Being one of the most influential power couples out there, Ayesha and Stephen Curry have constantly invested their time and resources to make lives easier for the underprivileged. To facilitate their goal, they also founded the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, 5 years ago. It has helped provide quality reading resources, nutritious meals, and opportunities to play for 1000s of kids in Oakland. However, someone seems to have an issue with their efforts as one of their funded facilities was destroyed this week.

In a terribly disgraceful act, a garden that was added to the playground of Oakland’s Global Family Elementary School two years ago after receiving partial funds from Steph and Ayesha’s foundation was severely damaged by vandals. As per the Oakland Unified School District via TMZ, these particular individuals “tore apart the planters, ripped out the irrigation system, broke all the wooden benches, damaged a ladder, and left everything in the area in disarray,” leaving the place in need of some major rework.

Adding unnecessary expense for the school and damaging a place that students loved to spend their time in, the act seems to have no evident purpose other than just ruining it. “It’s unfortunate that anyone would think that causing this kind of damage anywhere would be fun, funny, or a good idea,” OUSD added. While the local department is trying to nab these vandals, Steph and Ayesha, who helped build the property, have not made their opinion public about the whole ordeal. Maybe their silence is because they are also stumped, wondering why someone would damage a property that was made to help underprivileged 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren.

Ayesha and Stephen Curry’s impact on the community

Although the recent vandalism act does come as a minor roadblock for the couple, it is unlikely to stop or hinder their efforts to help the people of Oakland excel. With their foundation, the Currys have set a goal of providing over 6 million school meals annually to nearly 35,000 students across 85 institutions. For that, they have even partnered with organizations like No Kid Hungry, Community Kitchens, and more.

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Meanwhile, there are also ongoing plans to develop multiple school yards and provide them with the best sporting facilities to help the students reach their maximum potential. Partnering with sports giants like Under Armour, Oakland Athletic League, and more, Steph and Ayesha are constantly working toward making the schools of Oakland a better place for kids to learn and develop. “It’s the fact that these are three very simple things in life that every 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 should have access to, and so when you’re not afforded these things, it’s like, how can I even dream?” Ayesha remarked on the idea of starting their foundation.

Meanwhile, Stephen Curry said in an interview last year, “These kids deserve an opportunity to achieve their full potential, especially those from the Black and Brown communities.” His Eat. Learn. Play Foundation has invested $6 million in literacy programs and the power couple aimed to raise over $50 million for schools over the next three years, as of 2o23.