After each home game at SoFi Stadium
during the 2021 NFL season,
Los Angeles Rams Tackle and team
captain ANDREW WHITWORTH will
make a $20,000 donation to help repair
homes in his home state of Louisiana
and move Angelenos facing
housing insecurity into homes as part
of his “Big Whit Homes for LA Families”
program, it was announced today.
In Los Angeles, Whitworth will partner
with St. Joseph Center, LA Family
HousingandHabitat for Humanity of
Greater Los Angelesto help Angelenos
in need move into housing. Whitworth
and the non-profit organizations will
utilize the funds to help individuals pay
for rent and groceries, support down
payments for homes, as well as furnish
homes.
Due to the destruction caused by
Hurricane Ida in the state of Louisiana,
Whitworth also will partner with
Rebuilding Together to help make essential
repairs to homes damaged by
the natural disaster and return them to
livable conditions.
“My family and I participated in
United Way’s HomeWalk in 2019 and
through that experience, our kids had
an opportunity to learn more about
the humanitarian crisis of housing insecurity,”
said Whitworth. “The following
Christmas, my wife Melissa and I
gave the kids a chance to help decide
how we as a family could make a difference,
and the kids said they wanted
to help people struggling with homelessness,
which was so rewarding to
hear as a parent. Being able to come
together as a family and bless other
families was incredibly meaningful and
we continued the holiday initiative last
year. This year, we are excited to make
it a season-long initiative and broaden
our impact in both our home state of
Louisiana and our new home of Los
Angeles.”
Each of the four non-profits will be
the charitable recipients of two games,
with Rebuilding Together New Orleans
receiving the funds for the September
games to assist with necessary home
repairs as a result of Hurricane Ida.
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