Mariska Hargitay
JOYFUL HEART F O U N D A T I O N is a light at the end of the tunnel
(Yet another reason to love this Woman)
What inspired you to create your foundation?
When I started on Law & Order: SVU in 1999, I began learning about the statistics of sexual violence. Although those statistics have changed over the years-and any number more than zero is unacceptable to me-they’ve remained devastating. Keeping in mind that these crimes are still woefully underreported, as of today, every 68 seconds someone in this country is sexually assaulted. One in nine girls and one in twenty boys under the age of eighteen experience sexual abuse or assault. I was astonished that more people weren’t talking about those numbers, or more specifically, that people weren’t talking about them all the time.
The Joyful Heart Foundation is focused on three main areas of service: Policy & Advocacy, Awareness & Outreach, and Healing. Under Policy and Advocacy, we spearhead initiatives such as End the Backlog, aimed at eradicating the backlog of rape kits in the United States. We are also engaged in a new initiative to combat Image-Based Abuse, working with other advocates to create policies that address and eradicate this rapidly growing form of abuse. In our Awareness & Outreach efforts, we foster conversation around these difficult issues by engaging with our community through live events, social media platforms and our virtual book club.
To get involved go to @thejhf
Photographed by @johnrussophoto hair by Chris McMillan Makeup by Georgi Sandev
Vicki Minor created the Wildland Firefighter Foundation which provides immediate emergency financial and crises assistance to the families of fallen firefighters and those seriously injured in the line of duty. We honor all of the first responders today and everyday. #100makingadifference photographed by @johnrussophoto
FASHION, FAST CARS AND PHILANTHROPY are the driving forces in Maximillion Cooper's life. @gumball3000@mrgumball3000@therealeve Founder of Gumball 3000
Entertainment Group, the British designer, entrepreneur, racecar driver and street-culture enthusiast leads an annual luxury automobile rally and a $300-million lifestyle brand. In 2013, he shifted his altruism into overdrive when he established the Gumball 3000 Foundation, a charity that channels the collective means and influence of the rally's 5,000-plus high-net-worth participants -including supermodels, rock and movie stars, sports legends, royals, dotcom giants and other captains of industry-to benefit underprivileged youth around the world. By his side is his wife Eve, the Grammy-winning rapper, actress and host of CBS's The Talk, who he met at the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally and married in 2014 in Ibiza, the final stop of that year's 3,000-mile, high-glam road trip. 🚗 💨 "We wanted to utilize this unique network and our voice as a youth culture brand to support worthy causes and help bring positive change to low income communities," says Cooper, whose main focus is investing in recreation, education and infrastructure.
"Not only do we have the ability to fund raise, but our network of celebrity members has the ability to open doors and create opportunities where politicians are often unable." For more information, visit gumball3000foundation.org 🏁🏁🏁 #makingadifference #foundation #gumball3000 #eve #100mad #johnrusso
Lynda Resnick's @lresnickrolcom personal and professional philosophy is "doing well by doing good." As co-owner, along with her husband Stewart, of The Wonderful Company, she is the powerhouse marketer behind such popular healthy brands as POM Wonderful. 🌎
Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Pistachios and FIJI Water. She also brings her advertising and branding expertise, business acumen and hands-on approach to her philanthropy. She assembled a small team and focused on three primary areas of need: community development, education and health and wellness. Since 2011, her work has affected meaningful change across the region, most notably in the small, unincorporated town of Lost Hills, just 13 miles from the Wonderful Pistachios processing plant. @thewonderfulcompany For more information, visit wonderful.com/social-responsibility #makingadifference #thewonderfulcompany #foundation #100mad
Lynda Resnick's @lresnickrolcom personal and professional philosophy is "doing well by doing good." As co-owner, along with her husband Stewart, of The Wonderful Company, she is the powerhouse marketer behind such popular healthy brands as POM Wonderful. 🌎
Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Pistachios and FIJI Water. She also brings her advertising and branding expertise, business acumen and hands-on approach to her philanthropy. She assembled a small team and focused on three primary areas of need: community development, education and health and wellness. Since 2011, her work has affected meaningful change across the region, most notably in the small, unincorporated town of Lost Hills, just 13 miles from the Wonderful Pistachios processing plant. @thewonderfulcompany For more information, visit wonderful.com/social-responsibility #makingadifference #thewonderfulcompany #foundation #100mad
Hugh Jackman's altruism is as enormous as his talent. When the charismatic entertainer is not shooting blockbuster action films or starring in standing-room-only Broadway musicals, he is working to make the world a better place. 🌎 Jackman Family Foundation, the couple supports an array charities, ranging from the Actors Fund of America to the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, while prioritizing children's welfare, human rights and ending global poverty. For more information, visit actorsfund.org, wwo.org, worldvision.org, dukalesdream.com, laughingmancafe.com,
broadwaycares.org #hughjackman #foundation #makingadifference #100mad
