It has been 13 years since Kurt Warner last played football for the St Louis Rams, but a part of his heart remains in the area.

For example, the Warner's Winter Warmup collected 15,000 coats for the needy in the St. Louis area, more than it ever did when Warner was still playing here.

And on Friday, Kurt, wife Brenda and oldest son Zack left the warmth of their residence in the Phoenix area to present fully-furnished new homes in north St. Louis County to a pair of single working mothers as part of the "Homes for the Holidays" program.

"It's just amazing what he's doing for families around the world," said one of those mothers, Latonia H., a nurse with two children who was one of Friday's recipients. "I think the Lord puts people in this world for certain reasons. And I think that he was born just for that reason — just to be able to bless others."

And throw touchdown passes.

The Warners can relate to what the single mothers are going through from earlier times.

"So much of it is staying true to our roots," Warner said. "And knowing what we went through to get to this point. So this program, with Brenda being a single mom, and going through so many of these same things, it's speaks to our hearts there."