He is currently president of Olive Crest's Los Angeles board of trustees, contributes annually, raises funds, rallies additional corporate and celebrity support and acts as the organization's national spokesperson. I knew immediately this was the place to devote my time and efforts. I liked the simplicity and purity of their mission. No one's ever born with malice in his heart. Many kids grow angry, frustrated and disappointed because of the way they've been treated in their own homes.
Kids have no voice in our society.
I try to show the kids that not every adult is going to disappoint or abandon them. Some live in group homes and treatment centers until they become legal adults at 18, so I see them on a regular basis, hoping my consistent participation in their lives proves that there are adults who care, who can be trusted to keep their promises and hang in there for the long run. Her elegant manner may lend itself well to such parts, but Malick, who lives on a sprawling ranch in the Santa Monica mountains, lends herself to charitable causes. For several years, Malick and her husband, Richard Erickson, have gathered a group of friends together and headed to Tijuana, Mexico, where they spend Thanksgiving helping to build homes for the needy. It's a special cause to Malick, who met Erickson in 1989 while building homes south of the border.