. BusyPhilipps is helping to crowdfund school supplies: 'Our government has failed our kids and our teachers’
Busy Philipps is known by her 1.9 million Instagram followers for having one of the silliest, most spontaneous and even stylish feeds on the platform. But the 40-year-old actress, author and former talk show host is also known for being authentic and even outspoken on her social media feeds about causes that she’s passionate about.
Her efforts are a part of a larger trend that has taken off on social media with the hashtag #clearthelist. But before the 2018-2019 school year, Philipps was one of the first to bring light to the cause with her own hashtag #10featuredteachers. Yahoo Lifestyle spoke with the actress and activist about what inspired her to join the cause — and why she hopes others will follow suit.
Obviously a lot of that was sparked when I became a mom. But you know, I understand fundamentally the chain reaction that happens when children who live in an underserved community and then are not given the same chances and the same opportunities as kids, like the kind of kid I was ... which is privileged. We have to be able to balance that out.
There have been a lot of opportunities to have discussions with them about what we can do for those around us, what we can do for people who live in our city, for people who need some help. And I think it's a process. It's a conversation that you have to keep having because you know, [Birdie]’s 11 now, so her ability to understand the world is shifting.
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