Ahead of Her Long-Awaited Live Return, Miley Cyrus Takes Us Inside Her Philanthropic Focus: ‘There Is Much More to Do’
Miley and Tish Cyrus look back on 12 years of supporting youth and women experiencing homelessness while upping their commitment to My Friend’s Place and Downtown Women’s Center.
Miley Cyrus made headlines at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, when she sent Jesse Helt, a 22-year-old formerly homeless youth, to accept the Moon Person trophy on her behalf. Cyrus inspired the creation of the Happy Hippie Foundation, which she launched 12 years ago. The foundation has supported My Friend's Place (MFP) and the Downtown Women's Center (DWC), organizations dedicated to helping homeless youth and women, respectively.
Recently, Cyrus plans to double down on her commitments to these organizations. My Friend's Place will unveil a new campus to provide resources and support to homeless youth, with Cyrus as Honorary Chair. In October, MFP honored Cyrus and her mother Tish at DWC's 2026 Every Woman Housed Gala, where the Miley Cyrus Foundation donated $1 million to support DWC's new housing development, Rosa's Place, in Los Angeles' Skid Row.
Tish Cyrus-Purcell and Miley expressed gratitude for their work and its impact on their community, emphasizing the importance of creating safe spaces for those in need.
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