Josh Hutcherson has been actively involved in several charitable causes and organizations throughout his career, with a primary focus on LGBTQ+ advocacy, anti-bullying, and youth empowerment.
Key Organizations & Causes
- Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN)
- Co-Founder & Advocate: Hutcherson helped found Straight But Not Narrow, an organization designed to educate and empower straight young adults (particularly young men) to be active allies to their LGBTQ+ peers.
- Personal Motivation: He was inspired to start the campaign due to losing two uncles to AIDS and seeing the discrimination experienced by close friends in the community.
- Recognition: In 2012, he received the Vanguard Award at the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards for his leadership in advancing LGBTQ+ equality as a young straight ally.
- GLAAD & LGBTQ+ Youth Advocacy
- He has worked closely with GLAAD and The Trevor Project to raise awareness for suicide prevention and crisis intervention among LGBTQ+ youth. He also spearheaded campaigns that donated recording equipment and tech devices to LGBTQ+ youth centers across the U.S.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Hutcherson has participated in granting wishes for terminally ill youth, including arranging set visits during the filming of The Hunger Games franchise.
- Celebrity & Charity Sports Events
- He has regularly participated in charity games—such as playing for the Hollywood Knights charity basketball team and taking part in celebrity softball events—to raise money for youth programs, cancer research, and local schools.
- Additional Supported Charities
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Girl Up (UN Foundation initiative for adolescent girls’ rights)
- Kind Campaign (Anti-bullying movement aimed at young women)
- unite4:good