Las Vegas Raider and Richmond native Clelin Ferrell donates $100,000 to Richmond-based relief efforts
NFL player and proud Richmond native Clelin Ferrell has generously agreed to donate $100,000 to two local relief efforts.
$50,000 will go to support the Eviction Diversion Program, founded in 2019 by the Stoney administration and managed through local nonprofit Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME).
The other $50,000 will support Richmond’s Family Crisis Fund, which provides one-time grants to families who have experienced income loss due to COVID-19. The Stoney administration announced last week that the city has matched the Robins Foundation’s original contribution to the fund. Both the city and Mr. Ferrell’s contributions, through a partnership with local nonprofit Enrichmond, will be disbursed directly to Richmond families.
“Knowing who I am means knowing how much my hometown, Richmond, VA means to me,” said Ferrell. “There’s something special about the people from this city and how we are built. For a long time, we have had one of the highest eviction rates in the country and people are losing their jobs because of the crisis, so I am donating $100,000 to the Family Crisis Fund and the Eviction Diversion Program to help the communities that made me who I am. I love y’all and stay strong, stay safe, and always stay Richmond!”
“Clelin embodies everything I love about Richmond: its strength, its resilience, and its sense of community. His contribution will help hundreds of families, as well as our city as a whole, emerge from this crisis safe and supported,” said Mayor Stoney.
Those interested in emulating Mr. Ferrell’s generosity and supporting either of these causes can do so below:
- Help families in crisis in Richmond through ensuring food security, supporting new and expectant families or donating to the Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund.
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