Shaquille O’Neal, PC: Wikipedia
In an April 2026 report, FOX5 Las Vegas said construction had reached its halfway point. This describes the project’s reported status at that time, rather than confirming its current construction progress. The Youth Sports Business Report also reported that O’Neal’s eldest daughter, Taahirah, joined the foundation’s board in connection with the project.
O’Neal, who has lived in Las Vegas for decades, said the world would be a better place if every prominent person took care of the community where they lived. Speakers at the groundbreaking included Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler of the foundation, Las Vegas Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan and Tami Hance-Lehr of Communities In Schools of Nevada. The report also covered O’Neal’s visit to the site with UFC president Dana White and Raiders owner Mark Davis. The development brings together county land, the foundation’s development efforts and support from sports organisations and youth-service partners.
Why the Shaquille O’Neal Youth Complex matters: youth services and what happens next
The foundation describes the planned resources as serving young people from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, with academic, social, emotional, recreational and technology support. The foundation’s Las Vegas facility page says the Boys & Girls Club facility is expected to serve between 150 and 180 young people after school each day. These facilities form part of the wider 87,000-square-foot development, combining youth programming, education and sports on a single site.
KLAS reported that Tami Hance-Lehr described the alumni centre as a development that would be a game-changer and said its team would help young graduates with job placement.
The foundation says the Boys & Girls Club will provide academic, social, emotional and technology support, while the Communities In Schools Alumni Center is intended to help former students with their personal, academic and professional development. The project was designed by Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto, with CORE Construction serving as the builder. The complex is intended to expand access to after-school activities, educational resources and youth support services in northeast Las Vegas. The project also reflects O’Neal’s own connection to youth programmes. The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation identifies him as a member of the Boys & Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame. The Youth Sports Business Report has also noted that he developed his basketball skills at Boys & Girls Club facilities. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.