From Beyonce to Kardashians: Here's how celebrities are trying to help Hurricane Harvey victims

Several celebrities like Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson and the Kardashians have pledged to help the victims of the Hurricane Harvey, which is devastating the Gulf Coast with catastrophic floods in Houston, Texas.

Here is how celebrities are trying to help out after Hurricane Harvey:

Kevin Hart

Comedian has Kevin Hart started the Hurricane Harvey Relief Challenge on Instagram, announcing that he will donate $50,000 to the Red Cross to help the victims of the massive storm.

If anyone wants to donate to his fundraising campaign, they can do so via Crowdrise. So far, his campaign has raised $939,178.

Beyoncé

Beyoncé along with her team is trying to help the victims as well.

She has released a statement to The Houston Chronicle, saying: "My heart goes out to my hometown, Houston, and I remain in constant prayer for those affected and for the rescuers who have been so brave and determined to do so much to help ... I am working closely with my team at BeyGOOD as well as my pastor (Rudy Rasmus at St. John's in downtown Houston) to implement a plan to help as many as we can."

Kardashian-Jenner Family

Kardashian-Jenner Family will be donating $500,000 to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army to help the victims of the flood as on Tuesday, Kardashian West tweeted: "Houston we are praying for you! My mom, sisters & I will be donating $500,000 to @redcross and @salvationarmyus today #HoustonStrong."

Dwayne Johnson

Kevin Hart in his Hurricane Harvey Relief Challenge called out Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock. The Brahma Bull stepped up to the challenge and is donating $25,000 to the Red Cross.

In an Instagram post, he stated: "Stay strong Houston and hold onto faith. Me and my family know what you're going thru. We survived the eye of [Hurricane] Andrew and became stronger - so will you. All my love and strength. * Link in my bio in you can donate a buck or two to our Houston families in need."

Chris Brown

Reportedly, singer Chris Brown donated a $100,000 for hurricane relief in Texas. He has also said his donation will not be going to Red Cross but somewhere else so it goes straight to the people who are affected.

Drake

Drake took to Instagram to say: "Working with local relief groups to aid and assist the people of Texas in any way we can and in the most immediate way possible."

 Nicki Minaj

Nikki Minaj too accepted the challenge from Hart. She shared the video of Hart on Instagram and pledged to donate $25,000.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez too announced they were going to donate $25,000 each to the Red Cross.

Lopez said: "We just want to do our part to help...At the end of the day, we're all one, we're all in this together."

 Ellen DeGeneres

The talk show host Ellen DeGeneres announced that she would be donating $1 million, LA Times reported. The comedian reportedly gave it to NFL's J.J Watt's foundation.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio pledged $1 million donation to the Harvey victims through his foundation. The United Way Worldwide President and CEO Brian Gallagher thanked the 42-year-old actor in a statement saying: "We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of Leonardo DiCaprio and his foundation."

Miley Cyrus

Singer Miley Cyrus donated US$500,000 (A$628,456) as part of her Happy Hippie Foundation to the Harvey relief efforts. The singer appeared as a guest in Ellen's show and broke down in tears saying: "Don't make me cry...I hope people know like I couldn't fake it. Like, my grandma's sitting here [and] my mom's here, and I go home to my seven dogs — If I didn't have that anymore, it'd just be really hard."

The 24-year-old singer added saying: "I'm really happy to happy to help in any way that I can and I hope people understand and can put themselves in those people's shoes. Just to know what it feels like to have everything taken away from you."

Sandra Bullock

Actress Sandra Bullock too donated $1 million to Red Cross to help the Harvey victims.