​Jharif is a junior majoring in Illustration at Parsons School of Design. He was born in New York and raised in the Bronx and has been skateboarding since the middle of high school. He is looking forward to sharing his experience as a person of color in the skate community, offering guidance, support, and a sense of direction to help the Legacy skaters achieve success, and helping them to explore and develop skills in art.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors, HHF skate camp scholarship recipients end their summers with an array of unforgettable memories, tricks, and new friends.

This summer, for the 11th consecutive year, we sent 42 skaters from all parts of NYC to skate new places, make new friends, and experience new things at some of the best skate camps in the world. Youth attended 3 camps: Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania, the Element YMCA Skate Camp in Northern California & the Homage Skateboard Academy in Brooklyn.

In addition to skate campers, HHF was also able to send 5 aspiring film interns to camp. Check out some of the images and video edits they produced to get a feel for the magic that happened this year at camp. 

Thank you to Camp Woodward, Elemental Awareness, Homage Skateboard Academy, adidas Skateboarding, Triple 8, Rockstar Bearings, and Trophy Griptape for providing scholarships and gear to help make this summer's trips a reality.

We are proud to announce that the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA, the domestic affiliate of an international foundation that funds sport for good programs on every continent except Antarctica, has awarded HHF a $10,000 grant.  These funds will be used to launch the HHF Legacy Program, which will provide skateboarders with mentoring, guidance and life skills to help them navigate their lives. Thank you Laureus USA! ​

On Friday, June 23rd, hundreds of runners, cyclists, and skaters came out to run, roll, and push for the 11th Annual Harold Hunter Bridgerun led by the NYC BridgeRunners, raising over $13,000 to support the Harold Hunter Foundation.

For the first time ever it rained. Nevertheless, the turnout was tremendous as HHF skateboarders pushed alongside runners through the streets of the Lower East Side and celebrated at the after party with music courtesy of DJ Smoke LES, and food and drinks provided by Pabst Blue Ribbon, Austin Eastside Ciders, Arizona Iced Tea, Sweet Chick, and Rizzo's LES. Check out the recap video to get a taste of the fun.

Shout out to all the supporting sponsors including Nike NYC, Clif Bar, Coco Community, and Know Foods.

Harold Hunter Weekend went down from May 31 - June 4 in NYC. Huge thanks to presenting sponsor adidas Skateboarding and primary sponsors G-Shock and Skullcandy for helping make it all happen. Over $60,000 was raised all in support of the Harold Hunter Foundation.

To kick off Harold Hunter Weekend, on Wednesday, May 31st, from 6-10pm, UXA will host a special HHF benefit event at its retail store located at 99 Scott Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Open to the public, the event will feature a skate jam and reception with live beats by DJ Daddy Dog. It will also usher in the official launch of a limited edition UXA x HHF x adidas Skateboarding deck and t-shirt adorned with a classic Harold portrait shot by renown photographer Sue Kwon.

The Harold Hunter Foundation, in association with presenting sponsor adidas Skateboarding, and primary sponsors G-Shock, HUF and Skullcandy, is proud to announce it will host a series of art, photography and skateboarding events in New York City from Wednesday, May 31 through Sunday, June 4 – all in remembrance of legendary skateboarder Harold Hunter who passed away in 2006.

​On May 10th, HHF & the Collegiate Skate Tour paired up to host our first ever "Keep Grinding" college workshop for skaters at House Of Vans.

Over 40 NYC skaters ranging in age from 13 to 27 participated in a presentation, panel discussion with 4 local skate community members from different backgrounds and experiences who shared their thoughts on applying, attending, and finally graduating college, and a Q&A session where many workshop attendees solicited direct advice from their peers. It was all followed by pizza and a private skate session courtesy of House of Vans.

Check out photos by Ryan Zimmerman below and read more about the event here. 

HHF is very pleased to welcome and thank our newest supporter: Up2Us Sports, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance sports as a solution to the critical challenges facing America’s youth, is providing in-kind salary support valued at $15,000 that will allow us to hire two part-time coach-mentors. These coaches will also receive groundbreaking training that teaches them essential trauma-sensitive approaches to working with youth.  We are very grateful to become part of the Up2Us Family! ​ Check out the video below to learn more about the Up2Us Sports Coach program.