Despite relocating to another city, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James continues to show his loyalty and extend help for his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
The LeBron James Family Foundation’s latest initiative is a new community hub in Akron called House Three Thirty:
This!!! This is what all the blood, sweat, and tears have led to. 🙏🏾 We've been hard at work to change the lives of kids & families in Akron. It takes time. It takes the right team… but this is what redefining community looks like. @LJFamFoundation❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/rIbj4Ts6fh
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 15, 2020
This is our next chapter for the @LJFamFoundation 🚀 I told ya’ll we weren’t done yet in 2020. 😉 https://t.co/AXJ26bYBqm
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 15, 2020
The name for the project was inspired by the 330 area code of Akron. The foundation acquired the Tangier, which is a 60,000-square-foot entertainment complex that will house the initiative and soon offer a variety of opportunities for the local community. It will reportedly include services like financial-literacy advice, job training, and recreational activities for the youth, per TIME Magazine.
The LeBron James Family Foundation will also include training in the venue available for students and families in fields like plumbing, heating and cooling, food service, and merchandising, among others.
LeBron released this statement on the project:
“House 330 is going to be a sanctuary for our families,” James said. “It’s going to be a place where all our families can grow and learn. This will be a hub for everything possible our families will need.”
Back in 2018, the NBA icon already started laying the groundwork for his extensive projects by establishing the I Promise School, which now has over 450 students in grade school, specifically from third grade to sixth grade. The institution also previously partnered with the nearby University of Akron and Kent State University to provide free scholarships for its high school graduates:
The work is never done. This is our next chapter… a thread
☑️ I PROMISE School ~ 2018
☑️ I PROMISE Village ~ 2020
🔜 Thirty Five Rhodes ~ 2021
🔜 I PROMISE Housing ~ 2022
🔜 House Three Thirty ~ 2022Full Film: https://t.co/sq8gNuAm2P pic.twitter.com/FB0M6PXEXu
— LeBron James Family Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) December 15, 2020
Indeed, it looks like LeBron James isn’t going to be done making an impact both on and off the court. His foundation‘s latest initiative in House Three Thirty will certainly contribute to positive change and will help better the lives of the people of Akron moving forward.