Jerome Alston Foundation

5k Scholarship Fundraiser Uplifts Young Men, Promotes HBCUs

The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation hosted a 5k run at Griffith Park in late February to raise money for college scholarships. “People like to support education, children, and—more importantly—young men,” said founder and executive director of the foundation Whitney Alston. Alston created the foundation to honor her late father, Jerome Alston. Jerome was a teacher and mentored a group of boys, naming them ‘Men of Distinction.’ “What the foundation is doing is keeping his legacy alive,” said Alston. “The foundation focuses on youth development,” Participants paid $35 and the proceeds went to the scholarship. “This year, we ended up bringing