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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - Source: Reuters -
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $100,000 to two US foster
care homes.
The Hollywood couple, who raise six children together, gave the
American SOS Villages in Florida and Illinois the Christmas present
after being impressed by the work they do.
"We have seen firsthand the remarkable job SOS does to raise
orphaned and abandoned children and keep families together. No one
'ages out' of an SOS Village: vocational training, advanced
education, living assistance and moral support are there forever,"
Jolie said of the generous gift.
The SOS Villages house over 200 disadvantaged children and Pitt
said it was important to show gratitude for the work they do.
"In this holiday season, many of us take for granted that we are
surrounded by loving family members. The poor outcomes for foster
children indicate that we must do a much better job of supporting
them," he said.
It was recently revealed Pitt and Jolie donated $6.8 million to
charity last year after raising the money through their Jolie-Pitt
Foundation.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, which received a copy of the
2008 tax return for the charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation banked
$13 million in 2008 and over half was given back to good
causes.
