Shia LaBeouf Shines a Spotlight on Child Poverty

Shia LaBeouf rang in his birthday not by partying, but rather by trying to transform young lives

By Josh Grossberg Jun 12, 2012 5:34 PMTags
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He turned 26 on Monday, but the day before, Shia LaBeouf volunteered with some disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles and raised awareness about their plight, an experience he documented through the Twitter feed for his pet project, The Campaign Book.

"Roma kids are f—king g," tweeted Shia, along with a twitpic of him arm wrestling with one of them, whom he called "super strong."

LaBeouf also expressed admiration for one in particular: The "kid with the hat (Adriano) lives under some stairs with his sister and 3 brothers" and is "super joyful - living in some of the worst poverty ive ever seen."

LaBeouf's Campaign Book is the Transformers star's personal outlet, where he publishes graphic novels, prose, design, art—whatever suits his fancy, really.