A Bronx nonprofit is helping girls take their basketball game to the next level, while providing them a space to be themselves. ShoshBedrosian has the story:
- A local nonprofit in the Bronx is working to break down barriers for girls in the borough.
Every shot made and move accomplished is a step toward a milestone for the girls playing basketball at Accion Academy in Longwood.They're milestones for team victories and of life lessons. "A lot of girls stop around the middle school years, but we're trying to make it so they still feel comfortable, still have availability and space and cut down some of those barriers in place," said Antoine Noble, the Founder of She Got Next.
Najae-Franklin and Castro told CBS2 from their few months on the team, they now have dreams of taking the sport to the next level.
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