Youth opportunity
Build a safe, disciplined pathway for Richmond youth through PONY baseball, mentorship, teamwork, and leadership development for ages 5–17.
Richmond, California · The home port
Return to
the people.
S*H*U 747 begins in Richmond—honoring the hands that built, creating room for the voices here now, and opening a path for the generation coming next.
S.S. Carried Forward · 747
Why Richmond
This is more
than a location.
Richmond is the home port of S*H*U: a city of industry, migration, music, labor, resilience, and Black history. The shipyard legacy is not background decoration—it is the foundation beneath the house.
The community mission is to connect that foundation to real opportunities in youth sports, creative culture, entrepreneurship, and historical remembrance.
Built by us. Carried forward.
Four paths forward
History must
create opportunity.
Bay Area competition
Create a travel-team opportunity for selected players ages 15–17 to compete with strong talent from across the Bay Area.
Creative culture
Open pathways in music, film, fashion, performance, and storytelling so young people can learn both the craft and the business behind it.
Living history
Preserve Richmond shipyard history and carry the A-36 baseball legacy into uniforms, stories, exhibitions, and community experiences.
A living heritage
The field remembers.
The A-36 code connects the future youth baseball program to Richmond shipyard history. All-Stars will have the opportunity to wear exclusive historical uniforms that honor the Black American union baseball legacy connected to the shipyard.
The uniform program will move forward only after historical review, safeguarding standards, and production approval are complete.
Visit the A-36 FieldThe partnership circle
No one builds
a ship alone.
These are the relationships S*H*U intends to develop as the community program becomes ready—not claims of current partnerships.
Families
The first partners in every young person’s growth, safety, and long-term confidence.
Coaches & mentors
Trusted leaders who model discipline, patience, preparation, and accountability.
Schools & youth organizations
Community anchors that can help connect opportunity to the young people who need it.
Local businesses
Richmond and Bay Area builders who can strengthen access through resources, expertise, and sponsorship.
Cultural & heritage partners
Keepers of Richmond history who can help the next generation understand what came before them.
The community code
What the work
must protect.
Access
Opportunity should be visible, welcoming, and reachable.
Mentorship
A path becomes real when someone helps a young person walk it.
Ownership
Young people should learn how to create, lead, and protect what they build.
Remembrance
Progress means more when the people and history behind it are not forgotten.
Built responsibly
Vision first.
Readiness before launch.
S*H*U will introduce community programs in stages. A program opens only when the people, funding, facilities, safeguarding, and partner commitments needed to serve young people responsibly are in place.
- Qualified leadership and clear accountability
- Youth safety and safeguarding standards
- Responsible funding and operating plans
- Facilities, equipment, and partner readiness
Deck 06 · Richmond & Community