Brooklyn Man Founds Lenise White Foundation to Support Grieving Youth

Honoring a Mother's Memory

• 💡 Savon White is establishing the Lenise White Foundation to honor his late mother, Lenise White, who passed away from a stroke in 2022.
• 🎯 The foundation aims to provide counseling and mentorship for young people who have lost a parent.

Addressing Childhood Grief

• 🧠 Savon recognizes that losing a parent at a young age, like 9 or 10, can be deeply traumatizing.
• ⚠️ He shares his own experience of grief at 30, understanding the profound impact of losing a mother, best friend, and support system.

Foundation Launch and Support Network

• 🗓️ The foundation is set to launch on December 19th, which would have been his mother's birthday, a time Savon knows can be particularly difficult due to holiday season grief.
• 🤝 Savon is collaborating with his cousin Damon White, who works for a local nonviolence group, to build a stronger support network for children who have lost parents.

Mentorship and Vulnerability

• 🌟 Savon, who also professionally represents young basketball stars, wants to use his mother's memory to be a friend and mentor to those who feel alone in their pain.
• ❤️ He aims to create a space where young people feel comfortable showing their grief, offering the support he wished he had.