ch ▁delivered ▁their ▁son ▁Leo ▁Benjamin ▁Gordon . ▁The ▁family ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁South P ark ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Gordon ▁established ▁the ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁Children ' s ▁Foundation ▁to ▁help ▁support ▁children ▁facing ▁life - th re aten ing ▁and ▁chron ic ▁ill ness es . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gordon ▁opened ▁the ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁at ▁the ▁North E ast ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Gordon , ▁along ▁with ▁Andre ▁Ag ass i , ▁Muhammad ▁Ali , ▁L ance ▁Arm strong , ▁W arr ick ▁D unn , ▁M ia ▁Hamm , ▁Tony ▁Haw k , ▁Andrea ▁Ja eg er , ▁Jack ie ▁Jo yn er - K er see , ▁Mario ▁Lem ieux , ▁Al on zo ▁M our ning , ▁and ▁Cal ▁R ip ken , ▁Jr . ▁founded ▁Athlet es ▁for ▁Hope , ▁a ▁char itable ▁organization ▁which ▁helps ▁professional ▁athlet es ▁get ▁involved ▁in ▁char itable ▁causes ▁and ▁insp ires ▁millions ▁of ▁non - ath let es ▁to ▁volunte er ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁A AR P ▁became ▁Gordon ' s ▁spons or ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁through ▁the ▁Drive ▁to ▁End ▁Hung er ▁program , ▁which ▁don ates ▁me als ▁to ▁hung er ▁relief ▁organizations ▁near ▁NAS C AR ▁tracks , ▁along ▁with ▁reducing ▁hung er ▁among ▁senior ▁citizens . ▁Gordon