AKRON, Ohio — Expanding its community footprint and services for residents in Akron, the LeBron James Family Foundation announced plans for the I PROMISE HealthQuarters, a primary care center offering medical, dental and optometry with on-site lab services and a reduced-cost pharmacy.
The HealthQuarters marks a new chapter for the building on West Market, which houses Bell Music Company, a gaming, ATM and coin-operated device business. It aims to remove barriers to physical and mental care for children and adults. Easy access to mental health services is needed more than ever as children and families experience violence. Last week, a teen was beaten to death near the basketball courts of the I PROMISE School. In April, a 21-year-old pregnant woman was shot and killed while riding inside a car on Akron’s Rockaway Street. And over the weekend, a 23-year-old Uber Eats driver was injured when she was dragged as her car was being stolen by a woman in Akron.
Good for them. Giving back. Much needed.
Hopefully teenagers won't get murdered there.