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Rihanna Makes ‘Huge’ Donation To Disabled & Unhoused Veterans In LA After Recently Giving Birth To Second Son

<p>It seems nothing can hold Rihanna back from her philanthropic efforts — not even recently giving birth to a second child&period; As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-asap-rocky-welcome-second-child&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; the singer and A&dollar;AP Rocky welcomed their second son on August 3rd&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-asap-rocky-welcome-second-child&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Family Of 4&excl; Rihanna &amp&semi; A&dollar;AP Rocky Reportedly Welcomed Their Second Child Together<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Details Regarding Rihanna&&num;8217&semi;s Reported Donation To Los Angeles Veterans<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to a report published Thursday by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagesix&period;com&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;31&sol;rihanna-donated-hundreds-of-items-to-homeless-vets-in-la&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Page Six<&sol;a>&comma; the 35-year-old mother of two recently contacted the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;aftpfoundation&period;com" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Always For The People Foundation<&sol;a>&period; Additionally&comma; the singer &&num;8220&semi;made a huge&&num;8221&semi; donation order with the 501&lpar;c&rpar;3 non-profit organization for disabled and displaced veterans in Los Angeles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the group&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;alwaysforthepeople&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">official Instagram account<&sol;a>&comma; the organization &&num;8220&semi;advocates for victims of systemic injustice&&num;8221&semi; and homeless and disabled Veterans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagesix&period;com&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;31&sol;rihanna-donated-hundreds-of-items-to-homeless-vets-in-la&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Page Six<&sol;a> adds that Rihanna contacted the organization&&num;8217&semi;s founder&comma; Sennett Devermont&period; Devermont then &&num;8220&semi;distributed hundreds of hygiene kits&comma; socks&comma; clothes&comma; sleeping bags&comma; food&comma; 50-plus pairs of shoes&comma; toilet paper&comma; dog food&&num;8221&semi; to the veterans on the singer&&num;8217&semi;s behalf&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore&comma; in a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;reel&sol;Cwbe8ffJaJd&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link&amp&semi;igshid&equals;MzRlODBiNWFlZA&equals;&equals;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">recent Instagram post<&sol;a>&comma; the organization thanked Rihanna&comma; along with some other donors&comma; for their donations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Was a beautiful day today serving those who’ve served us&period; Every freedom and every rights I passionately believe in sharing and exercising are thanks to our Veterans&period; The music&comma; the apps&comma; the movies&comma; capitalism&comma; and so much more is because of the sacrifice few have made for many to benefit from&period; We can’t forget them&period; And I’m so honored and thankful to give back to them with thanks to all the donors and helpers &commat;badgalriri&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Devermont can be seen in the video handing out supplies and receiving thanks from veterans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cwbe8ffJaJd" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Rihanna Has Previously Visited The Group To Give Back To Veterans<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagesix&period;com&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;31&sol;rihanna-donated-hundreds-of-items-to-homeless-vets-in-la&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Page Six<&sol;a>&comma; the singer also visited the veterans with the organization in February 2022 when she was pregnant with her first child&comma; RZA&period; The group&comma; alongside the singer&comma; reportedly visited the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus&comma; as per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;music&sol;rihanna-visits-veterans-in-los-angeles-praised-for-her-amazing-heart-time-and-energy&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">PEOPLE<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the time&comma; a source told the outlet that she &&num;8220&semi;spent hours&&num;8221&semi; listening to the veterans&&num;8217&semi; &&num;8220&semi;concerns and their issues&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; the singer also &&num;8220&semi;spent hours&&num;8221&semi; taking photos with veterans and helping with unloading donation items from vans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;She actually cared&comma; She listened to everyone and distributed everything&comma;&&num;8221&semi; a source explained at the time&comma; as per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;tvshowbiz&sol;article-12468593&sol;Rihanna-donates-disabled-homeless-veterans&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Daily Mail<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Check out the social media posts regarding Rihanna&&num;8217&semi;s 2022 visit with the veterans below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CZqAIB9FBFY" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CZ5pogor9ex" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Singer Recently Gave Birth To Her &amp&semi; A&dollar;AP Rocky&&num;8217&semi;s Second Son<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-asap-rocky-welcome-second-child&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Rihanna reportedly gave birth to her and A&dollar;AP Rocky&&num;8217&semi;s second son on April 3&period; At the time&comma; it was not disclosed whether the singer did so via a hospital birth or at-home labor&period; However&comma; the child was reportedly born in Los Angeles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At this time&comma; outlets have speculated that the baby&&num;8217&semi;s name begins with an &&num;8220&semi;R&&num;8221&semi; like his brother&period; However&comma; Rihanna and Rocky have yet to reveal the news themselves or address the recent reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"143474" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-donation-veterans-los-angeles-weeks-after-giving-birth-second-son&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0d81ef196e"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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