Jodie Foster Fights Gay Youth Suicide

Actress Jodie Foster has made a major financial donation to the Trevor Project, a gay youth suicide prevention organization that provides a 24-hour suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth.

Foster's gift was made following the Trevor Project's plan to raise $1 million in multiyear gifts for two new call centers, and was given in honor of her friend producer Randy Stone, who died earlier this year.

Stone was the executive producer of Foster's Little Man Tate and producer of the Academy Award–winning short film Trevor.

"I feel so lucky to have had a best friend like Randy Stone, the funniest guy I've ever known," Foster said. "He was talented, passionate, supportive, and as big as life. He brought all his beautiful energy to The Trevor Project, which has done such meaningful work on behalf of gay and questioning youths. The call center campaign's impact will continue the Trevor mission in Randy's honor just as he would have wanted. I am proud to continue my support of Trevor in memory of my dearest friend. He is missed."

Foster's donation is the largest in the Trevor Project's history.