Miley Cyrus wants all youth to have that same opportunity as her. That is why she started the Happy Hippie Foundation…to help homeless and LGBT youth.
“The position I’m in, I feel like I’ve got a lot of power,” she said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “But so many kids don’t feel that way. They’re under their parents’ rule.”
Miley Cyrus in 2014 asked a homeless man to accept her Video of the Year trophy, and was also moved by the suicide of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn in December. Cyrus described that she chose to focus on youth homelessness because it’s specific and it is also tangible. “It’s like the birds chirping. We’re consciously ignoring it at all times, but it’s always happening right in front of us.”
The Associated Press reported that “She plans to remain focused on increasing acceptance for LBGT youth and improving homeless kids’ lives for at least five years before broadening her scope” and shared, “funds raised by Happy Hippie will create digital support groups for LGBT youth and their families. The foundation is also aiding My Friend’s Place, a center for homeless youth in Hollywood.”
Miley Cyrus also enlisted Joan Jett, and Ariana Grande so far to help the new Homeless LGBT Charity.