Community Partners

With great pride, UFBA has partnered with Destined For Greatness (D4G) to elevate and expand the programs we offer our athletes and the greater Rochester community!

Damon Garfield began the idea of D4G while doing outreach for Youth Interventional Counseling for Pathways of Peace with the Rochester Mayor’s office in the early 2000s. Mainly focused on gang-behavior and transitional individuals, he used an intervention perspective rather than prevention. To expand his work with youth, Garfield created an AAU basketball league, leading to seven youth basketball teams in which he incorporated spiritual and moral values, while providing a positive outlet for children to engage in. This began the foundation of Destined For Greatness.

D4G trains, teaches, tutors, coaches, and advises area youth and adults in various vocations, athletics and arts, fitness and well-being, civic and community participation, and development. Its programs include youth athletic and wellness outings, conferences, and on-the-job training. To learn more about D4G and the impact they’ve had over the last 12 years, visit here.

Details to follow as plans for collaboration to enhance our programs develop.