Terrell Owens Charity Work

Terrell Owens charity work has taken his stardom beyond the football field and into the hearts of many families. His extensive work and commitment is helping to make the world a better place.

Terrell Owens has only one of many national non-profits

Terrell Owens was born in Alabama in 1973, and first came into the national spotlight as a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. He has also been under contract with the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Despite his extensive, and often colorful, football career, Terrell Owens has also dedicated a large amount of time toward helping others. Namely, he started his own charity called the Catch a Dream Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated toward helping underprivileged families – primarily their children.

The Catch a Dream Foundation has a continual goal of providing basic needs to low-income families, providing children with the simple things they need to go on to focus on the more important aspects of life – education, strong family, and safety. Together with their partners and sponsors, the Catch a Dream Foundation has helped to provide food, shelter and other resources for many families.

In December of 2008, Terrell Owens charity work took center stage for the 2nd annual celebrity charity event that was sponsored by many notable companies and famous faces. Known also as the “December to Remember” event, this doubled as a birthday party for the football star, and the evening raised money for 81 families in need.

Sponsors included:

• Dr Pepper Snapple Group
• JC Penny
• Grey Goose
• Albertsons
• Baby Phat
• Wachovia Bank
• Michael Jordan
• Kobe Bryant
• Lebron James

…and many more.

Outside of Catch a Dream, Owens is working hard to better the lives of others through various avenues. In September of 2009, he helped launch a large-scale fundraising campaign to benefit the Food Bank of Western New York. Dubbed “81 Tackles Hunger”, Terrell Owens has done a lot of high-profile promotion for this prominent food bank that has been helping hungry families since 1979 – 39% of which are children, and 11% senior citizens. Owens continues to use his face and image to bring awareness to the less fortunate of Western New York as well as other regions across the country.

While Terrell Owens did not grow up in complete poverty, he did experience humble beginnings in Alabama where he watched his mother work double shifts to help support the family as a single parent. Seeing how hard she worked to keep their heads above water, he grew inspired as an adult to make a difference wherever he could.

For these two areas of non-profit work, along with many others, Terrell Owens has received some awards and accolades. In March of 2009 he received a special award for a whole other type of charity contribution – Alzheimer’s awareness. He attended the sixth annual National Alzheimer’s Gala in Washington DC to receive the Young Champions Award. His Alzheimer’s awareness work started when his grandmother was diagnosed with the disease.

From debilitating illnesses affecting the elderly to improving the lives of America’s youngest citizens, Owens has truly made a name for himself as a philanthropist. He continues to work hard at various charity endeavors, bringing much purpose to his life outside of his football career.

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