Jennifer Garner Volunteers to Feed First Responders with World Central Kitchen Amid L.A. Fires

Mar. 15, 2025

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Jennifer Garner volunteers with a relief team to help feed Firefighters in Los Angeles. The American actress was seen for the 1st time since the devastating fires leveled many homes in her neighborhood. Garner was seen with world renowned chef Jose Andres who founded the World Central Kitchen which helps with community crises.; Flames consume the inside of a home at the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, destroying potentially hundreds of homes and killing five people so far. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt.

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Jennifer Garneris lending a hand during thewildfires in Los Angeles.

The13 Going on 30alum was photographed on Friday, Jan. 10, volunteering withWorld Central Kitchenin Los Angeles.

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Jennifer Garner volunteers with a relief team to help feed Firefighters in Los Angeles. The American actress was seen for the 1st time since the devastating fires leveled many homes in her neighborhood. Garner was seen with world renowned chef Jose Andres who founded the World Central Kitchen which helps with community crises.

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WCK, celebrity chefJosé Andrés’ nonprofit that has provided food relief during international crises since 2010, has gathered across Southern California to feed impacted communities since the fires broke out on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Katie Couric talked to both Garner and Andrés about their efforts in a video posted on her Instagram Friday afternoon.

“Well, first of all zero percent of it is about me because I have my home and I am safe,” the actress began. “I’m not a spokesperson for people who’ve gone through this. But it’s pretty devastating to witness, obviously. I think everyone is in shock, honestly, Katie. I just think that it hasn’t even begun to hit us.”

Jennifer Garner volunteers with a relief team to help feed Firefighters in Los Angeles. The American actress was seen for the 1st time since the devastating fires leveled many homes in her neighborhood. Garner was seen with world renowned chef Jose Andres who founded the World Central Kitchen which helps with community crises.

Garner went on to reflect on her past work with the nonprofit organization Save the Children.

“When I’ve gone to flood sites or hurricane evacuations or just disaster relief, you go scared of what you’re going to see and you always come away filled with hope and with faith and humanity, and that’s the opportunity here,” she said.

While Garner noted that Save the Children is currently mounting its response to the wildfires, she added, “The first thing you do is feed people.”

“And that’s what he’s done,” she said of Andrés. “So I just reached out to him through Save and I said, ‘How can I put my hands to work?’ And I’m lucky. I know everyone in LA is desperate to be put to work and there are so few ways to do it. I did get to shoot to the top with Chef, which is very, very lucky.”

Palisades fires on Jan. 9.DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty

Palisades Fire

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More than 130,000 people have fled their homes as a series of wildfires rapidly continues to engulf large parts of the Los Angeles area as of Jan. 10. In just a handful of days, the blazesrapidly grew to some 29,000 acresor 45 square miles, and there have been at least 10 fire-related deaths, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said in astatementshared with PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 9.

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Many residents, includingcelebrities, were forced to leave their homes. PEOPLE reported Adam Brody andLeighton Meester,Anna Faris,Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam,John Goodman,Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenbergand Jennifer Grey as some of the stars who have lost their homes or had to evacuate.

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source: people.com

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