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Celebs, FOX volunteers team up with Habitat for Humanity to help Palisades Fire families rebuild

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Jerkovich, K. (2026, September 25). Celebs, FOX volunteers team up with Habitat for Humanity to help Palisades Fire families rebuild. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/celebs-fox-volunteers-team-up-with-habitat-for-humanity-to-help-palisades-fire-families-rebuild/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Katie Jerkovich

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Celebrities including Bellamy Young and Joshua Jackson joined FOX volunteers and Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles on Thursday to help rebuild homes affected by the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The four-day community build involved nearly 7,000 destroyed structures from fires that burned over 23,000 acres. Over 500 volunteers worked alongside top film companies like Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to frame new homes and repair smoke-damaged residences.
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In January 2025, celebrities and FOX volunteers, including actors Bellamy Young and Joshua Jackson, joined forces with Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles to help rebuild homes destroyed by wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu neighborhoods. Over four days, these figures worked alongside hundreds of other volunteers to assist wildfire survivors who lost their homes in the devastating blaze. The event also featured participation from leaders at major film companies like Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles has already approved assistance for 160 households with an additional 170 pending approval, focusing on low-income families that are uninsured or underinsured.

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California FOX Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles Malibu Paramount

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Bellamy Young PERSON · 1× Betzaida Landin PERSON · 1× California GPE · 1× FOX ORG · 1× Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles ORG · 1× Joshua Jackson PERSON · 1× Malibu GPE · 1× Melissa Rivers PERSON · 1× Paramount ORG · 1× Sugar Ray Leonard PERSON · 1×

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“Habitat LA is here to help restore stability and hope for those impacted by disasters, prioritizing support for low-income households that are uninsured, underinsured—those that are the most vulnerable.” The group has currently approved 160 households and close to 170 more are in the pipeline that meet their eligibility criteria.
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🔮 In addition to the rebuild, Samsung will be fully furnishing a home with appliances and consumer electronics.

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Some of the country’s biggest celebrities and FOX stars donned hard hats on Thursday to help rebuild family homes devastated by the Palisades wildfires. asserted
Some → don → wildfires
It’s part of a four-day community build from Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles involving actors, reality stars, celebrity chefs and top VIP’s who pitched in to help with rebuilding efforts for those impacted by the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Malibu neighborhoods. asserted
who → ’ → neighborhoods
The stars worked alongside hundreds of volunteers to help wildfire survivors who lost their homes in the devastating blaze. asserted
who → work → blaze
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Sign → sign → California
Pictures from the event showed the celebrities having a great time as they helped put up framing walls for two new rebuilds. asserted
they → show → rebuilds
“This multi-day effort brings together community members, builders, and corporate partners to begin framing new homes, complete the final touches on another, provide critical repairs to smoke-damaged homes and revitalize impacted community spaces,” a press release about the event read. asserted
release → bring → event
“Over 500 volunteers, including wildfire survivors, local residents, corporate, civic, entertainment, media partners, construction professionals, skilled trades, and community organizations from across Los Angeles” teamed up to help impacted residents get closer to moving back home, the release added. asserted
release → include → Angeles
The 2025 blaze destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, displacing thousands of LA households. asserted
blaze → destroy → households
The project is part of the Community Build helping wildfire victims who have a financial gap to rebuilding their home, officials said. asserted
officials → help → home
Nearly 1,000 homes are under construction after the devastating wildfires which burned more than 23,000 acres. asserted
which → devastate → acres
The nonprofit organization has helped rebuild homes devastated by natural disasters since the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the press announcement read. asserted
announcement → help → earthquake
“Habitat LA is here to help restore stability and hope for those impacted by disasters, prioritizing support for low-income households that are uninsured, underinsured—those that are the most vulnerable.” The group has currently approved 160 households and close to 170 more are in the pipeline that meet their eligibility criteria. asserted
that → restore → criteria
In addition to the rebuild, Samsung will be fully furnishing a home with appliances and consumer electronics. asserted
Samsung → furnish → appliances
The electronics company is working with the organization to hand out $1 million in appliances to wildfire survivors, according to the release. uncertain
company → work → release
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