Island Ock sitting on a cloud above the Verrazzano bridge at night — illustrated

PRESS START — THE MOVEMENT IS LIVE

From the ground we fell on, we built something great.

Grades for Grabs is the program. Island Ock is the face, voice, and energy behind a movement built from resilience, community, and real impact — straight out of NYC.

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LEVEL 00: THE SETUP

The program. The face. The movement .

Two names, one mission. Here's how it fits together.

Grades for Grabs logo

The Program

Grades for Grabs

Bring your grades. Grab your reward. A real program that turns report cards into celebrations and makes academic effort the flex it always should have been.

Open the mission briefing →
Island Ock logo

The Face

Island Ock

The voice, personality, and cultural energy behind it all. Island roots, NYC grit, and a story of losing everything — then building something bigger.

Meet the face →
The same ground you fall on can be the same ground you build something great from.
— The story behind the movement
Golden light and a palm sapling growing out of cracked concrete at sunrise — illustrated

Before the views, before the name, the brother behind Island Ock lost everything and had to start over. This didn't start in a boardroom. It started from the ground up.

Play the Origin Story

LEVEL 03: THE PROGRAM

The mission is simple

Reward the work. Celebrate the students. Rebuild the belief.

Reward Grades

Students bring their report cards and grab real rewards. Effort in the classroom becomes status on the block.

Objective Active

Unite Community

Families, schools, and local businesses pull up together. The whole neighborhood becomes the support system.

Objective Growing

Build Futures

Bigger than a giveaway — it's proof to every kid watching that where you start doesn't decide where you finish.

Objective Loading

ACHIEVEMENTS EARNED

Impact you can count

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Students Rewarded

Grades traded for grabs

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Community Events

Blocks, schools & stages

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Views Across Platforms

And still climbing

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Neighborhoods Reached

NYC and beyond

NOW STREAMING

Featured drops

Straight from TikTok and Instagram. Tap a card to watch.

Wall of glowing retro arcade screens — illustrated

TROPHY ROOM PREVIEW

Recognition unlocked

Stage Moment

St. George Theater Speech

Taking the stage at Staten Island's historic St. George Theater to speak on resilience, community, and why grades deserve rewards.

Community Recognition

Community Impact Recognition

Recognized by local leaders for turning viral attention into real neighborhood impact for students and families.

Movement Milestone

Millions of Views Across Platforms

Grades for Grabs content has reached millions across TikTok and Instagram — organic, unpaid, community-driven reach.

LEVEL 04: THE COMMUNITY

People believe in this

Real comments. Real families. Real love from the community.

Maria R.

@maria_si

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“My son showed me his report card for the first time in years because of this man. 😭”
Dee

@deefromtheblock

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“This is what the hood needed. Not talk. Action.”
Coach T

@coach.t

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“Kids in my program talk about Island Ock like he's a superhero. He kind of is.”
Jasmine

@jazzyy

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“Bro turned report cards into a flex. LEGEND.”
Mr. Alvarez
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“As a teacher, I've never seen students this motivated by anything. Ever.”
Kayla

@kaylanyc

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“Watched every video. Cried at the theater speech. This is real.”

FINAL LEVEL: YOUR MOVE

This is bigger than viral.

It's about what happens when people believe again. Join it, support it, or bring it to your school — but don't just scroll past it.