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The LeBron James Family Foundation and Starbucks To Open Transformative, First-Of-Its-Kind Community Store Inside House Three Thirty

Financial Literacy

With a renewed energy and focus on health top of mind for many as we enter the new year, the LeBron James Family Foundation is already focusing in on fine tuning financial health supports for our families.

A Year Like No Other

As 2020 comes to a close, we’re looking back on the challenging year it was with hope, even more resolve, and gratitude for the opportunities we’ve had to continue walking alongside our families throughout it all...

Welcome to House Three Thirty

As the LeBron James Family Foundation works to redefine what a community and family looks like, we continue to break through barriers and open doors for the students and families in Akron.

The Huddle Experience

It’s been two weeks since the LeBron James Family Foundation and Stand Together hosted the inaugural I PROMISE Huddle in Akron, Ohio.

I PROMISE Out NOW!

“To the kids that started it all, my I PROMISE families in Akron. These promises are for you, and I hope they may be helpful to every student, classroom, and family across the country. You all inspire me each and every day!

LeBron James Family Foundation

We Are Family Reunion Update

Family sticks together. Family lifts each other up. Family is there through the good times, and the bad.

Proud Family

No matter the world around them, our I PROMISE students continue to be a light and a beacon of hope throughout the Akron community and beyond. Recently, two of our Akron I PROMISE Network students...

We Are Family

Family sticks together. Family lifts each other up. Family is there through the good times, and the bad.

Leaning on Family

The deliveries come in associates’ personal cars. No set time, just whenever they have any items and a minute to spare...

Coming Together, Apart

It was a Taco Tuesday unlike any other. A tradition that typically brings families together...

2020-2021 330 Ambassador Applications Now Available

The 330 Ambassadors are a select group of students from the Akron area chosen each year by the LeBron James Family Foundation to serve as role models and mentors to younger generations in the community, specifically through the I PROMISE School...

For Others

Hanging in shiny, bold letters on the walls of the LeBron James Family Foundation office, these words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drive everything we do...

State of the Family

Celebration. Communication. Community. The LeBron James Family Foundation’s first-ever State of the Family was all about coming together and sharing where we are and where we’re going on our journey to create change...

Happy Holidays!

From a joyful music program to festive family feasts and a special train ride to the North Pole, the I PROMISE students and families have soaked in the spirit of the season all month long.

It's All in the Family

As the students and parents filed into the I PROMISE School, the spirit of the holidays was in the air. LeBron’s 5th graders had spent days practicing and preparing for the special performance they were about to give.

New Look + Big Plans

As we continue to dig deeper and deeper into the needs of students and families in our community, the LeBron James Family Foundation’s story is constantly evolving.

Bringing It Home

The center of every tight-knit family is the age-old tradition of the family meal. More than simply food and drinks, it’s a time for sharing, for telling stories, for staying in tune with each other...

The Family in Action

It started out as every other anything-but-ordinary day at the I PROMISE School. Warm hugs, high fives, and smiles all around despite the freezing cold temperatures outside...

IPS Test Prep

Our students are tackling the tests with all their might this week, but not before a few family engagements…

The LeBron James Family Foundation’s 330 Ambassadors Serve and Experience Charlotte All Star Weekend

Each year LeBron is selected as an All Star, he’s made it his mission to some way leave his mark on the All-Star host city as a way of saying thank you...

All in the Family

It’s been a busy, rewarding, and inspiring week that illustrates the Foundation’s commitment to keep pushing, keep digging, and keep striving to do more...

We Are Family Reunion Review

It all started with a tweet. Five years ago, Cedar Point extended an offer to name one of their famed roller coasters after LeBron James.

Out of This World

With a sea of green shirts and smiling faces filling Cedar Point in Sandusky, the 2019 We Are Family Reunion was truly Out of this World.

Seeing Clearly

This second annual Eye Exam Day courtesy of NEOES saw more than 100 IPS students and family members receive free comprehensive eye exams and complimentary lenses and frames as needed.

Fall & Family

On a seasonably warm Sunday afternoon in Akron, the I PROMISE School’s 5th graders and their families filed into the Highland Square theatre for an afternoon matinee...

Family Feast

The Feast featured a hot meal provided by Piada, who along with Barilla, hosted a healthy cooking demonstration – complete with hand-rolled meatballs – for our families to enjoy.

Family Feast!

I PROMISE Program Families, please join us during the 2019-2020 school year for an evening of food, family, and fun!

Family Feast!

I PROMISE Program Families, please join us during the 2019-2020 school year for an evening of food, family, and fun!

Family Feast!

I PROMISE Program Families, please join us during the 2019-2020 school year for an evening of food, family, and fun!

Family Feast!

I PROMISE Program Families, please join us during the 2019-2020 school year for an evening of food, family, and fun!

Family Feast!

I PROMISE Program Families, please join us during the 2019-2020 school year for an evening of food, family, and fun!

Family Feast!

Family And The Farm

"Let's take them to the farm," said a wide-eyed LeBron. "They have that Believeland corn maze, right?"

We Are Family Reunion

Continuing to kick off the most epic school year ever, the LeBron James Family Foundation hosted more than 8,000 of its students and their families at Cedar Point...

Family Reunion

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A Graduation Celebration

Achieving your high school diploma is a journey. For many, that journey is straightforward.

The Chosen Ones

The packed ballroom echoed in response, "To support my child in reaching their dreams!" With a proud smile...

I PROMISE Too Info Session

With over 30 I Promise parents and their families in attendance, our I Promise Too info session quickly became...

Chase Incentive Packaging

They say it takes a village. When it comes to the LeBron James Family Foundation’s commitment to changing lives in Akron through education, that could not be more true...

Jarvis Landry Joins the IPS Family

"I was born and raised in Louisiana, similar to this, similar to Akron. But this right here, this school, this community, it’s about to change things"...

Thanks For Giving

In this monumental year of taking chances and giving hope, of eliminating barriers and adding supports, of closing chapters and opening doors - as a Foundation and as a family, we have so much to be thankful for...

DAP Championship 2016

The DAP Championship Benefiting The LeBron James Family Foundation is the first of four Web.com Tour Finals events to determine what 50 players will earn their PGA TOUR cards.

LeBron Message: Home Sweet Home

Man, it feels great to be back in Akron with the family. Don’t get me wrong, I love road games, but...

LJFF Announces New Partner in Signet Jewelers

With one-on-one mentoring defined as a need for its students, the LeBron James Family Foundation has teamed up with Akron-based Signet Jewelers...

Chosen 1

In ornate, bold, black letters, "Chosen 1" sits on the yoke of their shoulders...

Holidays Are For Family

When you meet our partners, it’s easy to understand why we believe we can change the world. And the more time you spend with them, the more feasible that concept becomes...

LeBron's 3rd Graders Hop On The Polar Express Powered By FirstEnergyFoundation

In what’s become an annual Akron treat and a holiday season staple for LeBron’s I PROMISE students, the LeBron James Family Foundation’s 3rd graders will once again hop on board the Polar Express Powered by the FirstEnergy Foundation...

The Little Engine That Could

In only the second year of our partnership, we found all three elements in a special Northeast Ohio collective known as the PGA Web.com Tour DAP Championship...

Parent's First

At the start of every Hometown Hall meeting, the Foundation recognizes the I Promise program’s most important stakeholders: parents...

LeBron Message | Respect Game

I hope you had an awesome weekend. We’re back to basketball in full force now that the All-Star break is over...

Just A Girl From Akron

If you caught a glimpse of the latest issue of Cleveland Magazine, you may have seen a recognizable yet unfamiliar face...

Front Office Freshman

With the bright and rising Cleveland sun shining in their eyes, our I Promise freshmen stampeded down Ontario Street...

Class of 2026 | Welcome To The Family

As summer comes to a close, that time of year when the LeBron James Family Foundation welcomes a brand new class of third graders into its Wheels for Education program...

Family Staycation

As the warm fall sun reached its peak, hundreds of I Promise students converged on the picturesque Cleveland-area farm...

23 Big Dreams: Alissa McCullough

As a proud member of the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Akron I PROMISE Network, Arlissa embodies the spirit, the fight, and the determination that Akron has become known for.

LJFF Teams Up With World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

With its roots planted firmly in Akron, Ohio, the LeBron James Family Foundation is proud to be engaged and active in community events across Northeast Ohio.

Ibtihaj Muhammad visits IPS

Each day at the I PROMISE School is anything but ordinary. Our students get out of bed every morning and arrive to school, greeted by high fives and smiling faces, not knowing what incredible new experiences await them...

Family Reunion Video

"For us, we’re one big family," said LeBron James when asked why the Foundation’s yearly summer gathering is called the "I PROMISE Family Reunion."

Savannah's I PROMise Makeover Event 2018

For many high school girls, their vision for the perfect prom is clear. Wearing the perfect dress, they enter a packed room to gazes of excitement and awe...

SUN, SAND AND SPORTSKIDS OF THE YEAR!

As the van pulled up to the hotel, LJFF team members were waiting in anticipation to welcome the Long family to Miami...

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!

Imagine starting high school knowing that past statistics say you only have a 47% chance of graduating? Would you feel defeated and...

Hometown Innovation With Goodyear

As the buses pulled up to the famous Goodyear Blimp Hangar conveniently located down the road from Akron, the students looked out the windows with excitement...

Knocking Down Walls | IPS

Hosted by the LeBron James Family Foundation, the final review team meeting of the IPS planning process brought to life the visions and dreams...

Unbelievable | IPS Meeting

Led by APS and the Foundation co-chairs, each design team presented their work to date, shared their future plans, and received group feedback.

Hard Work Pays Off With LeBron's Hard Work Club

Each month throughout the school year, LeBron’s Foundation team makes the rounds to every Akron Public School (APS) cluster...

Sparking Hope

Three years ago, LeBron and The University of Akron (UA) announced a groundbreaking, never-been-done-before partnership...

General Elective

This fall, LeBron, the Foundation, and The University of Akron’s LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education (LJFFCOE) are giving new life to the term "General Elective."

Running For Our Kids 2014

LeBron and the LeBron James Family Foundation had over 45 runners participating in either the full or half Akron Marathon.

LeBron Message | Back Home

Hey guys! Man, it feels good to be back home and on the court with my teammates...

LeBron Message: Super Bowl LII

YOO- Late night watching the Super Bowl? Me too, but you know we have to get right back to it...

Can’t Stop the IPS Feeling

On a typical Tuesday afternoon, the I PROMISE School’s 3rd and 4th graders dutifully filed into the gym for their monthly Grade Level Family Meeting. A new addition to IPS programming, the topic of the month was their Habits of Promise...

IPS Parent Conferences + A DAP Champ

With over a month of classes already in the books, the I PROMISE School staff hosted its families for their first round of parent teacher conferences this week...

All-Star Legacy in LA

While the NBA's biggest stars and entertainment's biggest celebrities stepped out into the bright lights of Los Angeles for this year's All-Star festivities...

Growing and Learning

On a typical late March Thursday night, the North High School gym would be filled with Viking athletes...

18 Holes And One Incredible Experience

Hundreds of the world’s best golfers descended upon Cleveland’s Canterbury Golf Club this week to participate in the Web.com Tour’s DAP Championship...

A Trip and Treats

With another month in the books, the I PROMISE School wrapped up the spookiest time of year on Friday evening with its inaugural Halloween Fest...

Savannah's Sixth Annual Prom Event

If you walked into the ballroom of the Hilton Akron-Fairlawn on Monday, you would have thought you were in the wrong place...

Just Cling It! 2016

You may occasionally see the LeBron James Family Foundation team van cruising in a neighborhood near you.

‘Tis The Hometown Hall Season

Wednesday’s festivities marked the start of the Foundation’s fourth Hometown Hall season...

LeBron Message: Thank You

Hey guys! Thank you so much for that awesome video you guys made for me..

I PROMISE to Stay Active

Hey Guys! I hope you’re all having an active summer! I finally got a chance to have some alone time with my family and recover from the season.

Meeting of the Minds

A week worth remembering at Foundation HQ as The I PROMISE Institute Bureau descended on Akron for a high powered, higher education, meeting of the minds...

To Believe In Myself

A raucous standing ovation erupted as John Hunter and Kendra Jones proceeded to the front of the packed Akron Public Schools board room.

A V.I.PROMISE Performance

As they entered the lobby of The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall, LeBron’s 4th grade I PROMISE students and their families left reality for a few hours...

IPS Parents Proudly Represent

A pillar of the LeBron James Family Foundation’s programming since day one, parent participation is critically important to the education process...

LeBron Message: Role Models

What’s up guys? I want to talk to ya’ll about my 330 Ambassadors and how PROUD I am of all of them for continuing...

Humanability by Verizon

Verizon's giving humans the ability to do more in this world, by creating the connections that turn innovative ideas into reality...

I PROMISE School Principal Chosen

Nothing is given. Everything is earned. That’s the spirit of our I Promise School...