Joel Madden was one of several celebrity guests at the “Vice for Nice” HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Poker Invitational held on May 7th at Fred Segal, Santa Monica. Joel also acted as cohost for the event with Reid Scott, which raised thousands of dollars for HOPE.

HOPE is a non-profit dedicated to involving artists and their work to campaigns, programs and events supporting education and world peace. The event also features artwork from various HOPE artists, including Katrina Bea, Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell, Shepard Fairey, Lola Del Fresno, Andrew Jones, Ellwood T. Risk, The Ultravelvet Collection and Kelly …read more

A new UNICEF video starring Joel Madden has just been released. As part of his responsibilities as a UNICEF ambassador, Joel has filmed a series of public service announcements about different projects he is passionate about. This latest one is about malaria and how it afflicts numerous children and families in Africa.
UNICEF has partnered with the organization Malaria No More, which has the goal of raising awareness about malaria and to ensure that everyone at high risk for malaria has a bed net by the year 2010.

Right now, Malaria No More will match every dollar you donate to the …read more

Joel Madden has made a public plea to fellow celebrity and activist, Emile Hirsch to come to the rescue. On April 25th,
Joel wants Emile to come to the rescue because he believes in Emile. He thinks Emile is a great role model and has campaigned tirelessly to improve conditions in Africa and has donated countless hours to charity.

The video is actually a promo piece for the charity Invisible Children and April 25th is their official day of action. Invisible Children is a charity that works to raise awareness about child soldiers all over the world. On April 25th, they …read more

Joel Madden and his brother Benji are spokespeople for MTV’s new initiative, GYT or Get Yourself Tested. This program is designed to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases among young adults. MTV is partnered with Kaiser Family Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Viral Online Media, SMS Testing Locator, and In-Clinic Outreach.
One in two people get an STD before the age of 25. That’s a mind-blowing statistic. GYT is designed to get people informed about the choices they can make surrounding sex, relationships, protection and more.
In the video below, Joel and Benji talk about what GYT is and what you can do …read more

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden attended the Esprit grand opening celebration in Santa Monica last night. The event doubled as a charity fundraiser for the Richie Madden Children’s Foundation, as 10% of all sales went to the charity.

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Nicole looked great in a form-fitting black dress that showed off her growing belly and a casual denim jacket. Joel thought she looked great too, twittering, “Nicole looked good tonight! This was at our charity event with ESPIRIT. what a nice German co”. He also posted this cute pic of Nicole at the event.

Image: INF

Other celebrities who came to the event …read more

Joel Madden and his brother Benji were recently on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. They chatted about World Water Week, being UNICEF ambassadors, Good Charlotte’s upcoming album and Joel and Nicole’s growing family.
Joel admitted that he and Nicole were very srprised – but excited! – to find out that they were expecting again.
“We let love plan our babies,” he laughed. “We said even before this one we didn’t know how many kids we were going to have…then we got pregnant!”
Joel also admitted tat the constant tabloid speculation about Nicole being pregnant again as been hard on his family. They keep calling …read more

Joel Madden sat down with Momlogic earlier this week to talk about his work with UNICEF and, in particular, the Tap Project. The Tap Project is working towards making sure every child in Africa has access to safe and clean drinking water. This week (March 22-28) is World Water Week, so Joel has been doing a lot of publicity on behalf of UNICEF and the Tap Project.
For only $1, you can make sure a child has regular and safe drinking water for 40 days. To find out how you can get involved, visit TapProject.org.
Joel also talks about his recent …read more

In this new interview, Joel Madden and his brother Benji talk about their trip to Africa they took together a few months ago. The found the trip rally eye opening and it furthered their desire to continue working with UNICEF.
They talk about the Tap Project, which has the goal to get clean, accessible water to children all over the world. A donation as small as one dollar can guarantee a child will have clean, fresh water for 40 days.

For more information on the Tap Project, and it find out how you can get involved, head to the TapProject.org.

Joel Madden keeps plugging away at raising awareness for the non-profit Raise Hope for the Congo. The Congo is one of the most dangerous places in the world to live and Raise Hope for the Congo works to bring these women comfort and safety as well as the food and supplies necessary to care for themselves and their families.
In this latest promotional video, Joel is one of several celebrities to talk about the organization and all the efforts it is putting forth. Also featured in the video are Ken Baumann, Maria Bello, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Melissa FItzgerald, Emile Hirsch ad …read more

Raise Hope for the Congo has put together the video below to help promote their organization.
Raise Hope for the Congo is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in the Congo by supplying them with food and water and by creating a safer environment for them to live in. Joel has been involved with the group for the past couple years, even visiting the Congo with UNICEF to learn more about the work Raise Hope for the Congo is doing.
In the video, Joel talks about the Congo and what his fans can do to help …read more