Current Events > Christian Bale builds 12 foster homes to house hundreds of teenagers

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UnfairRepresent 02/18/24 9:25:42 AM #1:	The personal passion project of Hollywood A-lister Christian Bale seems to finally be coming to fruition as the Welsh actor recently broke ground on a childrens foster care village in Palmdale, California. Founding the non-profit Together California, its taken Mr. Bale 16 years to really get the show on the road after being inspired to help improve the foster care system following the birth of his daughter in 2005. Together California acquired a 4.67-acre site adjacent to McAdam Park in Palmdale, a city in the north of LA numbering around 160,000 inhabitants, in 2022. The ground-breaking ceremony coincided with a break in the recent stormy weather, and left both the natural lighting and sense of the future looking a lot more sunny. I had the very unrealistic idea that within one year Id have created a miniature Sound of Music with kids singing on hills in an endlessly joyful environment, the Batman star told The Hollywood Reporter. But I discovered no, it takes an awful long time and really well-motivated people. Its complicated and tough to help kids. It should be a hell of a lot easier than it was, but I didnt flinch for one second. Offering pioneering care designed to keep foster siblings together, the village will feature 12 three-bedroom townhomes, each housing six children. A full-time, professionally trained foster parent will provide care and support. Studio apartments will be available to provide temporary housing for visiting relatives or transitional housing for kids aging out of foster care. A 7,000-square-foot community center will also offer enriching programs and services as part of the project. Imagine the absolute pain and the trauma of losing your parents or being torn from your parents, and then losing your brothers and sisters on top of that. Thats no way to treat kidsand so, we will be the hub for that, said Bale. I hope that this village will be the first of many, and I hope that people, Californians and Angelenos, know to come join us in opening our eyes to whats happening right under our noses. These are our children, and we must help our children. Together California groundbreaking by Victor R. Vega Jr. Bale explained that it was the birth of his daughter, Luka, with his wife Sibi that first enlightened the actor as to the conditions of the foster care system in California. The state has the largest number of foster kids in the nation, and often it sees siblings go in and get separatedunable to grow up together. He also said he was influenced by his father, an environmental activist who worked with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the Humane Society of the United States, and who moved the family around a lot. Philanthropy was part of David Bales life, and Christian recalled there often being people sleeping in the family home who had nowhere else to go. Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/christian-bale-breaks-ground-on-12-foster-homes-for-hundreds-of-transitioning-teens-in-california/ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d127f04a.jpg Motherfucker really is Batman --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978906862] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>The personal passion project of Hollywood A-lister Christian Bale seems to finally be coming to fruition as the Welsh actor recently broke ground on a childrens foster care village in Palmdale, California.Founding the non-profit Together California, its taken Mr. Bale 16 years to really get the show on the road after being inspired to help improve the foster care system following the birth of his daughter in 2005.Together California acquired a 4.67-acre site adjacent to McAdam Park in Palmdale, a city in the north of LA numbering around 160,000 inhabitants, in 2022. The ground-breaking ceremony coincided with a break in the recent stormy weather, and left both the natural lighting and sense of the future looking a lot more sunny.I had the very unrealistic idea that within one year Id have created a miniature Sound of Music with kids singing on hills in an endlessly joyful environment, the Batman star told The Hollywood Reporter. But I discovered no, it takes an awful long time and really well-motivated people. Its complicated and tough to help kids.It should be a hell of a lot easier than it was, but I didnt flinch for one second.Offering pioneering care designed to keep foster siblings together, the village will feature 12 three-bedroom townhomes, each housing six children. A full-time, professionally trained foster parent will provide care and support.Studio apartments will be available to provide temporary housing for visiting relatives or transitional housing for kids aging out of foster care. A 7,000-square-foot community center will also offer enriching programs and services as part of the project.Imagine the absolute pain and the trauma of losing your parents or being torn from your parents, and then losing your brothers and sisters on top of that. Thats no way to treat kidsand so, we will be the hub for that, said Bale.I hope that this village will be the first of many, and I hope that people, Californians and Angelenos, know to come join us in opening our eyes to whats happening right under our noses. These are our children, and we must help our children.Together California groundbreaking by Victor R. Vega Jr.Bale explained that it was the birth of his daughter, Luka, with his wife Sibi that first enlightened the actor as to the conditions of the foster care system in California.The state has the largest number of foster kids in the nation, and often it sees siblings go in and get separatedunable to grow up together.He also said he was influenced by his father, an environmental activist who worked with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the Humane Society of the United States, and who moved the family around a lot. Philanthropy was part of David Bales life, and Christian recalled there often being people sleeping in the family home who had nowhere else to go.Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/christian-bale-breaks-ground-on-12-foster-homes-for-hundreds-of-transitioning-teens-in-california/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d127f04a.jpgMotherfucker really is Batman </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 02/18/24 9:26:25 AM #2:	Oh gooood for him! No really, that's pretty cool. --- http://imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:978906872] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Oh gooood for him! No really, that's pretty cool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tenlaar 02/18/24 9:28:12 AM #3:	That's really awesome. <cite>Tenlaar posted [p:978906893] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>That's really awesome.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 02/18/24 9:28:46 AM #4:	Ain't nothing wrong with that! --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:978906899] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Ain't nothing wrong with that! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boomgetchopped3 02/18/24 9:29:44 AM #5:	Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard --- More to do with the humidity than heat <cite>boomgetchopped3 posted [p:978906906] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 02/18/24 9:30:28 AM #6:	Hopefully it'll work out. Having seen one place that is supposed to provide care for troubled, abused, and in-need kids, they had a bunch of lazy fuckers with no degrees providing their primary care, so hopefully the vetting and supervision process there is more thorough. <cite>Nemu posted [p:978906910] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Hopefully it'll work out. Having seen one place that is supposed to provide care for troubled, abused, and in-need kids, they had a bunch of lazy fuckers with no degrees providing their primary care, so hopefully the vetting and supervision process there is more thorough.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DnDer 02/18/24 9:31:00 AM #7:	UnfairRepresent posted... Motherf**er really is Batman Issues of how the Bat-fortune gets allocated and spent aside... this is pretty cool to see happening. --- What has books ever teached us?* -- Captain Afrohead Subject-verb agreement. -- t3h 0n3 <cite>DnDer posted [p:978906919] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>Motherf***er really is Batman</quote>Issues of how the Bat-fortune gets allocated and spent aside... this is pretty cool to see happening. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FolkenRawr 02/18/24 9:33:00 AM #8:	Nemu posted... Hopefully it'll work out. Having seen one place that is supposed to provide care for troubled, abused, and in-need kids, they had a bunch of lazy fuckers with no degrees providing their primary care, so hopefully the vetting and supervision process there is more thorough. Wtf is this post OT: That's really cool of him to do --- Cookin like a chef, I'm a 5 Star Michelin <cite>FolkenRawr posted [p:978906944] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Nemu posted... </cite><quote>Hopefully it'll work out. Having seen one place that is supposed to provide care for troubled, abused, and in-need kids, they had a bunch of lazy fuckers with no degrees providing their primary care, so hopefully the vetting and supervision process there is more thorough.</quote>Wtf is this post OT: That's really cool of him to do </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wandering__Hero 02/18/24 9:38:58 AM #9:	Not all heroes where capes. Or cowls --- Rip Politics board. Not that anything on there actually mattered <cite>Wandering__Hero posted [p:978907006] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Not all heroes where capes. Or cowls </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mechu 02/18/24 9:48:01 AM #10:	That's some hardcore method acting --- Constant isolation and distress. <cite>Mechu posted [p:978907090] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>That's some hardcore method acting </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DnDer 02/18/24 9:57:45 AM #11:	Mechu posted... That's some hardcore method acting He's auditioning for the Jimmy Carter biopic. --- What has books ever teached us? -- Captain Afrohead Subject-verb agreement. -- t3h 0n3 <cite>DnDer posted [p:978907179] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Mechu posted... </cite><quote>That's some hardcore method acting</quote>He's auditioning for the Jimmy Carter biopic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
party_animal07 02/18/24 10:05:19 AM #12:	FolkenRawr posted... Wtf is this post OT: That's really cool of him to do I get where theyre coming from and I just hope it's prosperous and remains scandal free. --- https://warpzone.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GRANDIA_-696x509.jpg <cite>party_animal07 posted [p:978907266] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>FolkenRawr posted... </cite><quote>Wtf is this post OT: That's really cool of him to do</quote>I get where theyre coming from and I just hope it's prosperous and remains scandal free. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterbarf 02/18/24 10:35:20 AM #13:	Maybe The Dark Knight isn't as bad as I remember. --- https://i.imgur.com/SJyzEFW.png by SmidgeIsntBack <cite>masterbarf posted [p:978907645] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Maybe The Dark Knight isn't as bad as I remember. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Auto_Chrisbot 02/18/24 10:42:00 AM #14:	You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero. --- "Freedom is the right of all sentient beans" - Optimus Pintobean <cite>Auto_Chrisbot posted [p:978907720] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Westernwolf4 02/18/24 10:44:05 AM #15:	Tenlaar posted... That's really awesome. --- An opinion does not turn into a fact simply because the person holding it feels strongly about it. <cite>Westernwolf4 posted [p:978907743] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Tenlaar posted... </cite><quote>That's really awesome.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/18/24 10:51:47 AM #16:	masterbarf posted... Maybe The Dark Knight isn't as bad as I remember. wut --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978907834] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>masterbarf posted... </cite><quote>Maybe The Dark Knight isn't as bad as I remember.</quote>wut </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/20/24 11:33:54 AM #17:	Doing more to help people than Batman ever did. Way to go, Christian. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:978943788] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Doing more to help people than Batman ever did.Way to go, Christian.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 02/20/24 11:47:22 AM #18:	I actually helped with this project. It's called Children Village SOS, which Christian Bale is a founding creator of. It was really cool when he came over to the firm I used to work at. That was where I asked him about his role in Love and Thunder. He only told me that he thought the movie would be more serious when he got the script, didn't give his actual thought about the movie itself lol. --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:978944006] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>I actually helped with this project. It's called Children Village SOS, which Christian Bale is a founding creator of. It was really cool when he came over to the firm I used to work at. That was where I asked him about his role in Love and Thunder. He only told me that he thought the movie would be more serious when he got the script, didn't give his actual thought about the movie itself lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 02/20/24 11:49:45 AM #19:	Ohhhhhhhhhhh goooooooooooooood! --- You're never ever fully dressed without a smile! <cite>Cocytus posted [p:978944035] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Ohhhhhhhhhhh goooooooooooooood! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 02/20/24 11:51:44 AM #20:	boomgetchopped3 posted... Mr. Beast is to blame for this. his easter flavored candy sucks too :(. --- beware of shere khan (fall guys) currently playing: the legend of heroes: trails to azure (ps4) <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:978944067] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>boomgetchopped3 posted...</cite><quote>Mr. Beast is to blame for this.</quote>his easter flavored candy sucks too :(. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 02/20/24 11:53:05 AM #21:	boomgetchopped3 posted... Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard Cristian Bale doesnt plaster his ugly face (he doesnt have one) all over my youtube home feed. That alone, he is 1000x better than MrBeast. Also what kind of name is MrBeast, i want to puke just trying to read that name in my head. --- Load me into the matrix and dont pull the plug <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:978944089] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>boomgetchopped3 posted... </cite><quote>Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard</quote>Cristian Bale doesnt plaster his ugly face (he doesnt have one) all over my youtube home feed. That alone, he is 1000x better than MrBeast. Also what kind of name is MrBeast, i want to puke just trying to read that name in my head. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/20/24 12:41:06 PM #22:	boomgetchopped3 posted... Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard If you mentioned Mr. Beast, Christian Bale would be like "Is that the guy I fought in the third Batman movie?" <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:978944882] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>boomgetchopped3 posted... </cite><quote>Mr. Beast is to blame for this. That bastard</quote>If you mentioned Mr. Beast, Christian Bale would be like "Is that the guy I fought in the third Batman movie?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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masterbarf 02/20/24 1:33:17 PM #24:	Cobra1010 posted... Cristian Bale doesnt plaster his ugly face (he doesnt have one) all over my youtube home feed. That alone, he is 1000x better than MrBeast. Also what kind of name is MrBeast, i want to puke just trying to read that name in my head. What are you watching where his videos show up in your feed? Why wouldn't you just block his channel? I block every channel I see with dumb face thumbnails, and YouTube is a much better site to visit for it. --- https://i.imgur.com/SJyzEFW.png by SmidgeIsntBack <cite>masterbarf posted [p:978945708] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Cobra1010 posted... </cite><quote>Cristian Bale doesnt plaster his ugly face (he doesnt have one) all over my youtube home feed. That alone, he is 1000x better than MrBeast. Also what kind of name is MrBeast, i want to puke just trying to read that name in my head.</quote>What are you watching where his videos show up in your feed? Why wouldn't you just block his channel? I block every channel I see with dumb face thumbnails, and YouTube is a much better site to visit for it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 02/20/24 2:21:09 PM #25:	masterbarf posted... Why wouldn't you just block his channel? blocking a channel means they win :(. --- beware of shere khan (fall guys) currently playing: the legend of heroes: trails to azure (ps4) <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:978946430] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>masterbarf posted...</cite><quote>Why wouldn't you just block his channel?</quote>blocking a channel means they win :(. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/20/24 4:29:39 PM #26:	FortuneCookie posted... Doing more to help people than Batman ever did. Way to go, Christian. Batman does stuff like this all the time in the comics Well Bruce Wayne does anyway --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978948675] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite><quote>Doing more to help people than Batman ever did.Way to go, Christian.</quote>Batman does stuff like this all the time in the comicsWell Bruce Wayne does anyway </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antiyonder 02/20/24 4:31:11 PM #27:	Just hope he doesn't trash their lights. --- Amalgam Universe resident Born in 82. <cite>Antiyonder posted [p:978948701] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Just hope he doesn't trash their lights. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baha05 02/20/24 4:32:58 PM #28:	Batman? https://youtu.be/ne27H_GuVag?si=L74KG4-Rhn9Gdj1z --- "He may be Mr. Clean, but his soul will always be dirty!" <cite>Baha05 posted [p:978948724] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Batman?https://youtu.be/ne27H_GuVag?si=L74KG4-Rhn9Gdj1z </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 02/20/24 4:35:43 PM #29:	16 years to help kids. Damn the people that made it so difficult. --- If you're not smart enough to survive, you are basically just food for something smarter. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:978948762] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>16 years to help kids. Damn the people that made it so difficult. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 02/20/24 5:02:58 PM #30:	Baha05 posted... Batman? But that's a different guy. --- http://imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:978949219] in Christian ... [t:80699676]...</cite> <quote>Baha05 posted... </cite><quote>Batman?</quote>But that's a different guy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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