Tabetha Bailey and Steve Nivens, Josh Howard Foundation; Tony Burton and Shannon Thompson, Black Philanthropy Initiative Board Members; Keith Robinson, youth pastor, Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Church; and fathers who participated in the Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow kickoff workshops.
Black Philanthropy Initiative Board Members Tony Burton and Shannon Thompson were on hand for the grant presentation.
“The Winston-Salem Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Initiative is proud to support the Josh Howard Foundation’s Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow initiative,” said Black Philanthropy Board Member Dr. Tony Burton. “The Josh Howard Foundation’s programming around father/son relationships is a great way for us to support our community and the at risk children within. Providing resources to this initiative is a great way to reinforce the values being promoted by the Josh Howard Foundation.”
The Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow initiative launched this week during the Josh Howard Basketball Drills & Life Skills Camp, one of four events hosted by Howard during the Josh Howard Celebrity Weekend, which runs through Sunday, July 31. The initiative presented workshops to campers six through 16 years old; speakers included Keith Robinson, youth pastor, Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Church; Kedrick Carpenter, one of the campers’ fathers; Reginald McCaskill, Program Manager for Piedmont-Triad Regional Council Service Corps, Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments; Pam Peoples-Joyner, Executive Director, Darryl Hunt Foundation; Gabriel Cannon, brother of Actor Nick Cannon; and Actress Kellita Smith. Campers’ workshop experience will culminate in an essay contest, the subject: what the phrase “no excuses” means to me.
Between August and November the Josh Howard Foundation’s Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow initiative will host an additional four sessions for fathers and sons; dates, times and locations will be announced at a later date. Those interested in participating should contact Steve Nivens,program coordinator: steve@joshhowardfoundation.com.
About the Josh Howard Foundation
The Josh Howard Foundation was presented with a grant for $5,000 by The Winston-Salem Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Initiative in support Howard’s newly launched program “Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow;” which will run through November.
“The Josh Howard Foundation greatly appreciates the support of The Winston-Salem Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Initiative,” said NBA Forward and Winston-Salem Native Josh Howard. “The goal of our Better Fathers for a Better Tomorrow initiative, is to model behaviors that foster the growth of the men in our community – aiding them to be better fathers, and elevate their moral and value sets.”
