Kid Rock Cares for Families In Need

Kid Rock was in Detroit on Wednesday (Dec. 21) to help families in his hometown. The Kid Rock Foundation teamed with Hartford Memorial Baptist Church to distribute 100 gift cards to Meijer retail and grocery stores, as well as 300 food baskets.

"This year more than ever before, there will be more needy families, unfortunately even more than last year," says the church's Rev. Charles G. Adams, according to ClickOnDetroit.com. "We are extremely pleased to partner with the Kid Rock Foundation in this effort to give to needy families in the community."

"I can't stop the war, shelter homeless, feed the poor," reads Kid Rock's mission statement for the charity. "I can't walk on water. Can't save your sons and daughters. I can't change the world to make things fair. The least that I can do is care."

This isn't the only way that the Michigan native shows he cares. He recently wrapped up his 12-city Care Tour, donating to local charities in each town.

"My son is going to Belmont (University) now, and I'm all alone," Kid Rock told his Nashville audience at the city's famed Ryman Auditorium. "I was sitting at home trying to figure out what the hell do I do now? So I finally thought to myself, the one thing I love beyond friends and family is music. So why don't we get back to the music we love and go out and do something good for people?

"I started a charity a few years ago (the Kid Rock Foundation, based in Detroit), and there are a lot of good people in Detroit who need help," he continued. "But I decided to go out and play music in its most honest form, take some money and give it to our neighbors. By the time this tour is over, we will have given $375,000 to friends in these cities through the Foundation."

Kid Rock was able to make donations on his tour despite the smaller venues he chose to play, because a group of Detroit businessmen agreed to match the ticket sales in each city. Kid Rock was quick to point out that all the money that goes into his Kid Rock Foundation is used for charity; none of it goes to pay salaries or other incidentals. He did pay his band and road crew on this tour, but as he put it, "I can afford to go out and do a few shows and give back to folks who need a little help."

Kid Rock is already working on a new album, tentatively titled 'Chillin' the Most,' which will be released in 2012.