Nic & Joel’s Charity Deeds

The gift of giving must be huge for Nicole Richie, because she’s adding on to her foundation’s charitable work. Nicole and boyfriend Joel Madden started the Richie-Madden Foundation last year while she was pregnant with daughter Harlow. The non-profit organization provides assistance to mothers and young children in need. People.com is reporting that Nicole is introducing a new online gift registry that will provide baby products to moms in need. The website will be launched this fall and will start off helping families in the Los Angeles and New York areas before expanding throughout the country and internationally. It’ll work something like this: Families will sign up through local social service agencies. A list of baby products they need – such as cribs, strollers or blankets – will be posted on the Web site. Donors can view the wish-lists and choose what to contribute.

On why she started the gift registry, Nicole told People: “We take for granted the basic necessities. For some families, it’s a serious struggle. This is one way to ease the financial burden, and help new babies have a good start in life. We are only working with companies and products that Joel and I would use. We’re checking every product out for safety – and all products are BPA-free.”

For more info on the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation, check out their website: www.richiemaddenfoundation.com.

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