Join UJA for our annual Sports For Youth Luncheon, where we celebrate the sports industry’s impact empowering children of all backgrounds and abilities with the gift of sports and athletic programs. Leon Rose, president of the New York Knicks, will be honored with the David J. Stern Leadership Award, for his professional and philanthropic leadership.

UJA's Sports For Youth initiative funds inclusive, adaptive, multicultural, and rehabilitative athletic programming for children across the New York area and in Israel. 

Your participation in this event makes our profound impact possible and amplifies UJA’s life-changing work on numerous critical fronts: helping Israel chart a course forward, fighting antisemitism, and uplifting struggling New Yorkers.

About Sports For Youth
Sports For Youth convenes executives from across the industry to bring the life-changing impact of participating in sports to kids of every age, athletic ability, and background throughout the five boroughs, Westchester, Long Island, and overseas. We even the playing field so that kids can participate regardless of the financial or physical challenges they might face.

About the David J. Stern Leadership Award
The David J. Stern Leadership Award was established in 2021 and is presented to an individual in the sports industry who embodies David’s legacy of social responsibility, generosity, and professional excellence. A founder of Sports For Youth, David was a powerhouse attorney who served as the commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 2014, during which time he oversaw the league’s global expansion and popularity in contemporary culture.