Jaylen Brown Vows 7uice Foundation Will Stay in Boston After 76ers Trade
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 7
Jaylen Brown Vows 7uice Foundation Will Stay in Boston After 76ers Trade
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 7
Summary
July 7 brought Brown to MIT’s Media Lab, where he said his 7uice Foundation will keep backing education and financial-literacy programs in Boston despite his expected move to Philadelphia.
The pledge came as fears grew that Boston would lose not just a Finals MVP but a prominent advocate for underrepresented youth; Brown said, “Boston is home” and promised to stay invested after leaving.
Maura Healey used the event to declare July 7 as 7uice Foundation Day in Massachusetts, while the state budget had already set aside a $700,000 earmark for the foundation days before the trade news.
Through Bridge Boston and Boston Xchange, Brown and his mother have tied the foundation to a broader push for $5 billion in net wealth for marginalized communities, with affordable housing and incarceration now among his next Boston priorities.