Michael Jordan Provides $10 Million to UNC School of Social Work in Honor of Mom Deloris Jordan

In honor of his mom Deloris P. Jordan’s lifelong devotion to youngsters and households, Michael Jordan has dedicated $10 million to the University of North Carolina School of Social Work — the most important single present within the faculty’s historical past, the varsity introduced this week.

The present renames the varsity’s Global Social Development Innovations heart because the Deloris P. Jordan Global Social Development Innovations Center and establishes the Jordan Family Scholars program. Ten college students have been named as this system’s first recipients, every receiving a $12,500 scholarship, the varsity stated.

“My mother has always believed in the power of helping children, families and communities, and she has spent her life putting that belief into action,” Michael Jordan stated in a press release launched by the varsity. “Honoring her through this gift to the UNC School of Social Work is truly meaningful to my family and to me.”

Deloris Jordan, who the varsity says has been a part of its neighborhood for greater than 40 years, stated the present was significant due to what it might imply for future social employees. “It is especially meaningful to know that this gift will strengthen the education and opportunities available to those preparing to serve others,” she stated.

Michael Jordan and his household based the Jordan Institute for Families on the faculty in 1996.