Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and former Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin have teamed up again to donate to Philadelphia schools.
Mill — who, like Hart, is from Philly and attended the city’s public schools — confirmed the news in a tweet that linked to a story in, writing, “Gotta get the whole trap booming too… we come from public schools side!!!!!” Meek’s longtime friend Rubin, the billionaire Fanatics CEO and former Sixers boss, is also a Philly-area native.
In addition to the scholarships to 60 “private and parochial schools in need” for children from low-to-moderate incomes, the donations will also help fund laptops, tablets and WiFi connections and other classroom materials. Interested families have to provide proof of income and demographics showing that they are eligible to receive funding through the Earned Income Tax Credit program.
Over the past few years, Mill and Rubin have donated more $17 million to local communities. Mill and Rubin previously launched a to help area students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money was earmarked for approximately 1,000 pre-K to high school students from low-income households during the 2020-21 school year to cover their tuition at private and parochial schools and provide access to much-needed at-home technology, including laptops, tablets and WiFi connections.
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