Hundreds of people have returned to their homes in the Houston area thanks to the more than $37 million NFL star J.J. Watt helped raise for the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort, according to the Houston Texans All-Pro defensive end.
“When you get to go in and hand them the keys and say, ‘Welcome home,’ there’s no better feeling in the world,” Watt said during the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas Wednesday.
In his first extensive comments about how the money raised from his online fund would be used, Watt also said more than 1,000 day care and child care centers are being helped rebuilt and that food, medical care and health care are being provided to people affected by the hurricane that hit in August, when Watt started his online fund with a $100,000 pledge and goal to raise $200,000.