Celebrity Highlights

By Matthew Kredell As the world remembers Kobe Bryant the basketball great, ferocious competitor and global icon, there’s another side of Kobe characterized by his efforts to engage with children and inspire them to put the same passion he did into whatever they pursue in life. Staff and former students of After-School All-Stars recall the […]

  By Timothy Parker Downtown Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — Reshanda Gray is all in when it comes to serving her mentees in Southern California and all across America. She has a nonprofit called No Gray Areas. She’s a WNBA veteran guiding teenage girls with life lessons and basketball skills. “To help the next girl who

May 7, 2020  Last December, Casey Hayward surprised ten families from After-School All-Stars Los Angeles (ASAS-LA) with $1,000 each, making their holidays more special. Fast forward five months later, and Hayward will be recognized as one of the program’s 2019 honorees. Along with what he did for ASAS-LA by his contributions to the L.A. community, Hayward

February 8, 2018  The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that Team LeBron has selected After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles as the community-based organization they will play for during the 67th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET) at Staples Center.The winning team will donate $350,000 and the losing team will donate $150,000

Mentors Make A Difference. Reshanda Gray is an alumna of our ASAS Los Angeles program and current WNBA player for the Atlanta dream. She grew up in a one-bedroom apartment, where her parents battled with drug and alcohol abuse. “I was kicking and screaming,” says Reshanda, recalling the day the police separated her from her