b'New HeightsIn New York City, typically only two-thirds of students graduate on time and only half enroll in college. The numbers skew even lower in the most underserved communities. ESPN teamed up with New Heights to reduce the opportunity gap by creating viable pathways to high school, college and careers for minority and at-risk youth. This was achieved through a holistic set of services on and off the basketball court, including mentoring, tutoring, test prep, leadership workshops and college advisement.In the Spring, New Heights transitioned to their Adaptive Program Model, with 115 hours of remote tutoring each month and 25 team-based Zoom workout sessions each week, along with consistent outreach to all youth and their families. They also introduced a new Social Justice and Equity component allowing youth to have meaningful discussions about the current state of the world. This successful programming resulted in every member of the Class of 2020 graduating and transitioning to post-secondary education.Sports 4 Life with the Womens Sports FoundationWhile participation in youth sports has beenSince its inception, Sports 4 Life has served 157 community-based down across the board, access to sports hasorganizations in 34 states, with over $1.4 million in grants reaching disproportionately affected girls of color. Sevenmore than60,000 girls in over 34 sports.years ago, ESPN co-created a program with the Womens Sports Foundation called Sports 4 Life,A summative evaluation study was conducted to analyzewhich strives to increase participation and retentionits impact to date. Through surveys of program leaders and of Black and Hispanic girls in developmental youthparticipants, findings showed girls were more physically, mentally sports programs. The program aims to instill girlsand socially healthy when participating in Sports 4 Life funded with the lifelong benefits that come with sportprograms. The girls rated themselves highly in perseverance, self-efficacy in sports and exercise, leadership and athletic participation, including leadership, self-esteem,identity and healthier body image.confidence and perseverance.28 2020 ESPN CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP REPORT EQUITY & EMPOWERMENT'