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Kevin Durant Opens Facility In Maryland To Help Kids Through College

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Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kevin Durant is, without doubt, one of the NBA’s most electrifying players and a solid cog in the high-powered Golden State Warriors offense. But like other youth from his home state of Maryland, Durant wasn’t gifted with endless riches to go to the next level scholastically and now, he’s using his platform to assist others with that journey via the new Durant Center facility in Prince George’s County.  The Washington Post writes : About two years ago, Durant was looking for ways to widen his philanthropic portfolio. He had, a year earlier, signed a two-year contract with Golden State worth about $54 million. His foundation had overseen the construction of parks and basketball courts throughout the United States, including some in the Washington area. But now he wanted something more far-reaching, so he attended a conference for start-up companies and met representatives for College Track, a company that uses a 10-year plan to shepherd students from their early teenage years through college graduation. Before long, Durant found himself visiting a center in Oakland, Calif., discussing how to bring something like that to Washington while paying attention to that facility’s students. “He was interested in understanding their journey and what types of services we provided that really change their trajectory,” said Elissa Salas, College Track’s chief executive. The organization, whose collaboration with Durant would lead to its first site on the East Coast, considered property in the District — Salas said a second College Track location will open this autumn in Congress Heights in Southeast D.C. and a third is in the early planning stages — but that Durant was adamant Prince George’s County seemed right. How dope is that? Learn more about College Track and the Durant Center by following this link . Peep the video below too. — Photo: Getty

Kevin Durant Opens Facility In Maryland To Help Kids Through College

A Lil’ Positivity: Kevin Durant Is Opening An Education Center To Help Low-Income Students Prepare For College

Source: Christian Petersen / Getty KD Opens Education Center To Help Low-Income Students Prepare For College According to Sports Illustrated , NBA Superstar Kevin Durant is using his platform in a major way, by opening an education center to help low-income students prepare for college. KD partnered with College Track organization to establish the Durant Center Prince George’s County, Maryland to help teens better their future by assisting them in obtaining a college degree. The center will be located in Durant’s hometown of Suitland, Maryland and will focus on providing lower-income students with the assistance needed to start and finish their college education. According to College Track’s website, their mission is to “empower students from underserved communities to graduate from college. By helping our students maximize the value of their college degree—minimize student loan debt, secure internships, and limit the need to work while in college—we prepare today’s youth to succeed in the 21st-century economy.” The initiative began last year after Durant donated approximately $10 million to start construction on the building and the project. The Durant Center will be accessible to all students in the Washington D.C. metropolitan and will be College Track’s first establishment on the East Coast.  

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Justin Bieber Performing Charity Show For College Track

Facebook.com – Become a Fan! Twitter.com – Follow Us! Ticket Information – bit.ly Hi Beliebers. You’re checking out ClevverTV and I’m Dana Ward with an update on the latest organization that Justin Bieber is supporting. Even if you never caught Bieber Fever, we can all agree that a celebrity who uses fame to “do good” is a commendable thing. So JB just tweeted out that this Saturday he’s doing a show where every dollar goes to the charity, College Track, which helps kids get an education. He also posted a link to the Ticketmaster website to purchase tickets for the Saratoga, California benefit concert… and after we took a look at the ticket sales, it looks like there are still tickets available for the June 11 show, but FYI, the cheapest ticket is 250-bucks, so we’re thinking this is more of an intimate setting than his big stage shows. So since this is a benefit concert, do you think Justin might do something special for the event? Let us know right here and for more JB updates 24/7, make sure you’ve subscribed to our show at youtube.com/clevvertv. Dana Ward here in Hollywood and thanks again for watching ClevverTV. Bye! http://www.youtube.com/v/DsYwKIe9Un4?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Excerpt from: Justin Bieber Performing Charity Show For College Track

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