National Basketball Association (NBA) Mission, Vision & Values

National Basketball Association (NBA) Mission Statement

NBA Cares is the leagues global social responsibility program that builds on the NBAs mission of addressing important social issues in the U.S. and around the world. NBA Cares works with internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth, and family development, and health-related causes, including Special Olympics, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, UNICEF, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Share Our Strength and GLSEN. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service, created more than 1,300 places where kids and families can live, learn or play and engaged more than 51 million youth in basketball programs in communities around the world. Internationally, NBA Cares has created more than 323 places where kids and families can live, learn, or play in 40 countries.