Jennifer Garner shares images from visit to wildfire-ravaged tribal lands in Northern California as ambassador for Save The Children
She’s a Hollywood star and a mom of three.
And Jennifer Garner is also committed to good causes.
On Tuesday, the actress, 48, posted photos and video to her Instagram from a trip she took to an area of Northern California recently ravaged by wildfire on behalf of Save The Children.
Heartbreaking: Jennifer Garner took a trip to see first-hand the destruction caused by recent wildfires on Mono Indians tribal land in Northern California and shared images on Instagram
In the snaps, Garner is seen surveying the burned areas of the The Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California in Fresno County.
She was dressed down for the visit in a white t-shirt with a Save The Children logo in red and blue jeans with sneakers.
She was there to see on the ground how the nonprofit’s educational support and disaster relief efforts are helping those in need.
A video clip shows her meeting with Big Sandy Rancheria’s Tribal Chairperson Liz Kipp and Darlene Franco, Director of Native Wellness for Fresno American Indian Health Project.
The three take part in a prayer ceremony calling for Creator ‘to watch over us and to guide us… and help us to help the land heal in a good way.’
Heard their stories: Garner, 48, who made the trip as an ambassador for Save The Children, took part in a tribal prayer calling on Creator to guide and protect the people and heal the land
Local leaders: She met with Big Sandy Rancheria’s Tribal Chairperson Liz Kipp and Darlene Franco, Director of Native Wellness for Fresno American Indian Health Project
In a lengthy Instagram post, the star of Alias and Miracles From Heaven described meeting with Native American families last week who have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic by destructive wildfires
‘[I] met families whose homeschool plan (because, pandemic) turned, in a moment’s time, to homeschooling three kids in different grades in a tiny hotel room (because, fire/evacuation),’ she wrote. ‘The strength and resilience of families up against it always leaves me inspired; I am grateful to be trusted with so many stories’
Garner continued: ‘On this trip I saw capable and loving leadership from Big Sandy Rancheria’s Tribal Chairperson Liz Kipp, I helped deliver a celebrated truckload of necessities from friend of Save the Children @baby2baby, and I participated in a prayer and offering to the burned tribal land, led by Darlene Franco.’
She concluded: ‘All of this sent me home feeling extra grateful and certain of the good in our beautiful country.’
Generous: The actress and mom of three also brought along a consignment of ‘necessities’ donated to local families by the LA-based charity Baby2Baby
Encouraged her fans to donate to disaster relief: ‘The strength and resilience of families up against it always leaves me inspired,’ she shared on Instagram. ‘All of this sent me home feeling extra grateful and certain of the good in our beautiful country’