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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
San Diego's waterfront Freedom Park, currently under construction, gets $3M boost
(FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego is one step closer to finishing the waterfront Freedom Park with help from a $3 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation. The grant is part of a project to create Freedom Park, which at 10 acres will be the largest veterans park in the United States when completed in 2028 at an estimated price of $77 million. The park is being developed on a parking lot on Navy Pier, adjacent to the USS Midway Museum. The Cox family's connection to the project dates back to the USS Midway's origins at the end of World War II. Barbara Cox, daughter of James M. Cox, christened the USS Midway in 1945, days before the end of World War II. Her son, Jim Kennedy, now chairs the foundation. At an event announcing the new grant, Mayor Todd Gloria highlighted the need for an additional $30 million to complete the funding for Freedom Park. All facts from this article were gathered by FOX 5/KUSI journalists. This article was converted into this format with assistance from artificial intelligence. It has been edited and approved by FOX 5/KUSI staff. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Local nonprofit given grant for early education center
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Under-served familied will have more access to early childhood education after a grant was given to Sunbeam Family Services Wednesday morning. They plan to renovate a new early education center with the funds. 'This is a huge impact in finishing this fundraising goal for our new center,' CEO for the nonprofit Sarah Rahhal said. LOCAL NEWS: Oklahoma chefs, restaurant named James Beard Award finalists They offer early education, mental health, foster care and parenting services across Oklahoma County. Wednesday morning, they got a $200,000 boost from the James M. Cox Foundation to help serve 32 children. The grant also caps a $1 million fundraiser that they've been doing for a year and will go towards a building just next door. It used to be an emergency senior shelter, but it shut down during the pandemic. Now, the plans are laid out to help underserved families children to start learning early. '90 percent of a child's brain is developed before their fifth birthday,' Rahhal said. 'So, early education helps all that good brain development.' The organization emphasizes S.T.E.A.M learning. Parent Jessica Bruckerhoff said this will help others like the nonprofit helped her son Walter, who was born a month early. 'Walter is 4 now and he is on an upward trajectory and he will be ready for preschool this year,' Bruckerhoff said Wednesday. LOCAL NEWS: Second Ronald McDonald House coming to NW OKC in 2026 They expect the center to open this fall. A play area is already situated in the back, with more to come. 'I hope everyone will be a champion for early education because it really is about the future of our community,' Rahhal said. The organization also has a matching donation fundraiser going right now. You can find more at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
