Eva Longoria Tears Up Donating $50,000 to Families and Workers Impacted by L.A. Fires: ‘My Heart Breaks’

Mar. 15, 2025

Eva Longoria in an Instagram video shared on Jan. 11, 2025.Photo:Eva Longoria/Instagram

Eva Longoria/Instagram

Eva Longoriamade a heartfelt pledge.

On Saturday, Jan. 11, the actress, 49, shared an emotional video message onInstagramamid the ongoingLos Angeles wildfires.

“It’s been a crazy week,” she said, “devastating for so many people, so many friends who’ve lost a lot … Memories and things that people have worked really hard for.”

TheDesperate Housewivesalum then revealed that she and her family evacuated their home because they were “under a warning” and “kept getting an alarm.” However, she added that she is now housing friends “who had evacuated from other areas.”

The actress explained the money will “support all of these families who are working tirelessly to keep us sustained with food. These farm workers are still going out there and producing and picking our produce and dangerous conditions. And so we’re going to be supporting This Is About Humanity.”

She began to wrap her video with an inspirational message, telling L.A. residents to “just stay strong.”

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“I know there’s a lot of stuff on social media. I don’t think it’s the time to analyze what went wrong. We’ve got to get a hold of the situation right now,” Longoria said. “So everybody who’s out there helping and doing their part, thank you.”

The actress noted that “everybody’s been so helpful” during this tragedy.

Eva Longoria on Dec. 6, 2024.Arnold Jerocki/Getty

Arnold Jerocki/Getty

“People are coming together in beautiful ways and it’s beautiful to watch,” she said. “I’m going to continue to post links and places you can help, volunteer and donate. Everybody who’s out there and helping and doing their part, thank you. God bless all the firefighters putting their lives on the line to save our lives and our homes. To everybody helping, thank you.”

Longoria reemphasized her pledge in the caption of her post.

The wildfires started on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and have displaced more than 80,000 people, includingmany celebrities.

The L.A. County Medical Examiner has reported 16 fatalities as of Jan. 11. In addition, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference on Jan. 12, that at least 16 people have been reported missing since the wildfires started, perThe New York Times.

source: people.com