Charity

This year, we are honored to support the MaliVai (Mal-ih-vee-uh) Washington Youth Foundation (MWYF) has been providing youth development programs in Jacksonville, FL since 1997. What started as a way for pro-tennis player, Olympian and Wimbledon finalist MaliVai Washington to introduce urban youth to a sport he loved, quickly blossomed into a comprehensive after-school youth development program, Tennis-n-Tutoring (TnT).

The program began at the Emmett Reed Community Center in the historically black, Durkeeville neighborhood of Jacksonville. In 2008, we opened our Youth Center and Tennis Complex after raising $3.8 million. This facility allowed us to expand our after-school programming and begin offering summer camps. In 2020, we opened our Club 904 Teen Center after raising $5 million, which gave us the opportunity to provide teens with a space of their own and increase our capacity.

Today, MWYF serves 500 low-income youth after-school and during the summer annually. Our programs provide academic assistance, life skills, tennis instruction, college and career preparation, mental health counseling, scholarships, workforce development and leadership training.

We invite you to join us in supporting this inspiring organization and the important work they do for our youth.