PBC is a program that provides spiritual guidance, mentorship, and support to underserved youth in Baltimore-Washington communities through the game of basketball. PBC seeks to create a space that provides personal and spiritual development for youth. Through mentorship and coaching, PBC fosters healthy relationships and builds community to empower youth and build confidence in an environment free of the daily pressures and dangers that often plague the lives of youth and promote at-risk behavior.  

Through daily devotions, reflections, and discussion, Pivot campers are given the opportunity to explore their personal faith and growth journeys. In addition, campers have an opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge, passion, and respect for the game of basketball, and all that the sport has to teach them about life: competition, perseverance, teamwork, and leadership. 

Campers participate in daily conditioning, ball-handling, shooting, and defensive drills, as well as compete in 1-on-1, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5 tournaments throughout the week; while champions and an MVP are crowned at the end of the session, Pivot campers will take with them friendships and support systems that last forever. 

In 1999, faith-based community leaders Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Daniels, Jr. and Rev. Timothy B. Warner founded Pivot (then called “Jesus Jam Basketball Camp”) in order to provide spiritual guidance, mentorship, and support to underserved youth in Baltimore-Washington communities; using the game of basketball as a relatable medium, the camp would provide a platform to help guide the personal and spiritual development of the region’s youth. Nearly two decades later, now led by the founders’ daughters, directors Joia Daniels, Jordan Warner, and Kristin Kelly have re-established Pivot as a premiere, formative summer opportunity for youth in the DC-Metropolitan area.