Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Christian Bale offered a closer look at his long-time project of building a village to house siblings being fostered so they don't get separated by the system.
Bale, 50, has been working on his California village since the birth of his daughter in 2005 when he was 'stunned and mad' to discover how many children were in care in the state.
The actor, who had is big break at age 12 in Empire of the Sun, plans to build 12 houses and two studio apartments and a 7,000-square-foot community center.
Bale intends for the two studio apartments to help foster children transition into independent living as they age into adulthood. Famous for his roles in American Psycho and Christopher Nolan's Batman series, Bale plans to complete the construction of his community by 2025.
(Christian Bale offered a closer look at his long-time project of building a village to house siblings being fostered so they don't get separated by the system)
(Bale, 50, (pictured here with his wife, Sibi Blazic, 53) has been working on his California village since the birth of his daughter in 2005 when he was 'stunned and mad' to discover how many children were in care in the state)
(The actor, who had is big break at age 12 in Empire of the Sun, plans to build 12 hours and two studio apartments and a 7,000 square foot community center)
The project has an estimated cost of $22 million and is situated next to a park in Palmdale, around 60 miles away from Los Angeles. Bale is the co-founder of an organization called Together California, which is coordinating the development.
The organization's project is being developed under the leadership of executive director Tim McCormick and Bale's co-founder, UCLA's Dr. Eric Esrailian. He called the village, which is the first of its kind in the state, 'something absolutely new, totally transformative and something completely needed.'
At an event in Antelope Valley yesterday, Bale stood with his wife, Sibi, and a group of elected officials and tight-knit supporters to break ground on the plan. He presented the blueprint of the project, which has a single aim - to keep siblings in the foster system together under one roof.
(Bale intends for the two studio apartments to help foster children transition into independent living as they age into adulthood)
(The project has an estimated cost of $22 million and is situated next to a park in Palmdale, around 60 miles away from Los Angeles)
(Bale is the co-founder of an organization called Together California, which is coordinating the development)
The 50-year-old Oscar winner was technically born in Haverfordwest, Wales, but he became a naturalized US citizen in 2014, and he's lived in LA as far back as 1992.
Christian first found fame at age 13 starring as British upper middle class schoolboy James 'Jim' Graham who's locked up in a Chinese internment camp in Steven Spielberg's 1987 war film, Empire of the Sun.
He has been married to Sibi Blazic for 24 years, and they share two children together: Emmeline Bale, 18, and Joseph Bale, 9.
Ref: Christian Bale breaks ground on 12 foster homes in California that will stop siblings who are taken into care from being separated (dailymail)
