OUR MISSION

We are proud of our partnership with AAU Girls Basketball, working together to reach thousands of young athletes and families nationwide with a critical message about the dangers of cyberbullying and the importance of intervention and speaking up when someone is being harmed online.

This grassroots Boston-area event brought players, families and fans together for an evening of basketball — turning a shared love of the game into an opportunity to raise awareness about the dangerous effects of cyberbullying. The event was organized by students Monte Turner and Jackson Tarbox, who generously donated the proceeds of the event in support of our mission.

June 23, 2026 was the largest ever public memorial for young children and teens who have lost their lives through social media related harms.  Survivor Parents and advocates will continue to sound the alarm that social media platforms are dangerous for children and will continue to call out Congress for choosing to protect Big Tech instead of our children.

Nate Bronstein, forever 15, died by suicide on January 13, 2022, after relentless and vicious cyberbullying by certain classmates and basketball teammates at the Latin School of Chicago. Nate reported the group chat and the Snapchat posts to the school, but the school did not take appropriate measures to protect Nate and the school did not notify Nate’s parents of the cyberbullying report as required by Illinois law.

A huge thank you to Steve Vitale and his P4 Companies for sponsoring our print ad in Stroll Magazine, Inverness Edition. Together, we ran an ad for several months highlighting the connection between the youth suicide rate and cyberbullying.

We partnered with the Hoopbus to bring their mobile basketball court around the country, where we educate kids on the dangers of cyberbullying, encouraging them to pledge to never use their devices as a weapon.

Buckets Over Bullying partnered with the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team to raise awareness about the dangers of cyberbullying. Thousands of local Chicago-area schoolchildren were invited to special game where they learned how to fight back against cyberbullying with Tristan Jass.

At the 2025 AAU 3-on-3 Times Square Takeover, Tristan Jass brought national attention to Buckets Over Bullying with an unforgettable trick shot in the heart of New York City—reaching thousands at the event and generating millions of views online while raising awareness about the dangers of cyberbullying.

A guerilla marketing campaign targeting the Latin School of Chicago with sidewalk stencils that shed light on the tragedy endured by Nate Bronstein and his family, imploring passersby to visit our site to learn more about cyberbullying.

As a sponsor of regional NEAAU tournaments throughout New England we spread awareness about the dangers of cyberbullying amongst student-athletes and educate them about the 3 simple steps they can take to help fight back against cyberbullying and #BlockTheBullies.