The Jolie-Pitt Foundation announced the donation of $150,000 to SOS Children’s Villages – USA on the 20th, given in recognition of National Adoption Day.
The couple’s foundation donation will provide the supplemental long-term financial support needed for a family of four foster children in an SOS Village in the US.
Dr. Heather Paul, CEO of SOS Children’s Villages – USA expressed her gratitude for the on-going support from Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt by saying:
“I am truly thankful that Angelina and Brad understand the power of family – the kind of stable family that SOS holds as an essential part of healthy child development. Together, Angelina and Brad have been eye-witnesses to the great work of SOS in Ethiopia, Jordan, a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, and Haiti. Angelina and Brad know that children’s need for a family is universal.”
The donation will effectively provide support to an SOS foster care family for a number of years, assisting in the transformation of a child who has suffered years of abuse.
The couple is no stranger to helping kids out and has adopted 3 out of their 6 children, but it’s always nice to see celebs helping out!
Great job, guys!
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]
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