Hockey, golf, gear, scholarships, mentorships and everything in between for kids who lack access.
Always free.
Founded by a Hockey Pioneer
NWHL’s First Black Player · Two-Time Pro Champion · ESPN & Prime Video Analyst
Blake Bolden was the first Black player in NWHL history, a Clarkson Cup and Isobel Cup champion, four-time All-Star and 2019 Defender of the Year. She spent four years with the LA Kings and helped create free programs like We Are All Kings, Black, Silver & Bold, and Bolden Girls. Today she’s a hockey analyst for ESPN, Prime Video and the PWHL.
She co-founded The Bold Ones with her husband, Miles Bolden Levine, a former University of Miami linebacker and strength coach at Harvard and Miami. Together they’ve spent 13 years working with kids and have coached and mentored more than 500 young athletes through free programs.
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Who We Are
To provide youth, particularly those who are underrepresented in or lack access to ice skating, hockey, and golf, including those facing socio-economic hardship or physical, intellectual, or mental health challenges, with access to programs, equipment, coaching, and mentorship in those sports, using sport as a vehicle to teach life skills, leadership, and healthy habits.
What We Offer
Learn-to-skate sessions, clinics and coaching led by Blake and professional players, building on the free youth camps she has created and been part of throughout her career. Designed for kids who are underrepresented in the game or wouldn’t normally have access to it, including kids from challenging socio-economic backgrounds and those with physical, intellectual or developmental challenges.
Getting clubs into kids’ hands and helping them experience the immense joy and endless challenges of the game, and all that it entails. Built for young players who rarely see themselves on a golf course or have never had the chance to play, including those facing financial hardship or living with physical, intellectual or developmental challenges.
Hockey, skating and golf for kids with physical, intellectual and developmental challenges, including kids on the autism spectrum. Led by Olympic gold medalist and Vice Chair Hayley Scamurra, who earned her degree in speech-language pathology, our adaptive programs meet every child where they are, with patient coaching and sessions built around each kid’s needs. Advisor Carlos Brown, who helped create the Callaway and Nike adaptive golf teams, brings the same vision to the course. Every kid deserves to feel the confidence, friendship and pure joy of the game.
Bringing hockey and golf to Native American reservations and Indigenous communities, completely free for the kids. Led by Kelly Babstock, an Anishinaabe professional hockey player from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Quinnipiac’s all-time leading scorer and a North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, we deliver equipment, clinics, coaching and mentorship to young people who have rarely had the chance to play either sport, and help talented, driven players earn scholarships that open doors to college, competitive teams and the happy, healthy, productive lives they deserve. Our goal is to build lasting programs alongside the communities we serve, so the game becomes a source of pride, opportunity and joy for generations.
An online mentorship community of professional athletes and coaches passing down what they’ve learned about resilience, leadership, preparation and performance, plus nutrition, fitness and meditation for strong bodies, clear minds and healthy habits. Programs run for months at a time, so kids anywhere in the country and around the world can take part for free.
Gear and scholarships for kids around the world who are chasing their dreams or searching for a new passion and purpose. We’ve already sent thousands of dollars in equipment to Blader Skates Ghana in Accra. As we grow hockey and golf internationally, we plan to send much more, reaching the communities most in need of the joy these games can bring.
Why We’re Starting This
“What we’ve discovered we’re most passionate about is helping kids. In an increasingly challenging world, too many young people are struggling and losing their way. We want to be part of the solution, giving the kids who need it most solid, structured, impactful and lasting support. They are our future, and by investing in them we can help create a healthier, happier world. The Bold Ones Foundation brings the work we’ve been doing in California and across the country under one umbrella, and gives others the chance to join in and support our cause so we can help as many kids as possible, together.”
Blake & Miles
Our Story
Blake and Miles have worked with kids together for more than 13 years. They met at a nonprofit helping kids get into fitness and off the streets, away from gang life, and have run a mentorship program together for the past eight years. Miles grew up mentoring and volunteering with kids in need, and for more than six years Blake has helped develop free hockey programs with the LA Kings, including We Are All Kings, Black, Silver & Bold, and Bolden Girls.
Our team includes an Olympic gold medalist, a Hockey Hall of Famer, hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree, NHL and PWHL executives, professional athletes, and some of the top golf coaches and mentors in the country.
We’ve already run multiple programs this year including learn-to-skate, hockey sessions, roller hockey, ball hockey, individual and group mentorship programs, and we’ve sent thousands of dollars of free gear to Ghana. We’ll continue to grow both nationwide and internationally with support from donors, partners and people like you. Every dollar, introduction and connection goes a long way toward changing a kid’s life, and our goal is to help as many as we can, as much as we can, in every way that we can.
How We Help
No child ever pays to take part in our programs.
Three levels in both hockey and golf. Learn introduces kids under 10 to the game. Train helps ages 10–15 develop their skills. Compete helps players 15 and up reach a high level and earn scholarships.
Ice, roller, ball and street hockey, plus skating clinics led by Blake, so kids can play with or without a rink.
A free online program, run over several months, open to kids across the country and around the world.
We provide equipment, connect kids with coaches and teams, and help families find scholarships and financial support.
We’ve sent thousands of dollars of hockey equipment to young players in Accra, Ghana, and much more hockey and golf equipment is on the way.
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For partnerships, sponsorships or anything else, send us a message and we’ll get back to you.
The Bold Ones Foundation is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. EIN 43-2706019. 501(c)(3) status pending.
