Because the Los Angeles wildfires proceed to comb by neighborhoods, celebrities are utilizing their platforms to advocate for households who’ve misplaced their houses and belongings.

Ravaging neighborhoods in Altadena, Malibu and Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles County wildfires have to date resulted in a minimum of 24 deaths and the destruction of roughly 12,300 constructions as of Monday morning, in line with the California Division of Forestry and Hearth Safety.

With over 40,000 acres burned and greater than 100,000 folks presently beneath necessary evacuation orders, a few of Hollywood’s largest names are stepping as much as help these affected. Stars like Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Angelina Jolie and Jamie Lee Curtis, amongst others, are lending their arms to aid efforts.

Beyoncé pledged $2.5 million by her BeyGOOD charitable basis’s L.A. Hearth Aid Fund to help households in Altadena and Pasadena devastated by the Eaton Hearth, in addition to church buildings and group facilities.

Jennifer Garner, who has lived within the Pacific Palisades space for 25 years, joined forces with chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen to distribute meals to households displaced by the fires. The actress spent a day volunteering at meals stations, serving to distribute recent meals to evacuees.

“I believe all of us, we need to get our arms into working by some means, to be useful,” she informed MSNBC on Jan. 10. “I used to be in a position to simply say [to Andrés], ‘Can I be with you for the day? What can I do to assist? Put me to work.’”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry additionally made a go to to help wildfire aid efforts in Pasadena, Calif., by World Central Kitchen. On Jan. 10, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex distributed meals and important provides, and met with first responders and households on the Pasadena Conference Middle.

The couple additionally opened their Montecito, Calif., dwelling to buddies and their family members displaced by the wildfires, Folks reported.

Eva Longoria pledged $50,000 to match donations for This Is About Humanity’s efforts to help frontline employees, day laborers and households affected by the fires.

“My coronary heart breaks for the Metropolis of L.A.,” the actress wrote on Instagram on Jan. 12. “I hope we are able to come collectively and help these resilient members of our group.”

Kristen Bell can also be elevating consciousness about considerate donation practices after volunteering at a fireplace aid heart in Los Angeles. In an Instagram video, Bell and the actress Pleasure Bryant emphasised the significance of donating clear, intact gadgets.

“We simply wished to remind everybody once you’re giving issues, in the event you would not give it to your greatest pal, perhaps do not give it,” she defined. “Simply because we need to be as respectful and dignified as potential. Should you’re going to provide blankets or clothes, wash them first.”

The rapper Snoop Dogg has turned his clothes retailer in Inglewood, Calif., right into a donation heart for wildfire survivors. The shop is accepting donations till Jan. 14.

“We nonetheless have a protracted highway forward, however collectively, we’ll get by it,” the shop posted on Instagram.

Jolie and her 16-year-old son Knox have been seen loading groceries into their automobile on Jan. 9. In a video obtained completely by the Every day Mail, the Maria star revealed that she intends to donate to wildfire aid efforts.

“I’ll. Proper now, I’m taking good care of folks near me and having them at my home,” she stated.

Curtis, a Pacific Palisades resident, shared on Instagram that she and her household shall be donating $1 million to wildfire aid efforts.

“My husband and I and our youngsters have pledged $1 million from our Household Basis to start out a fund of help for our nice metropolis and state and the nice individuals who reside and love there,” she wrote on Jan. 9.

The Final Showgirl actress wrote in a separate put up a day earlier, “Our beloved neighborhood is gone. Our house is protected. So many others have misplaced every thing. Assist the place you possibly can. Thanks to the primary responders and firefighters.”

On Jan. 8, Fundamental Intuition actress Sharon Stone appeared on NewsNation’s Banfield to share her plans for serving to households who’ve been displaced because of the wildfires. With the assistance of her sister and a publicist pal, Stone is encouraging Los Angeles residents to donate gadgets to an area retailer referred to as the Coop, owned by actual property agent Jenna Cooper.

“When you have gently used garments, footwear, bedding, something that these disenfranchised folks might have, please come instantly to the Coop, beginning [Jan. 9] at 10, and you may drop them off,” she stated. “Should you want issues, come to the Coop. That is for individuals who want any of these items, please come there. That is the place you may get them, it is a distribution heart.”

Stone has additionally opened her dwelling to family and friends.

“I’ve households coming now to maneuver in with us,” added Stone. “We’re organising a spot to have the ability to assist folks. We’re organising beds and simply room in the home. … We’re loading up vehicles and taking every thing we’ve over to the Coop, and we’re inviting our buddies over to maneuver in with us right here.”

Following the lead of her Catwoman co-star, Halle Berry introduced on Jan. 9 that she is “packing up my complete closet” for the Coop.

“That is one thing we are able to do proper now at the moment to assist the entire displaced households which might be in want of the fundamentals at the moment,” wrote Berry.

Up to date, Jan. 13, 2025: This story was initially revealed on Jan. 10, 2025, and has been up to date to incorporate new data.