Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $500,000 to Covenant House

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have donated $500,000 to Covenant House charities in Vancouver and Toronto.

The couple gave $250,000 to outposts in each city, according to a Facebook post by Covenant House Vancouver. The money will be used to support homeless, at-risk, and trafficked youth across Canada.

The social media post called the donation “an incredible act of kindness and philanthropy.”

“Ryan Reynolds has been a long-time friend to Covenant House and truly believes in supporting vulnerable youth,” the post says of the BC native.

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Covenant House Vancouver says Reynolds and Lively have used their donation as a matching gift. Any donation made before December 31, 2020 (up to $375,000), will be matched as part of the organization’s Triple Match Challenge.

“Now more than ever, you have a special opportunity to be the driving force of hope and love for a young person trying to overcome the challenges of homelessness.”

In another act of kindness, Reynolds recently sent a surprise birthday message to a young British Columbian fan.