Joe Burrow announces nonprofit aimed at helping children in Ohio, Louisiana
Joe Burrow is giving back, as the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is launching a nonprofit to help children in Ohio and Louisiana to address mental health issues and food insecurity. The nonprofit will be called the “Joe Burrow Foundation.”
The choices of Ohio and Louisiana are obvious for Burrow. He grew up in southeast Ohio and started his college football career at Ohio State before transferring to LSU — and we all know what happened there. And now he’s back in southern Ohio as the face of the Bengals.
“I believe that everyone has a responsibility to do good,” Burrow said via a release from the Bengals. “This Foundation allows me and my family to give back. So many of you made generous contributions to support food insecurity in Athens County, Ohio following my 2019 Heisman Trophy speech. We will build on our efforts to tackle food insecurity by also finding ways to offer up support in Greater Cincinnati, other parts of Ohio, Baton Rouge and Louisiana. My mom, a lifetime educator, experiences firsthand the effect of mental health issues on children and their families. We want to make a difference here as well.”
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Burrow has started the foundation along with his parents, Robin and Jimmy, who, as Burrow noted, were part of the inspiration for this project.
“As an elementary school teacher and principal, I see kids grow and succeed every day,” Robin Burrow said via the release. “I also recognize the stress and challenges that students and their families face. We are committed to bringing people and resources together to help make a difference. We hope you can join us along the way.”
Burrow first broached this subject broadly in the public eye when he accepted the Heisman trophy in 2019. In a stirring speech, he put a spotlight to the kids in southeast Ohio who struggle to get the food they need every day. It spurred on a wave of donations to a local food bank immediately afterwards.
And now Burrow is making it a point to be a part of the solution in a new way.