Jennifer Garner helps during the wildfires in Los Angeles.
The 13 Continues 30 alum was photographed volunteering for World Central Kitchen in Los Angeles on Friday, January 10.
Jennifer Garner volunteers for World Central Kitchen.
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Garner, 52, is helping the team bring meals from restaurants and food truck partners to emergency responders and families affected by the ongoing wildfires, a representative from World Central Kitchen confirmed to PEOPLE. In the photos, the actress can be seen holding a World Central Kitchen canvas bag in her hand and exiting the WCK van.
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WCK, celebrity chef José Andrés’ non-profit organization that has been providing food aid during international crises since 2010, has gathered across Southern California to feed affected communities since the fires broke out on Tuesday, January 7th.
Katie Couric spoke with Garner and Andrés about their efforts in a video posted to her Instagram on Friday afternoon.
“Well, first of all, zero percent applies to me because I have my own home and I’m safe,” the actress began. “I’m not a spokesperson for people who have been through this. But obviously it’s pretty devastating to witness. I think everyone’s in shock, honestly, Katie. I just don’t think it’s even started to hit us yet.”
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Jennifer Garner volunteers for World Central Kitchen.
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Garner then reflected on her previous work with the non-profit organization Save the Children.
“When I’ve gone to flood sites or hurricane evacuations or just disasters, you leave scared of what you’re going to see and you always leave filled with hope, faith and humanity, and that’s the opportunity here,” she said.
While Garner noted that Save the Children is currently ramping up its response to the wildfires, she added, “The first thing you do is feed people.”
“And that’s what he did,” she said of Andrés. “So I just turned to him through Sava and I said, ‘How can I put my hands to work?’ I’m happy too, and I know everyone in LA is desperate to be engaged at work, and I’ve made it to the top with Chef, which is very, very lucky.”
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Palisade fires on January 9th.
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More than 130,000 people have fled their homes as a series of wildfires continue to rapidly consume large parts of the Los Angeles area since January 10. In just a few days, the fires quickly spread to about 29,000 acres, or 45 square miles, and there have been at least 10 fire-related deaths, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement shared with PEOPLE on Thursday, May 9. January.
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Many residents, including celebrities, were forced to leave their homes. PEOPLE reported Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Anna Faris, Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam, John Goodman, Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg and Jennifer Gray as some of the stars who lost their homes or had to evacuate.
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