In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the New York Liberty partnered with PowerPlay and Gotham FC to host an all-girls soccer and basketball clinic in South Slope, Brooklyn. Sponsored by CarMax, 40 participants were able to take part in a variety of fun basketball and soccer drills including ball-handling, passing, agility, […]
The New York Liberty supported Long Island Nets “Her Time to Shine” basketball clinic at the YES We Can Community Center in Westbury, New York. The clinic focused on championing change on behalf of girls by providing them with positive spaces to connect through the game of basketball. With a surprise appearance from New York […]
The New York Liberty complete their 2nd annual “Season of Giving” community giveback campaign this holiday season, with the help of 11 corporate sponsors to provide gifts and experiences for community organizations across the 5 boroughs. Encompassing Liberty’s 4 social responsibility pillars, BEUP, the Liberty and it’s corporate sponsors supported the community in the following […]
New York Liberty forward, Breanna Stewart, volunteered with The Campaign Against Hunger for its Giving Thanks & Giving Back Thanksgiving Drive. Stewart and her family helped distribute turkeys and supplies for its TCAH’s BedStuy Distribution event. In total, over 2,000 meals were distributed, providing Thanksgiving meals to over 2,000 vulnerable families in New York City […]
The New York Liberty was honored at Callen-Lorde’s 23rd Annual Community Health Awards for their unwavering commitment to social justice within the LGBTQ+ community. Liberty players and the organization have actively used their platforms to raise awareness and demand change on and off the court, including a $35,500 donation for Callen-Lorde, the New York Liberty’s […]
In celebration of the WNBA Finals and International Day of the Girl, the New York Liberty, WNBA, and AT&T collaborated to host a Her Time to Play Clinic at Ebbets Field Middle School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The event started with a panel discussion hosted by Ari Chambers, and spoke with NY Liberty players, Nyara […]
New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot is the recipient of the August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award, which recognizes her efforts to raise awareness and support research for multiple myeloma. In July 2022, Vandersloot’s mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. Vandersloot has since made it her purpose to spread awareness and […]
The New York Liberty hosted their annual Women’s Health Game presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield on Sunday, August 6 when the team took on the Las Vegas Aces at 3 p.m. ET in front of a sold out crowd at Barclays Center. Furthering the Liberty’s mission to embrace and uplift the women in our community, […]
New York Liberty guard, DiDi Richards, distributed Wellfare’s ‘Eat & Move Better Boxes,’ presented by the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and HSS, to families in need from public housing in East Harlem. This was the second event as part of the partnership, and Richards distributed ‘Eat & Move Better Boxes’ while meeting with Wellfare […]
In support of Autism Awareness Month, BSE Global partnered with the Brooklyn Autism Center and hosted the entire school for a basketball clinic at the Major Owens Center in Crown Heights. The Brooklyn Autism Center is a private, non-profit school dedicated to providing high-quality education to individuals ages 5 to 21 with Autism. Participants learned […]
