Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Are Helping Homeless Children During the Pandemic

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are putting their good fortune where their mouths are amid the ongoing pandemic.

The couple is working with the charity WIN, which provides services and safe housing to homeless women and their children in New York City.

“We realize how lucky we are — for all of us to be together like this is probably never going to happen again,” Mark told People magazine. “This time has been so horrible for so many people.”

“We were watching our kids, with all of their technology, and Mark and I said, ‘Learning remotely is so difficult . . . how are they possibly doing this at WIN?’” Kelly added. “Sure enough, they didn’t have the Wi-Fi, tablets or other things they needed.”

So earlier this year, they donated $1 million to the New York governor’s office and WIN, and gave another $500,000 to WIN in May.

“It certainly made us stop complaining about spotty WiFi or kids not having a graduation ceremony,” she said. “Those things look really small really fast.”

She continued, “We hope other people who have luckier circumstances like we do will help people living below the poverty line. It makes a difference forever.”

Thank you for inspiring all of us to do our part, Kelly and Mark.