Russell Westbrook
Philanthropy
Why Not? Foundation
The mission of the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation is to inspire the lives of children, empower them to ask “Why Not?” and teach them to never give up. The foundation works to help children that are facing hardships of any kind and when faced with that adversity fight to succeed and to never give up.
Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research, and advocacy. Today, the National Urban League has 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 37 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than two million people nationwide. The party was attended by over 350 students who participate in the Urban League’s after school programs. Russell Westbrook surprised the children and gave them all new shoes while his mother handed out backpacks. The children also received t-shirts, autographed photos and a visit from Santa.
Russell Westbrook served over 900 meals to Oklahoma City families alongside his brother, Ray, and Thunder teammate, Hamidou Diallo. Westbrook provided holiday joy to the community by gifting Jordan wristbands to the youth upon entrance and raffle giveaways of signed basketballs and more.
The Children’s Guild Alliance, founded in 1953, is a nonprofit organization serving children, families and child-serving organizations and is dedicated to transforming how America cares for and educates its children through education, behavioral health and national training and consultation services. The Children’s Guild Alliance programs are guided by Transformation Education (TranZed), an organizational philosophy that fosters a culture of flexibility. This culture creates management and staff who are agile thinkers. This assures children are treated as individuals and taught the way they learn best.
Greater Than AIDS GREATER THAN AIDS is a leading public information response to the U.S. domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic with a focus on areas and people most affected. Emphasizing hope, unity and personal empowerment, Greater Than AIDS is about what is possible when we come together. Whether HIV negative or positive, we all have a role to play in ending HIV/AIDS.
NBA Cares is the league’s global social responsibility program that builds on the NBA’s mission of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world. NBA Cares works with internationally-recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.