Beverley Jacques has helped introduce thousands of kids to basketball since he started organizing tournaments in Montreal's Saint-Léonard borough 20 years ago. But DOD Basketball goes beyond the gym, to help youth become agents of change.
'DOD Basketball doesn't only do basketball,' says Beverley Jacques about the non-profit agency he launched in 2003. He aims to help knit Saint-Léonard together more tightly — a place where people look out for one another.
"I always wanted to make a change in the area that I was living in," he said. "I don't want to use the words 'give back,' but I have to get involved." When it first launched, DOD Basketball focused on organizing tournaments. By 2006, children were signing up for basketball lessons and to join teams that regularly competed.Jacques estimates that since the start, about 7,000 players have come through DOD Basketball, some of them now DOD coaches and staff members.
"He's very good at identifying a challenge that we're facing and then putting in place a project that serves to bridge divides or get people to work together," Rebelo said.
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