{"id":8971,"date":"2025-04-29T05:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/8971\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:55:09","slug":"raiders-alum-raise-awareness-for-domestic-violence-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/8971\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Alum raise awareness for domestic violence in Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HENDERSON (KTNV) \u2014 For 21 years, NFL hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff and his wife, Angela, brought Raiders alum together on the course for reasons beyond golf. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTracey probably didn\u2019t know how big this would get,&#8221; Angela said. &#8220;All the girls that she would care for, I always say if she had a refrigerator up in heaven, she would have all of their pictures on her refrigerator, you could feel her love in everything that we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">WATCH | How these Raiders Alum aim to support youth in need<\/p>\n<p>Raiders Alum raise awareness for domestic violence in Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>After losing their daughter Tracey to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktnv.com\/news\/domestic-violence-murders-soar-in-the-las-vegas-valley-experts-tell-us-why\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">domestic violence<\/a>, the Biletnikoffs started a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth who are in need. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing worse that happens to a family, especially when it comes to kids or daughters or sons,&#8221; the Raiders wide receiver said. &#8220;It\u2019s a black hole, you can either go down in that hole and never come out, or you can make something positive happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RELATED | <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktnv.com\/sports\/bengals-great-former-rebel-ickey-woods-holds-golf-tournament-for-a-good-cause-in-las-vegas\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals great, former Rebel Ickey Woods holds golf tournament for a good cause in Las Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since starting their foundation 25 years ago, the Biletnikoffs have raised more than $10 million for thousands of women ages 18 and younger, including Las Vegas locals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo grateful the Biletnikoff Foundation has raised over $500,000 towards the cost of this home here at the Healing Center at St. Jude\u2019s Ranch for Children,&#8221; St. Jude&#8217;s Ranch for Children CEO Christina Vela said. &#8220;We\u2019re so grateful to have an actual house in honor of Tracey\u2019s life and it\u2019s called Tracey\u2019s Place of Hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders hope to continue helping local girls for years to come. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been apart of this for as long as it\u2019s been going on,&#8221; Raiders hall of famer Jim Plunkett said. &#8220;A lot of people need help, and it\u2019s great to see old teammates and get together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is in need, contact local law enforcement or the National Human Trafficking Hotline <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/humantraffickinghotline.org\/en\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">by clicking the link here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also reach out to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/stjudesranch.org\/\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Jude&#8217;s Ranch for Children for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HENDERSON (KTNV) \u2014 For 21 years, NFL hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff and his wife, Angela, brought Raiders&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[5684,5685,5686,7,5687,1744,5688,5689,393,5690,2455,2454,6,5691,5692,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-8971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-13-action-news","9":"tag-abc-13","10":"tag-allegiant-stadium","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-ktnv-tv-channel-13","13":"tag-las-vegas","14":"tag-las-vegas-football-team","15":"tag-las-vegas-nfl","16":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","17":"tag-las-vegas-sports","18":"tag-lasvegas","19":"tag-lasvegasraiders","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-nfl-football-in-las-vegas","22":"tag-nfl-las-vegas","23":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114419710529358838","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}