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- In 2011, head of the foundation and professional basketball player LeBron James was researching the high school dropout rate of his hometown Akron and decided upon review to create the "I PROMISE" initiative, focused on supporting the youth in his childhood community.
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Background. In 2011, head of the foundation and professional basketball player LeBron James was researching the high school dropout rate of his hometown Akron and decided upon review to create the "I PROMISE" initiative, focused on supporting the youth in his childhood community.
In 2011, LeBron James, head of the LeBron James Family Foundation and professional basketball player, was researching the high school dropout rate of his hometown Akron and decided upon review to create the "I PROMISE" initiative, focused on supporting the youth in his childhood community.
This partnership that began in 2011 - and serves more than 1,300 students and counting - has evolved into the joint creation of the I Promise School that is rooted in its deep connection between LeBron and the community that raised him.
Sep 20, 2023 · While James was in Miami, the foundation moved from Cleveland to Akron and started focusing on education, and the I Promise mantra was created. I Promise refers to the promise made by James to ...
Jul 31, 2018 · James’ I Promise School opened Monday to serve low-income and at-risk students in his hometown, and the public school could be an agent of change in the eastern Ohio city. The institution is the...
- Christian D'andrea
- July 31, 2018
- Akron, Ohio, USA
Apr 12, 2019 · The I Promise School, a public school supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation, opened last year in Akron, Ohio. Credit... Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
Aug 24, 2018 · James’s school is housed under his I Promise nonprofit, which he created in 2011 as part of an effort to shift his now-14-year-old foundation’s focus toward education.
