The funds would serve approximately 150 people and help pay tuition costs for the program.
Nita Simpson’s first interaction with the tall teenager who later would become one of her best basketball players did not come on a court. It came in church, and the discussion had nothing to do with the fact that Jordan Taylor was bigger than almost every kid his age.
Raising money to make the operation run is an obstacle. Simpson’s genius, her players said, is her ability to roll right by that barrier and others while keeping an eye on the bigger prize. For her part, Simpson seems to find nothing extraordinary at all about what she does. She said she simply saw a need for youth between 8 and 18 years old who weren’t playing sports in Oakland and tried to do something about it. She said she uses sports and other physical activities at Battle Tested Kids to teach self-discipline, healthy living habits, teamwork and personal growth.
The kids said at this stage in their lives, the message Simpson provides hits them more powerfully than what their own parents might say — especially when they are full of fear and can’t necessarily see what the best of themselves will be.
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