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The Academy Award winner, 52, and wifeCamila Alves McConaugheyannounced the launch of their Just Keep Livin Foundation’sUvalde Relief Fundon Thursday, days after Matthewpaid a visit to the Robb Elementary School victims' families.
“Matthew and Camila McConaughey have been on the ground in Uvalde for the last few days since the mass shooting, the loss is tragic,” the organization shared in astatement. “While the spirit of the community is in pain, the unanimous support of families to families and strangers to locals is beautiful.
“After the initial shock, the town has now begun the funerals and the grieving process, which will continue for the surviving children, families and the entire community. The community will need ongoing grief counseling and support on the long road ahead of them. Please join us to help the people of Uvalde, TX,” they added.
In addition to grief counseling, the fund will also support victims' families with burial costs and “other immediate and long-term needs of the community.”
After the shooting, theDallas Buyers Clubstarcalled for change in a heartfelt statement. “Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us,” he wrote in part.
“This is an epidemic we can control, and whichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better. We must do better,” Matthew added. “Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.”
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TheDazed and Confusedactor was born in Uvalde, where he lived for much of his childhood. His motherKay McCabetaught at St. Philip’s Episcopal School, about a mile away from Robb Elementary.
source: people.com
