crowd crush tragedy at his Astroworld festival in Houston, Travis Scott has announced a new initiative called Project HEAL through his Cactus Jack Foundation, which will distribute $5million in community-based efforts.According to a description, Project HEAL is a “multi-tier initiative dedicated to addressing challenges facing today’s youth, especially those from marginalized and at-risk communities.
Initiatives that will be funded through the project include academic scholarships, mental health resources, a creative design centre and “tech-driven solutions for event safety”.“Over the past few months I’ve been taking the time and space to grieve, reflect and do my part to heal my community,” Scott said when announcing the project on Instagram earlier today (March 9). “Most importantly, I want to use my resources and platform moving forward towards actionable change.
This will be a lifelong journey for me and my family.”“While it’s easy for corporations and institutions to stay in the shadows, I feel as a leader in my community, I need to step up in times of need.
My team and I created Project HEAL to take much needed action towards supporting real solutions that make all events the safest spaces they can possibly be.“I will always honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy who remain in my heart forever.
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