Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Machị 31, 2011, onye omee ahụ sonyere na "Anyasị na James Franco", nri abalị Washington DC maka 826DC, ntọala na-enweghị uru e kere iji nyere ụmụ akwụkwọ agbata obi aka iru ihe mgbaru ọsọ ha, yana inye mmemme akwụkwọ edemede na ụlọ ọrụ na-agba ume ka ha meziwanye nkà ide ihe ha. Franco tinyere aka na Dave Eggers '826 National mgbe Eggers gwara ya ka o mee echiche echiche maka mmemme ahụ, ọ duziri akwụkwọ akụkọ maka ha ma bụrụ onye na-akwado ha kemgbe. N'emume ahụ, o kwuru etu o si chee na ụlọ akwụkwọ kwesịrị ịdịkwu iche na mmemme akwụkwọ ha. "Ide ihe pụrụ ime ihe vidio na-apụghị ime", ka ọ gbakwụnyere. N'ọnwa Eprel afọ 2011, Franco binyere aka na T-shirt nke a ga-ere n'ahịa site na Yoshiki Foundation, ebe a na-enye onyinye maka
Otú ndị Japan si nyere ndị ọdachi tsunami dakwasịrị aka. Na June 14, amfAR, bụ ntọala maka nnyocha AIDS, kwanyeere ya ùgwù na Museum of Modern Art. Franco natara Piaget Award of Inspiration maka ọrụ enyemaka ya na onyinye ya na ụdị ụmụ nwoke.