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Seahawks, Pearl Jam team up to fight homelessness in Seattle

They hope to raise $10 million to benefit the cause.
Credit: Mike Coppola
Inductee Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

The Seattle Seahawks’ Players Equality & Justice for All Action Fund has teamed up with Pearl Jam to fight homelessness with the hopes of raising $10 million to benefit the cause.

Wide receiver Doug Baldwin and defensive end Frank Clark — who experienced homelessness as a child — were on hand Tuesday to kick off the event.

“That’s really what the action fund is all about, supporting these organizations that are viewing these social issues at a humanistic level, realizing that the people we’re interacting with are human beings, and they want to be loved and taken care of,” Baldwin said via the team website. “That’s what we’re hoping to do now.”

Pearl Jam will be holding their first Seattle concerts in five years and have pledged to donate $1 million of the proceeds directly to fight homelessness.

Per Pearl Jam’s website:

Most of us grew up here. Over the past 28 years, the City of Seattle’s population has grown by 28%. The region’s homelessness population is now the third largest in the country, with nearly 12,000 people living without shelter. This is not a number to be proud of.
These shows are about shining a spotlight on the problem and solutions to homelessness in our hometown and joining a growing list of businesses, individuals, government agencies, and foundations who are collaborating to tackle the biggest public health crisis to hit our community in recent history.

The “home shows” concerts will be held on Aug. 8 and Aug. 10 at Safeco Field. More than 20 organizations have partnered for the event.

For information on how to donate to the Seahawks Players Equality & Justice for All Action Fund, click here.

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