The A.S.K. Billy Ray Hobley Foundation—established by the late Billy

 Ray Hobley, a 22-year veteran of the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters—was created to empower youth & young adults in the Greater New Orleans Area. Its mission is to build character, confidence, and life skills that support the development of strong, productive citizens. Through sports-centered enrichment programs, the Foundation promotes health, knowledge, and self-esteem while offering structured guidance in fundamentals and competitive development.

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 questions, Seek   answers, and Know truth (A.S.K.). A.S.K.  and 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 t hat will matter is that I made a difference in the life of a child.”
— Billy Ray Hobley