In a city that still needs help outside its tourist core, Brees is doing his part with his Brees Dream Foundation charity. Our philosophy is that right now in New Orleans, we're reaching a tipping point. You have people who have been out of the city for a long period of time and want to move back, and you have people who have moved back and are trying to decide whether they want to stay. One of the main things that is going to make people come back and make people stay is if they know that their kids are going to be taken care of. That involves having a place to go to school, having after-school programs to go to, having mentorship programs available, athletic fields to play sports on, and parks and playgrounds to go to that are safe.
So we have a huge campaign trying to raise over $2.5 million for several projects in the area - rebuilding schools, athletic fields, parks, and helping schools gain more programs and hire more teachers. We're slowly, methodically going to rebuild. And I promise you we're going to do it the right way.

That's a lot of work, given that this guy has an offense to run and a team to lead. But then, Drew Brees has his reasons for working as hard off the field as he does on it. Just in our short time here, my wife and I have come to absolutely love this city. We have been so accepted by the people here that we really now feel like we're New Orleanians. So we want to give back in the same way we've been given to.

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He Said… Here are places that make a connection with Drew Brees in the Crescent City.

DINING
Clancy's, Creole, moderate to expensive, (504) 895-1111
Commander's Palace, Creole, expensive to very expensive, (504) 899-8221, www.commanderspalace.com