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In 2015-16 the Changing the Game
NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS program:

• Supported the development of a
healthy team culture for 250 students
Feature: Changing the Game in Philadelphia, bringing tennis to their
schools 3–5 times per week.

Changing the Game is Legacy Youth Tennis The in-depth program provides a year- • Raised awareness of healthy food,
and Education’s signature neighborhood- round experience for disadvantaged and nutrition and activity choices among
based youth development program that highly impressionable elementary and these students and their families through
supports Philadelphia communities through middle-school children, who benefit from the hosting of “Family Engagement
free after-school and low-cost summer Legacy’s ability to provide culturally relevant Nights”.
programs that promote health, wellness, coaches, a program specific Achievement
education and individual achievement while Coach, and a player development pathway • Provided a subset of 50 high potential
students with weekly transportation to
that integrates students into high-level
offering regular family engagement.
LEGACY YOUTH TENNIS AND EDUCATION the nation. • Identified 20 “Rising Stars” for Jamison Torres and Mkenzi Pate, Katelynn Wilson (left) and Samantha BIENNIAL REPORT: 2014/15 & 2015/16
tennis clinics at Legacy, one of only eight
Legacy’s regional training center for
integration into our center-based clinics,
USTA Regional Training Centers in
life skills curriculum, and a healthy meal.
Shaw (center) at Emlen Elementary
Rising Stars from our Changing the
participation in additional semi-private
Game program, take a break from a
School serve students a healthy chili
dinner during a Family Engagement
fall cleanup of Philadelphia Tennis
clinics and a select full day summer
Club courts.
Night hosted by Legacy.
camp site. By Fall, six of these students
had advanced earned scholarships into
at Legacy.
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