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49 Girls Clubs, which operates over 4,000 clubs nationwide. At the start of the 20/21 school year, Austin paid a visit to the Boys and Girls Club Pasa- dena Slavik branch, which is located near Los Angeles. Many schools in Los Angeles County have been closed due to COVID and parents rely on those schools to provide child supervision while theyre at work, Austin says. BGC Pasadena has stepped up with a renovation to their facility that was funded by The Ah- manson Foundation, Helen and Will Webster Foundation, Pasadena Community Founda- tion, and Sahm Family Foundation. The updated Boys & Girls Club has struc- tural improvements, computers for learning and homework assistance programs. COVID has disrupted many lives, and for kids, going to school is so central to learning and social interaction. Its awesome that the Boys & Girls Clubs provides resources while we all get through this. Austin's new film, Adverse , was pushed back from a September 2020 theater release to January 2021. Adverse will also be on Digital, On Demand and DVD on March 9. Adverse is set in current day Los Angeles, tells the story of a rideshare gone wrong, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Lou Diamond Phil- lips and Sean Astin. It was great to work and learn from such experienced actors, says Austin. The film also addresses the effects of the opioid epidemic, another health crisis grip- ping America today. For me, the takeaway from the movie is that drug addiction affects the user and also their loved ones, says Austin. Prior to doing this movie, I didnt especially think about the ripple effect that addiction has on the people around the addict. And with the opioids epi- demic sweeping across the US, I think its the familial facet of that struggle that should be brought more into the light.
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Jake T. Austin arrives for the Premiere of Sony Pictures' "Bloodshot" held at The Regency Village on March 10, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
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