Community Champions: Project Blue, Pt. 2, LAPD's Watts Rams

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The Watts Rams is a youth football program founded by the LAPD to connect with the community through sports. For one LAPD-officer-turned-coach, it was a dream come true to take 24 youth players to America’s biggest game day.

The Watts Rams, formerly the Watts Bears, was founded by the LAPD. It falls under the non-profit Project Blue, formerly known as Cops and Kids.is about connecting kids and law enforcement through sports for positive interactions. It's about making safe places for kids to play sports in under resourced areas. It's about connecting community with law enforcement.

In December, Project Blue was awarded a $50,000 grant at SoFi Stadium by LA's Super Bowl Host Committee. It was one of six organization to receive the big grant. In all, 56 local nonprofits were named Legacy Champions ahead of Super Bowl LVI with the other 50 receiving $10,000 grants. Project Blue's executive director is former Watts school vice principal Marc Maye who grew up in Compton. InPART 1: Project Blue, partners with after-school programs to create safe neighborhoods for kids

 

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