Charity is very important to me.

Throughout my personal and professional life, I've always looked for ways to give something back. That includes my service in the United States military, my participation in the Los Angeles Big Brother/Big Sister program, and the years I spent coaching children in basketball.

At this time I am actively supporting these different groups:

• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
(www.bbbsa.org)

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Vision is to provide a mentor for every child who needs or wants one. Their Mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact.

Call: (215) 567-7000

• National Guard Youth Challenge Program (www.ngycp.org)

The mission of the National Guard ChalleNGe program is to intervene in the lives of at-risk youth by providing the values, skills, education, and self-discipline needed to produce responsible, productive citizens through structured, quasi-military training.

Call: (703) 607-2664

The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreational-type services to our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress-and enduring style of USO delivery-is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to the military.

The USO currently operates more than 120 centers around the world, including seven mobile canteens, with 74 located in the continental United States and 49 overseas.

Service members and their families visit USO centers more than 5 million times each year.

Kelly is donating a percentage of his book royalties to the USO

For more information please visit www.uso.org