Brandon Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Confronting Violence
Through Sports, Mentoring, and Education
Hope is Born...
Brandon Jackson, a young man who inspired many of his classmates to personal and academic excellence, was gunned down in the streets of Altadena on February 12, 2011 (click for story). At Brandon's funeral there was a groundswell of commitment among his classmates and other community members to stop the cascading effects of violence in our community. Stepping Into the Light Outreach was formed to support students who choose life over a culture of death.
Brandon Jackson, a young man who inspired many of his classmates to personal and academic excellence, was gunned down in the streets of Altadena on February 12, 2011 (click for story). At Brandon's funeral there was a groundswell of commitment among his classmates and other community members to stop the cascading effects of violence in our community. Stepping Into the Light Outreach was formed to support students who choose life over a culture of death.
Stepping Into the Light Outreach
Stepping Into the Light Outreach was founded to encourage and equip students to make good choices and provide opportunities for them to live out those choices.
3 main goals:
"All kids need a little help, a little hope,
and somebody who believes in them." Magic Johnson, sports icon and one of several local business sponsors of the Brandon Jackson Scholarship Program |
Basketball Event![]() The 1st Annual Brandon Jackson Scholarship Basketball Event was held in August, 2011 with the support of members of the Pasadena and Altadena community who chose to respond to this death with hope and not despair. To date the Shootout has:
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