UFC Foundation Donates $25,000 to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children as Notable Athletes Visit the Foster Care

Published 01/28/2023, 8:00 AM EST

Millions of people are being touched by the UFC stars’ most recent act of kindness. Cody Stamann, Amanda Ribas, Cynthia Calvillo, and the UFC host and reporter, Megan Olivi, visited St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, a foster home for kids. Through their words, they made sure to provide the kids with inspiration and optimism. In addition, UFC fighters gave a total of $25,000 for the foundation’s newest project on behalf of the UFC Foundation. The Healing Center is the name of the endeavor.

The UFC hopes to increase public awareness of the project through visits and donations. This may aid in generating funding for the mission’s successful completion.

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The charity attempts to give children who were sex trafficking victims a safe place to live. The stars who interacted with kids told them stories and made an effort to inspire them. However, Cody Stamann was the only person who could truly relate to the children because he was once one of them. He said, “I was a foster kid who grew up in a ton of foster homes, so today’s visit really means a lot to me.” He then added, “I know what it means to have someone looking out for you and caring for you, especially when you’re a kid, and I can’t express enough how important that is.”

For the broader audience, Stamann‘s statements were quite impactful and thought-provoking. Nonetheless, most of the time, individuals are preoccupied with their own lives and hardly ever stop to consider what their fellow humans are going through. This was the point that Stamann was making.

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The celebrities made sure to spend time with the chief administrators of the organization, along with the children. There are 10 homes, a childcare facility, classrooms, a cafeteria, and a church on the 30 acres of land where the foster home is located on. They gave all the homeless youngsters access to a secure and nurturing environment in the organization’s administrators. Sixty homeless kids currently reside at St. Jude’s Ranch. Additionally, the group makes every effort to assist children who are in need. A pregnant and parenting teen program, therapeutic foster care services, and a youth homeless shelter are all located on the property.

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The UFC Foundation is described as doing its best to provide charitable services to the community on the official UFC website. They further detail the UFC’s corporate social responsibility program called #UFCInTheCommunity. Through a number of humanitarian initiatives, the program seeks to improve the conditions of nearby communities.

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Priyanka is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. She has been an ardent fan of the UFC since 2018. She is passionate when it comes to writing about the sport and this is evident in her articles.

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UFC Foundation Donates $25,000 to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children as Notable Athletes Visit the Foster Care

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