Houston, TX – July 14, 2025
When historic floods swept through Texas this summer, thousands of families in Jalen Hurts’ hometown found themselves facing not only lost homes and jobs, but a new mountain of debt. With government relief slow to arrive, many turned to their last lifeline: credit cards—using them to buy food, clean water, medicine, and basic necessities for their families.
What started as small daily purchases quickly grew into crushing balances with steep interest rates. For many, the burden seemed impossible, making it hard to imagine life returning to normal.
But quietly, without press conferences or headlines, Jalen Hurts took action. The Eagles’ star quarterback reached out to trusted local contacts to identify 129 families hit hardest by the disaster. Then, he quietly paid off their credit card balances, freeing them from the weight that threatened to keep them trapped after the storm.
For Hurts, this gesture was deeply personal. “I don’t need publicity. I know what it feels like to be desperate, and I also know the power of someone believing in you enough to give you a second chance,” he shared with a close friend.
For families who had maxed out their cards just to feed their kids and buy medicine during the crisis, Hurts’ help was a lifeline. One mother shared, “I was drowning in debt and hopelessness. Jalen didn’t just pay off my debt—he gave my whole family hope for tomorrow.”
Local community leaders said that by erasing this silent burden, Hurts gave 129 families a real chance to reset, recover, and look to the future without the shadow of debt.
In an era when charity is often accompanied by cameras, Jalen Hurts chose to change lives quietly—with humility, sincerity, and compassion.
