Jennifer Garner Is On The Ground In Kentucky To Help After Devastating Floods: ‘It’s The Way That I Was Raised’

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With families in need, Jennifer Garner is doing what she can to help. On Monday, the actress appeared on the “Today” show, speaking from Kentucky where she is on the ground aiding families in the wake of devastating floods. READ MORE: Jennifer Garner Cheerleads And Cuts Up Orange Slices As An ‘Official Soccer Mom’ Describing the conditions for those affected by the floods, the Save the Children ambassador said, “They need everything.

There’s nothing they don’t need. They need basic necessities. They need water. They need somewhere to live. They need schools to be up and running.

These kids need to go to school.” Garner was in the middle of shooting a new movie when she dropped everything to help ease the situation in eastern Kentucky. “I grew up in a middle-class family,” she said. “My mom had grown up very, very poor, my dad grew up poorer, and the fact that the two of them were able to go to college was so life-changing.

So when I was in a position to be invited into people’s homes it was rural America that really pulled me in. READ MORE: Jennifer Garner Gets Help From Her Mom On ‘Pretend Cooking Show’ Talking about the relief efforts, Garner said, “One of the things we do when there’s disaster relief, we set up child safe spaces and those are for kids to play.