{"id":8307,"date":"2015-08-18T14:19:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8307"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:47:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:47:40","slug":"lebron-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/lebron-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Is Going To\u00a0Provide 2300 4-Year College Scholarships To The Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The athlete has announced that his foundation, the LeBron James Family Foundation program, is planning to pay for students\u2019 college tuition.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Funding Thousands Of Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The program is going to provide full scholarships for all qualifying students. At the moment, there are about 1,000 students enrolled in the program. The foundation will fund the\u00a0students\u00a0so that they can attend the University of Akron: a public school where a year\u2019s worth of tuition costs nearly $9,500. To be eligible for the scholarships, the students must meet attendance and grade requirements. The first class that can take advantage of the initiative will graduate high school in 2021. The plan will extend to the graduating class of 2029. In total, the foundation is planning to provide as many as 2,300 scholarships. The initiative is in partnership with JP Morgan Chase, which will provide technical assistance in determining who is eligible for the scholarships; the company has pledged 4,000 man hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8308\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4718679092490617341.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4718679092490617341.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4718679092490617341-458x300.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4718679092490617341-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timedg.com\/tiyu\/image\/attachement\/jpg\/site1\/2011-03-26\/4718679092490617341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Super Star Athlete<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He has won two NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. But his life was not always so glamorous &#8211; his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">childhood was a struggle. His family moved from apartment to apartment in bad neighborhoods and his mother struggled to keep a job.\u00a0In order to have a more stable home environment, James moved in with the family of Frank Walker, a local youth football coach. The coach introduced him to basketball when he was only nine years old, and the rest is history. James\u2019 background may be inspiring him to help inner-city kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is very special to me. As a kid growing up in the inner city and as an African American kid, you don\u2019t really think past high school because it\u2019s not possible or your family can\u2019t support you. For us to be able to do something like this \u2026 it means so much,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he said. \u00a0\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It means so much because, as a kid growing up in the inner city and a lot of African-American kids, you don\u2019t really think past high school<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You don\u2019t really know your future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8309\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson-378x300.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson-600x477.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson-85x68.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/c7\/LeBron_James_vs_Andre_Roberson.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/accepted-to-26-schools\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A High School Student Has Been Accepted To 26 Universities. 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