Angelina Jolie and Other Celebrity Charities

What Are Top Female Celebrities Doing to Give Back?

Afton Nelson
Afton Nelson, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Dec 19, 2006 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
Are you looking for a good cause to volunteer your time or donate money? Celebrities often lend their name and image to different causes. One common thread with many of these celebrities is that many are involved with charities geared towards helping children.

For example, "Clothes Off Our Back" was started by Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek and hosts charity auctions featuring clothing from some of today's hottest celebrities. The money earned from these auctions is donated to children's Charities. Celebrity outfits worn at the Golden Globes by Felicity Huffman, Star Jones, Diane Keaton, Evangeline Lilly, Terri Hatcher and many more were recently auctioned, as well as dresses from the "Deal or No Deal" models and many, many more.

Another children's charity is the "Children's Defense Fund'. This charitable organization advocates for children who have no vote, no lobby, or no way of speaking up for themselves. Focusing on poor and minority children, the Children's Defense Fund's projects include "Head Start", "Safe Start", "Healthy Start", "Fair Start" and "Moral Start."

The ONE campaign has a lot of celebrity backing and is focused on Americans rallying Americans to help fight poverty and AIDS. According to their website, "ONE believes that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the world's poorest countries." It's campaign is to rally Americans from every walk of life and background to unite together and show that "ONE" person can make a difference.

Here are some of the charities a few of the highest paid and well known actresses are supporting.

1. Angelina Jolie's Volunteer Charities

2. Jennifer Aniston's Volunteer Charities

3. Cameron Diaz's Volunteer Charities

4. HalleBerry's Volunteer Charities

5. Nicole Kidman's Volunteer Charities

6. Kirsten Dunst's Volunteer Charities

  • Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

7. Reese Witherspoon's Volunteer Charities

8. Charlize Theron's Volunteer Charities

9. Drew Barrymore's Volunteer Charities

Published by Afton Nelson

I think with my right brain most of the time and have enjoyed writing ever since I learned about the 5 paragraph essay in 6th grade. I studied advertising in college & interned in New York City hoping to ge...  View profile

  • Clothes Off Our Backs hosts auctions for celebrity clothing and accessories.
  • The Children's Defense Fund supports programs like Head Start.
  • ONE Campaign helps fight against world poverty and AIDS.

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  • unknown6/4/2008

    I think what the celebrities are doing is cool

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