“One man
believes basketball
can actually
save the world”
“This book is a must read … so cool, it’s sickening.”
“Mandatory
reading.”
“At N.Y.U., explaining an unraveling world through basketball”
“When are you (Hollander) running for office?”
“a breathless messiah”
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What is HoopsRx?
HoopsRx is a community social prescribing program connecting youth (grades 5–8) to FREE, structured recreational basketball through Volo. Social prescribing is an evidence-informed approach that addresses wellbeing by linking people to meaningful community-based activity.
HoopsRx directly addresses the growing gap in youth social connection
by creating structured, consistent opportunities for peer connection and
community belonging. A referral to HoopsRx is a referral to purposeful
activity, a supportive social network, and a trauma-informed environment — a complement to any clinical care a young person may be receiving.
Chapters:
New York, NY
New York, NY
hoopsrxny@gmail.com
Charlotte, NC hoopsrxcharlotte@gmail.com
Boston, MA[coming soon]
Tulsa, OK
[coming soon]
London, UK [coming soon]
About Volo
We strive to live out our mission through the Volo Kids Foundation. Originally founded in 2015 as a response to Freddie Gray’s arrest and
murder in Baltimore, MD, The Volo Kids Foundation was created to provide more kids the opportunity to access play, who often wouldn’t have access to such programs.
Today, the foundation provides free youth sports programming in various cities around the country where we use play to build communities of active, resilient and confident kids. In 2019, we supported over 12,800 kids, and we hope to grow that number to 50,000 in the next five years.
References: 1 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2022 2 U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, 2023 3 Twenge, J.M. & Spitzberg, B.H. (2020) 4 Twenge, J.M., Spitzberg, B.H., & Campbell, W.K. (2019)
“Professor Hollander makes the case for basketball as a philosophy–as a required subject like math, science, history or literature. I'm ready to get my PhD.”
- CHARLES BARKLEYBasketball Hall of Fame Inductee, NBA MVP + 11-time All-Star
“You learn very powerful things in basketball:
how to be in sync with other people the, the pleasure of that;
a sense of ‘I belong here” and ‘I’m an important part of a larger thing’ and to say we all are in the same boat, we're all human beings.
Hollander has hit at the core of something very fundamental.”
- DR. BESSEL VAN DER KOLKNY Times Bestselling Author The Body Keeps the Score
“Ball is life. This book tells us how and why.”
- MARK CUBANOwner of Dallas Mavericks and Mark Cuban Companies
"If we are going to think and act in new ways about inclusion, gender and equity, then we need new ideas and new language. Professor Hollander shows us how basketball is that new way and that new language."
- NNEKA OGWUMIKEWNBPA President and WNBA Champion, MVP, 7-time All-Star
“So much bigger than the game.
An achievement bar none by a true scholar, in love. Read, enjoy, learn, absorb, disagree.
Needs to be a required part of the curriculum at every college nationwide.”
- DAN KLORESPeabody Award-winning filmmaker
“Reading this book was a bit like watching a perfectly executed play. It made my heart feel full.”
- GENE LUEN YANGAward-winning author Dragon Hoops, American Born Chinese; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
“There's nothing better than actually playing ball, but the next best thing may very well be sharing stories and emotions of how the game affects us all in a deeply nuanced manner.
I can't sit still experiencing How Basketball Can Save The World.
It gets me too riled up not to lace up!”
- BOBBITO GARCIA
Basketball Sage, Author Aim High, Little Giant, Aim High; Director Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball NYC