STEPHEN AND AYESHA CURRY LAUNCH EAT. LEARN. PLAY. FOUNDATION
July 26, 2019
This week, two-time NBA MVP and three-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry, and renowned restauranteur, chef, The New York Times best-selling author and TV host Ayesha Curry announced the launch of their Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, a family-founded charity with a mission to help end childhood hunger, ensure universal access to quality education and enable healthy, active lifestyles.
As an innovative and impactful local non-profit organization, Eat. Learn. Play. prioritizes underprivileged children, primarily in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area, creating a new model for communities and families to come together with a commitment to unleash the potential of every child and pave the way in developing amazing kids and bright futures.
Rooted in three of the most vital pillars for a healthy childhood— nutrition, education and physical activity— the foundation was brought to life with the Curry family's passion to inspire today's youth and ensure an equal road to success for all kids.
"Children are our future and we are deeply dedicated to empowering them and opening doors for their futures," said Stephen and Ayesha Curry. "This organization is all about instilling ongoing tangible change for underprivileged children growing up in the Bay Area and beyond.”
Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation is designed around three core values that play an integral role in promoting a healthy, fun and thriving childhood. An initial focus is centered around the work the foundation is doing this summer with the City of Oakland's Town Camps. As the presenting partner of Town Camps, it is providing over 5,000 Oakland kids in 20 locations with nutritious daily breakfasts for all campers, and weekly family-style dinners and culinary classes for campers and their families across various camp locations. In addition, it is providing scholarship support to underwrite costs for kids who cannot afford the full price of summer camp.
Eat. Learn. Play. kicked off with a family-friendly inaugural event inviting over 900 children from Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development's Town Camps. As an early major partner for the foundation, the Oakland Town Camps served as an inspiration for Eat. Learn. Play. from its beginning stages.
The organization is supported by dynamic and innovative partners for on-the-ground activations and ongoing relationships, ultimately encouraging universal access to quality education, nutritious eating and physical activities. Key partners include the Golden State Warriors, Kaiser Permanente, Under Armour, Chase, GoDaddy, Rakuten, PGA REACH, Back to the Roots, Revolution Foods, Google and USTA.