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# Bond-Creating Community Networks
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership is Holistic

By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-06-13 | Social Good
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leadership-education-and-athletics-in-partnership
References: [echoinggreen.org](http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/matthew-klein) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Leapinc)

Based in New Haven, Connecticut, LEAP, which stands for Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, is an organization that was founded by 1993 Echoing Green Fellow Matthew Klein. The program itself, which targets high-poverty areas in the local community, centers on reading, homework help, technology education and civic involvement. It's done through a mentorship program in which college students and high school students, together, work with children who are usually between the ages of eight and ten.

In this way, Klein's vision, as Executive Director of the [Blue Ridge Foundation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leap-shooter) New York as well, attempts to be holistic and somewhat intensive as part of the program involves the college students moving into apartments in the neighborhoods of the children they work with.

**Contact Information**
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) [website](https://www.leapforkids.org)
LEAP on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Leapinc)
LEAP on LinkedIn

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.5/10
- Popularity: 2% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Community Networks:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating inclusive community networks that focus on leadership, education, and athletics.
- **Mentorship Programs:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing mentorship programs that connect college and high school students with children in high-poverty areas.
- **Holistic Education:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in providing holistic education that includes reading, homework help, technology education, and civic involvement.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Non-profit Organizations:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in non-profit organizations working towards community development and education.
- **Education Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the education technology industry by developing innovative solutions for delivering education and technology education to underserved communities.
- **Sports and Athletics:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the sports and athletics industry by incorporating education and mentorship programs to help children in high-poverty areas.

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