What is Books Hoops?
Since 1999, Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) has run the Books n Hoops Program, a powerful development experience that focuses on leadership, self-esteem, effective communication, and issues of diversity. The young women and men involved are mentored and coached throughout high school to develop an awareness of their overall potential as student, athlete, citizen and young adult. Each summer, all Books n Hoops participants engage in an in-residence program on the St. Xavier University campus that blends academics, character education and basketball. There is one week that is dedicated to the boys and one week dedicated to the girls. These students are invited to return each summer as they continue their development through high school. A generous donor has made it possible for us to help all 4-year Books n Hoops completers who are college bound with a partial scholarship for their four years in college. In their four years in Books N Hoops, students come to realize that college is a go
