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- EIN 46-5125222
- 7722575400
- 4425 US Hwy 1 Vero Beach FL 32967 USA
- crossovermission.com
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Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Crossover Mission helps the kids who need us most to become successful adults through a program of year-round basketball training and one-to-one academic mentoring. In that pursuit, the secondary purpose of Crossover Mission, Inc. is to build a bridge of friendship and understanding between cultures, starting at a young age, which will help to erode the walls of separation, which continue to divide our society.
Results: When Crossover began in 2014, 50% of our kids were failing one or more classes and had below a 2.0 GPA. In the 2019-20 school year, 96% of our kids had a year-end grade point average over 2.0 and 89% had a B or higher grade point average, despite the challenges of distance learning. Crossover works by going as deep as needed to serve those kids who need us the most. - In the 2019-20 school year, 95% of Crossover student-athletes in middle and high school were academically eligible to participate in school sports. Thirty of our students (~90% of those who tried out) made it onto their school teams.
Target demographics: Crossover student athletes are between the ages of 9-18 who often live in difficult family situations in varying levels of poverty, surrounded by violence, gangs, drug trafficking and drug abuse.
Geographic areas served: Indian River County, Florida
Programs: The Crossover basketball training program consists of weekly scheduled training and games/tournaments. Crossover Mission draws participants from elementary, middle school, and high school. Training and games are year-round and our commitment to our students/players is long-term and continual. The Crossover Academic Mentoring Program is aimed at literacy development, academic empowerment, and character training for students elementary through high school.