CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 28 -- Camden County issued the following news release:
On Friday, the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center hosted Hoops For Life, a nonprofit organization founded by former Harlem Wizards player, Jamel Thompson, that uses basketball and mentorship to engage young people and encourage positive choices. The event will feature a basketball game between youth at the facility and members of the Hoops for Life basketball team. Following the game, members of the team spoke with residents about the importance of education and self-discipline, while addressing the impacts of bullying, drugs, and peer pressure.
"Programs like Hoops for Life show our young people that there are people in their community who believe in them a...