sean penn responding to international disasters. we watched people learn they matter. they can make a difference. reporter: mila kunis organizing support for her native country, ukraine. and glenn close, break down the stigma surrounding mental health. don lemon and dr. sanjay gupta join us as we recognize the humanitarian work of those who are using their star power for good. going to be brighter days, brighter days this is cnn heroes salutes. i m erin burnett. for more than 15 years we have celebrated remarkable individuals as cnn heroes. these so-called ordinary people work every day without access to fame or power, and they do it to make the world a better place. well, tonight we re doing something a little different. for the next hour we ll be featuring celebrities who are taking action on issues close to their hearts, whether helping people in war torn ukraine, destigmatizing mental health or responding to global disasters, these public figures are using the
was like you are ukrainian. you are not russian. those children with husband ashton kutcher are part of why kunis knew she had to do something fast. as a mother any time you see children in any facet of harm it is indescribable pain because all you want to do is help a child. did you know immediately what you were going to do? no. no. i think it was like two, three days went by. once i realized this thing is not going to end tomorrow, i could wrap my head around the refugee situation and getting supplies into the country. and i knew my husband and i could facilitate that. within a week kunis and kutcher had a plan and a goal. we need to get housing and get supplies and resources into the area. so ashton and i have decided to match up to $3 million worth of donations to airbnb.org and flexport.org through gofundme.org in an effort to raise $30 million. please go to gofundme, find our