courts are on their way to Central Australia. We have been working on an innovative basketball court project to install lightweight concrete panel systems as basketball courts in Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. As a first of its kind we have partnered
