CHARITIES
One of Remini’s greatest joys in life is her philanthropic work to get help to those in need through numerous and diverse military, children’s and women’s charities, often times helping on the ground organizations through Twitter and her Twitter Angels.
The Jane Goodall Institute
A global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things: www.janegoodall.org.
At a recent photoshoot for the Jane Goodall Institute, Leah worked with photography Manfred Baumann: www.manfredbaumann.com
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a nonprofit, academic, pediatric medical center. We provide the highest quality healthcare for children in our region and beyond. Each year, we provide more than 97,000 children with pediatric health care in a setting designed just for their needs. www.chla.org
St. Jude
St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. www.stjude.org
Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000+ care packages to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed in hostile regions, to their children left behind and to Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors and their Care Givers. www.operationgratitude.com
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
MISSION: The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption will dramatically increase the number of adoptions of waiting children from North America’s foster care systems. www.davethomasfoundation.org
Hiring Our Heroes
Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, was launched in March 2011 as a nationwide initiative to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. www.uschamber.com/hiringourheroes
Hollyrod Foundation
Offering help and hope through compassionate care to families living with Autism and Parkinson’s Disease. www.hollyrod.org
BoostUp
BoostUp is about giving potential graduates at-risk of dropping out the support they need to stay in school and on-track for graduation. www.boostup.org
No Kid Hungry
Childhood hunger is a big problem with a simple solution. We can end child hunger in America. www.nokidhungry.org
Greenpeace
We defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing environmentally responsible solutions. www.greenpeace.org
The Bowery Mission
The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since 1879, when its neighborhood came to define the term “skid row.” Our children’s programs, called Kids With A Promise, serve at-risk youth and began in 1894 by giving the children of recent immigrants the chance to escape the tenements in the summer. www.bowery.org