--- description: The football player has donated 50 suits to a non-profit organization that helps the formerly incarcerated obtain employment title: Colin Kaepernick Donates 100 Suits to Former Prisoners image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Colin Kaepernick Donates Suits to Former Prisoners to Help With Their Job Search  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 11:30 PM CUT  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 11:30 PM CUT [Quarterback Colin Kaepernick](http://time.com/4708728/colin-kaepernick-meals-on-wheels-donald-trump-nfl/ "undefined") has donated 50 suits to a non-profit organization that helps the formerly incarcerated obtain employment. [The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback](http://time.com/4707742/president-trump-colin-kaepernick/ "undefined") donated the suits last Sunday to the organization, called 100 Suits for 100 Men, [DNAinfo reports. ](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170502/jamaica/colin-kaepernick-former-prisoners-suits-kevin-livingston?utm%5Fcontent=bufferce1f2&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=DNAinfoNY "undefined") “We are very honored to have his items donated,” Kevin Livingston, the organization’s president, [told DNAinfo. ](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170502/jamaica/colin-kaepernick-former-prisoners-suits-kevin-livingston?utm%5Fcontent=bufferce1f2&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=DNAinfoNY "undefined")“He is very humble and he genuinely cares about the community.” Kaepernick made [national headlines](http://time.com/4469350/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") in 2016 when he refused to to stand during the national anthem at football games, citing racial injustice. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” he told [ NFL Media](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-protest-of-national-anthem "undefined") in August. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4764467/colin-kaepernick-suits-probation-job-search/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4764467/colin-kaepernick-suits-probation-job-search/"},"headline":"Colin Kaepernick Donates Suits to Former Prisoners to Help With Their Job Search","datePublished":"2017-05-02T23:30:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:43:07.581Z","description":"“He is very humble and he genuinely cares about the community\"","url":"https://time.com/4764467/colin-kaepernick-suits-probation-job-search/","keywords":["Sports topic","Colin Kaepernick","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4764467/colin-kaepernick-suits-probation-job-search/","name":"Colin Kaepernick Donates Suits to Former Prisoners to Help With Their Job Search"}}]}] ```