Hollywood star Jennifer Garner didn’t only spend Thanksgiving with those close to her. On Thursday, she handed out food to homeless people on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, and sent a message to all Americans.

Jennifer Garner decided to give back to her community on Thanksgiving and showed that she is a true role model. The 53-year-old actress appeared on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, where she spent Thursday morning volunteering at The Midnight Mission’s annual charity lunch.

Garner was pictured smiling broadly as she helped a man in the buffet line, serving what looked like scallion mashed potatoes.

Jennifer Garner sends important message as she feeds the homeless on Thanksgiving

On The Midnight Mission’s Instagram account, the actress shared a sweet message alongside a video.

“My name is Jen and today I’m grateful for this beautiful day, for life, for the Los Angeles community that is here taking care of their own, for my family, all the things,” Jennifer Garner said. “Wherever you live, there is somebody helping feed people who have food insecurity and people who are unhoused. Find those people and help them.”

“In Los Angeles, Downtown LA, it’s Midnight Mission. They do such an incredible job of not only feeding but serving this community with love, with dignity, with respect, and with heaps and heaps of mashed potatoes, because that’s what I’m in charge of.”

“From Hollywood to Skid Row, it’s all about heart,” the caption to the post read. “Thank you, Jennifer Garner, for jumping on mashed potato duty and helping us serve Thanksgiving with dignity, hope, and a whole lot of love.”

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