WATCH: Steph and Ayesha Curry on how to make a difference in your community

NBA superstar Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha, are co-founders of "Eat. Learn. Play.," an initiative to support children in Oakland, California, with high-quality nutrition, reading resources and active play. Their work reveals people at their best, Steph Curry told PBS News' Judy Woodruff.

"You get to share in that common bond of service and getting outside of your bubble, whatever that might be," he said. "That work brings so many good people together for the right reasons, and I think that's contagious."

Ayesha Curry said she and Steph "try to lead by example" to raise their four children.

"We sometimes wait for the moments to happen to teach them the lesson, especially when it comes to like economics and and things like that. But for us, I think even within the framework of 'Eat. Learn. Play.,' it's kind of bringing them along, making sure they're getting their hands dirty. They're seeing all of the different walks of life, and, for us, it's making sure they understand how fortunate they are and making sure that our children don't grow up with a silver spoon in their mouth, because that's the last thing we'd want."

Ayesha, who is a chef, actress and businesswoman, called "Eat. Learn. Play." the couple's "civil duty" and "our life's work."

"We're going to be doing this whether somebody knows about it or not, and I think therein lies the difference with how we're choosing to raise our children," she said. "It's not just what you're doing in the light, it's what you're doing in the dark. That's going to make you who you are as a human being and a citizen and a friend and a neighbor. Those are the important things for us."

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