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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

The LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) just announced another multi-million dollar project in LeBron’s hometown Akron. The promised project ‘I Promise HealthQuarters’ will open by 2023 to provide quality healthcare services to local families.

The LJFF is teaming up with AxessPointe to achieve the goal of providing quality healthcare to families in need. It would be one of many such initiatives taken by the Foundation to benefit the people of Akron. Furthermore, the project also intends to provide mental health services in collaboration with Coleman Health Services and Peg’s Foundation.

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This news comes in the wake of LeBron James officially becoming a billionaire. James has consistently utilized his immense wealth to better the lives of the people he grew up around.

LeBron James’ Foundation announces I Promise HealthQuarters

The project promises to provide medical, dental, and other services to students and their families. Additionally, the project also includes the facilities of a laboratory and a pharmacy. Therefore, patients don’t have to look elsewhere for medical supplies, blood tests, etc.

According to LJFF’s Executive Director Michele Campbell, “Access to affordable health care has always been a critical need for our families?and further heightened by the pandemic?so we began rallying our community to bring the experts together under one trusted roof“.

Being able to provide this important resource for the entire community is only possible because we have incredible partners that share our We Are Family philosophy,” she added.

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The health facility will open at 533 W. Market Street, overlooking the Foundation’s House Thirty Three. In the community, the primary care facility is crucial to meeting the growing needs for affordable healthcare.

LeBron’s philosophy of giving back to his community

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Apart from the health facility, LeBron James‘ Foundation has also built several projects to help the local community. Other programs under the ‘I Promise’ banner include I Promise Village and I PROMISE Housing, which provides shelters to people without stable homes. Further, I Promise School provides quality and career-oriented education to students.

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Besides, the project I Promise Institute meets a student’s higher education requirements and other advanced academic endeavors.

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Cleveland and the state of Ohio might remember LeBron for bringing home a championship. But the people of Akron will definitely remember him for transforming their lives.