Editing Hilary Swank (section)

=== Philanthropy ===
In July 2007, hair product brand [[Pantene]], in partnership with the [[Entertainment Industry Foundation]]'s Women's Cancer Research Fund, signed Swank to represent Pantene Beautiful Lengths charity campaign in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nagel |first=Andrea |date=2007-07-20 |title=Pantene Signs Hilary Swank As Face for Cancer Charity |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/pantene-signs-hilary-swank-as-face-for-cancer-charity-489380/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Hilary Swank Prepares To Cut Her Hair For Charity {{!}} Access Online |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/hilary-swank-prepares-to-cut-her-hair-for-charity-60205 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Access |date=July 19, 2007 |language=en |author1=Access }}</ref> The campaign encouraged people to donate their healthy hair to create free wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilary Swank Donates Her Hair To Pantene Program |url=https://www.beautypackaging.com/contents/view_beauty-buzz/2007-12-05/hilary-swank-donates-her-hair-to-pantene-prog/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Beauty Packaging}}</ref> Swank participated in Pantene's Million Inch Chain program by cutting her hair and donating it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oprah Cuts Hilary Swank's Hair |url=https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oprah-trims-hilary-swanks-hair-for-cancer-patients |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=TrendHunter.com |language=en}}</ref>

Swank hosted and co-produced a two-hour television special, Fox's ''Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Special'', which aired on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] night in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Q&A with Hilary Swank |url=https://thebark.com/content/qa-hilary-swank |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Bark |language=en}}</ref> The show celebrated the human-dog connection and rescue dogs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fox's Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular |url=https://thebark.com/content/foxs-cause-paws-all-star-dog-spectacular |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Bark |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-20 |title=TV Talk: Fox's Cause for Paws, An All-Star Dog Spectacular |url=https://www.vegetariantimes.com/life-garden/tv-talk-foxs-cause-for-paws-an-all-star-dog-spectacular/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Vegetarian Times}}</ref> In 2014, [[Petco|The Petco Foundation]] honored Swank for her animal advocacy work and, in 2015, she received the Compassion Award by [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|ASPCA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board |url=https://www.hilaroo.foundation/board |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=THE HILAROO FOUNDATION |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shwayder |first=Maya |date=2015-04-10 |title=Animal Lovers Hilary Swank, Edie Falco Honored at ASPCA Bergh Ball |url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/animal-lovers-hilary-swank-edie-falco-honored-at-aspca-bergh-ball-1201470264/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilary Swank, Edie Falco Honored at ASPCA Bergh Ball |url=https://www.aspca.org/news/hilary-swank-edie-falco-honored-aspca-bergh-ball |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=ASPCA |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2015, Swank founded a [[nonprofit organization]], the Hilaroo Foundation, which aims to bring at-risk teenagers and rescue dogs together in the hope that the two can heal each other.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-23 |title=Here's Why Hilary Swank Took A Three Year Hiatus From Acting |url=https://www.thethings.com/heres-why-hilary-swank-took-a-three-year-hiatus-from-acting/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=TheThings |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2015 |first=Danielle |last=Emig |title=Hilary Swank Honored at 18th Annual ASPCA Bergh Ball |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/honoree-hilary-swanks-date-was-looking-pretty-ruff-aspca-bergh-ball |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=InStyle |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326173631/https://www.instyle.com/news/honoree-hilary-swanks-date-was-looking-pretty-ruff-aspca-bergh-ball |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was inspired to create the foundation after rescuing a dog called Karoo in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilary Swank creates sweater and dog jumper pattern to raise funds for Hilaroo Foundation |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/stylenews/hilary-swank-creates-sweater-dog-jumper-pattern-raise-funds-hilaroo-foundation-1320788.html |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=www.femalefirst.co.uk |date=October 11, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

On February 24, 2024, Hilary Swank supported [[Ukraine]] by appearing in a video with 29 other world stars to support Ukraine against [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2024|via=[[YouTube]] |title=#StandWithUkraine - UNITED24 : 30 world stars support Ukraine against Russia (2024)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZXwAWqMwE|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref> 
In May of that year, she joined [[United24|UNITED24]] ambassadors and will raise funds for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilary Swank |url=https://u24.gov.ua/ambassador/hilary_swank |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=u24.gov.ua |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UNITED24 Launches Fundraising for Combat Robotic Platforms to Defend Against Russian Terror – President on the Occasion of the Second Anniversary of the Initiative |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/united24-pochinaye-zbir-na-bojovi-robotizovani-platformi-dly-91073}}</ref>