Kevin Hart Donates $250,000 To Struggling Philadelphia School System

Schools in Philly have been having a hard time lately since the city was hit heavy with budget cuts that left students lacking in their education, so Kevin Hart decided to step up in a major way.

Yesterday, he donated $250,000 to the Philadelphia Public School System to assist in the purchase of 500 computers.  Just this past summer 24 schools were shut down and thousands of people were laid off in Philly due to the budget cuts, and in September a student died because she had an asthma attack at school and there was no nurse on staff to help her.

In an interview with Hot 107.9′s Philly’s (PMS) Morning Show, Kevin said:

I felt like the city was in a time of need. I feel like it’s good to step up and show kids that regardless of where I’m at in my life now, I once sat in the same seat they sit in.  This city made me. So, me reaching back is me showing them, you have the same opportunity that I had, and it’s just time to make the best of it. You’re not alone. You have people like me that care and hopefully me doing what I’m doing will provoke other people to step up and do the same and help out when they can.