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Take Heart Foundation holds its first basketball clinic for kids with developmental disabilities in Ridgewood

The Take Heart Foundation and Hot Shots Basketball held their inaugural basketball clinic for children with developmental disabilities at PS 88Q in Ridgewood.

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June 11, 2026 · 2 min read

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Take Heart Foundation holds its first basketball clinic for kids with developmental disabilities in Ridgewood

The Take Heart Foundation and Hot Shots Basketball held their inaugural basketball clinic for children with developmental disabilities at PS 88Q in Ridgewood.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Ridgewood · June 11, 2026Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read

A gym at PS 88Q in Ridgewood turned into a basketball clinic built specifically for kids with developmental disabilities on May 30, the first event of its kind from the Take Heart Foundation and Hot Shots Basketball, LLC, according to the Queens Gazette, which first reported it.

The idea was straightforward: a day of drills, teamwork and confidence-building run by coaches who knew how to meet each kid where they…

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Take Heart Foundation holds its first basketball clinic for kids with developmental disabilities in Ridgewood

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