Tika Sumpter to Donate ‘Personal Baby Items’ to Parents Affected by the L.A. Fires: ‘Some Really Good Stuff’

Mar. 15, 2025

Tika Sumpter, L.A. fires.Photo:JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty;  CAL FIRE /Handout/Anadolu via Getty

JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty;  CAL FIRE /Handout/Anadolu via Getty

“I just want to say thank you for the outpouring of love for the mini-distribution thing that we started,” Sumpter said in the clip. “I know a lot of people were inquiring about donations that they want to give to us but we’re not accepting any donations.”

“So yeah again we’re not accepting any donations right now. We won’t be accepting any. We’re just giving away our stuff,” she concluded.

Tika Sumpter/Instagram

“We hope we can be of service to those who lost everything and need a bit of hope and care. ❤️❤️❤️,” she wrote in the caption.

Sumpter had previously shared her experience with the wildfires via Instagram on Thursday, Jan. 9. “I’m sitting here right now looking at the L.A. sky,” she wrote. “Landed last night in a very turbulent airplane where I held tight to my child, closed my eyes and prayed hard.”

Nicholas James, Sumpter and their daughter Ella-Loren pictured in January 2020.Rachel Murray/Getty

Rachel Murray/Getty

Speaking about the prospect of losing her home in the fires, Sumpter added “there’s nothing of value to me that is worth my life, or my daughter’s or husband’s life.”

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The wildfires started in L.A. on Jan. 7 and have swept across the region, claiming the homes of many residents and live at least 11 recorded deaths so far, according to theCounty of L.A. Department of Medical Examiner.

source: people.com