Robert Covington
Philanthropy
Allergic to Failure
To give the younger generation in my community access to opportunities to become the change the they want to see. Providing with the access to the support and knowledge they need in real-life situations and of course on the court.
The event at St. Agnes School in Westchester, was held in conjunction with the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, represented the latest installment in the Sixers’ FIT76 program, which uses the sport of basketball and the influence of the Sixers’ organization to promote to local youth wellness and healthful lifestyles tips. Robert Covington addressed the group of 41 captivated sixth-graders about the value of getting proper sleep, eating right and staying hydrated.
Own Our Own is the investment arm of Our Opportunity, an inner-city-focused economic-empowerment initiative cofounded by real estate investor and developer David Gross and the late entrepreneur, activist and rapper Nipsey Hussle. The initiative was birthed from the learnings of Vector90, a coworking community and incubator focused on developing underrepresented entrepreneurs, located in Hussle’s neighborhood of South Central, Los Angeles. Their initial concept was expanded to include housing because of its importance in achieving social equity.