The A.S.K. Billy Ray Hobley Foundation is a non-profit organization established by the

late BillyRay Hobley, a 22-year veteran of the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. The mission of the foundation is to empower youth and young adults in the Greater New Orleans Area through mentorship, education, and sports-based programs that build character, leadership, self-esteem, and the life skills needed for lifelong success.

 

Today, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Mattie Johnson Hobley faithfully continue her husband’s legacy. Under her leadership, the Foundation ensures

that youth across the region receive mentorship, academic support, and positive

role modeling from professionally trained adults and athletes.

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This program is designed to instill the disciplined principles of ASK (ASK questions,

Seek   answers, and Know truth).  ASK serves as both a challenge and a  powerful call to

action—youth to youth, child to child, and program to community   partners and

businesses—encouraging young people to develop the skills needed to build productive, successful lives.

 

 Schools serve as the foundation of our outreach efforts, as they   provide the most effective avenue to reach large numbers of youth. Accordingly, our   program focuses on working

with, in, and through school systems through-out the   Greater New Orleans area.

 

“One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what

  kind of home I lived in, or how much money I had in my bank account. The only

  thing that will matter is that I made a difference in the life of a child.”
— Billy Ray Hobley