By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-28 23:58:38 | Updated at 2025-01-30 08:39:33
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Ivanka Trump helped distribute relief aid in Los Angeles on Tuesday and met with families who lost everything in the devastating wildfires.
Dressed casually in jeans, a denim shirt and sneakers, the first daughter helped hand out diapers, basic essentials, fresh produce and home goods to families in need.
Trump joined CityServe, a group she has volunteered with going back to the days of the first Donald Trump administration, in the charity visit to the Disaster Relief Dream Center.
The center has been leading a massive collection and donation effort.
Matthew Barnett, the head of the center, said in a social media post that Ivanka spent more than an hour meeting with three different families and then stayed to pass out boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables.
'It's amazing what work you're doing here to support the community,' Ivanka said in the video.
Ivanka Trump visited the Disaster Relief Dream Center in Los Angeles Tuesday morning
Ivanka Trump's work with CityServe included supporting those who suffered in the fires in Maui, Hawaii and from hurricanes in North Carolina. She also worked with them to help refugees from the Ukraine.
The California wildfires killed at least 29 people and torched more than 16,000 buildings, including homes, stores and schools. They've caused billions in property damage.
Recovery efforts in the mixed-income community of Altadena and the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood are expected to take time.
The federal government, California state legislature and county is involved in funding efforts.
Additionally, Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new private-sector initiative to support the wildfire recovery efforts.
Ivanka's visit to the West Coast follows one made by President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday.
The first couple received an aerial tour of the devastation, met with families and local officials.
President Trump also clashed with the city's Democratic mayor and a liberal lawmaker over how to go about building thousands of home. He has threatened to withhold federal aid and made the controversial claim he turned the water back on (it's unclear that it was ever off).
Ivanka Trump spent several hours meeting with families and handing out donations
The first daughter was visiting as part of her work with the charity group CityServe
Casually dressed, Ivanka was there to meet with families who lost everything in the fires
The first daughter is not rejoining the White House and has made it clear she's staying far out of politics.
But she said she'll be an emotional support to her father and intends to stay involved in her charity work.
She, husband Jared Kushner and their five children journeyed from their Miami home to Washington D.C. to see Donald Trump be sworn in for his second term last week.
Ivanka stood front and center while her father took the oath of office on January 20th.
Later that night, she and Jared danced with other family members at several inaugural balls.
Ivanka stunned in a custom recreation of an iconic 1954 couture gown worn by Audrey Hepburn.
The mother-of-three opted for an elegant, strapless white gown that contained a long flowing skirt and intricate black floral detailing.
The dress was a recreation of a Hubert de Givenchy’s 1954 Haute Couture black-and-white gown that was originally designed for Audrey in the film Sabrina.
