by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
December 24, 2025
Durant donated $10M in 2017 to School Observe, an after-school program on the Durant Middle for college students in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
On a current episode of the “Unguarded” podcast, Boardroom proprietor and present NBA participant Kevin Durant mentions the opening of the School Observe at The Durant Middle, which he donated $10 million to in 2017, an after-school program that helps college students residing in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
He mentioned launching an after-school program following the acquisition of a constructing in Prince George’s County to supply underserved college students with a free place to proceed pursuing bachelor’s levels and different packages. He states that he’s happy with the assets the ability provides to younger college students.
“I’m making an attempt to take action a lot in my neighborhood the place I grew up,” Durant acknowledged on this system. “So I purchased a business constructing on the identical avenue my condominium complicated was on. PG County, Maryland, the place I’m from, is among the most thriving counties within the nation.”
“We have now numerous assets in our county, and my affect and my identify over the past 20 years simply been across the county from neighborhood occasions simply from investing again into the neighborhood. So, I purchased a constructing. I had began an after-school program, and it was going effectively. Actual property all alongside that avenue, they need guys to return in and program and construct the neighborhood up.”
The institute is in Durant’s hometown, which is close to Washington, D.C. The School Observe web site explains why the Houston Rockets ahead devoted tens of millions to develop the group’s operations in Prince George’s County (School Observe relies in California). After visiting the School Observe Oakland facility, he was so impressed that he made a 10-year dedication to function one in Maryland.
The go to happened in 2017, and a 12 months later, he introduced he had donated the funds. In partnership with the Kevin Durant Charity Basis and Prince George’s County Public Colleges, School Observe on the Durant Middle turned the institute’s first East Coast middle when it opened in 2019. School Observe has since opened two different facilities within the space, one in southeast D.C. and one other in Baltimore.
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