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Council member urges support for All Star Sports Academy, describes it as youth-services hub
Summary
Council member Hennigan urged support for the All Star Sports Academy, a 501(c)(3) at 1855 East Knox Street that serves roughly 35–75 children per day and provides youth programming; he warned long-term sustainability depends on reliable funding from public and private sources.
Council member Hennigan used closing comments at the Jan. 5 meeting to highlight the All Star Sports Academy, a local nonprofit youth program based at 1855 East Knox Street. Hennigan described the organization — managed by Michael Spinks — as effectively serving as a de facto Boys & Girls Club for the city and urged the council and community to help secure stable funding.
"We need more places like the All Star Sports Academy in this community, period," Hennigan said, describing its services, advisory board, and the organization's need to expand to remain sustainable. He said the academy serves between about 35 and 75 children on any given day and provides laundry services and other supports for participants, and he encouraged the council and local agencies to consider private and public funding to preserve the program.
Council members responded with praise for volunteers and community organizations and thanked Hennigan for raising awareness of the program; Hennigan named the academy's location and appealed for assistance from the Knox County Board and other funding sources.
