The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has given Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids a $2.5 million challenge grant, according to a Monday news release.
Former NFL tight end Keith Jackson founded Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids, which offers year-round programming for at-risk youth in Little Rock, including tutoring, mentoring and leadership development.
The Las Vegas-based foundation’s grant will be put toward the youth program’s $10 million endowment campaign, of which about $5 million has been raised, the release said.
“We have been very pleased with the tremendous impact that P.A.R.K. has had on the youth that participate in its programs. We have no doubt that the Little Rock community will step up to help P.A.R.K. to complete its endowment campaign,” Reynolds Foundation President Steve Anderson said in the release.
The Reynolds Foundation previously awarded the Little Rock organization a $5.2 million grant to renovate its building, complete with a park and picnic area, for what became the Donald W. Reynolds P.A.R.K. Facility.
“Again Donald W. Reynolds comes to the rescue,” Jackson said in the release.
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