Founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp®
is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping
victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp’s approach focuses
on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp® National
Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States,
Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s
programs and services also include residential treatment services
(villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group
homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National
Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every
April. Several of Childhelp’s programs were firsts, and continue to be
studied by professionals worldwide as "models that work." Sara O'Meara
and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization and
provide its vision, serving as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively.
Mission
Support our mission!
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By supporting Childhelp, you are playing a direct role in the treatment and prevention of child abuse. Your donations and purchases from the Childhelp store and the Gift of Hope gift catalog
help a dedicated and passionate staff carry out Childhelp's mission of
meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of
abused and neglected children.
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Childhelp® exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach.
Philosophy
Childhelp credits its success to its founders' visionary beliefs, which are the heart of the organization:
- Childhelp believes that every child has a unique contribution to
make to the world. We do everything within our power to help each child
heal and develop self-esteem to reach their God-given potential.
- We believe unconditional love is the foundation upon which all
healing begins. The entrance of each Childhelp facility features the
words "All Who Enter Here Will Find Love."
- These children, who have seen the worst that life has to offer,
deserve the best that we can provide while they are in the care of
Childhelp.
Not surprisingly, the perspectives of the children served by
Childhelp are varied. Some have known nothing but abuse and neglect,
believing they were alone and that no one cared. Others lived in happy
homes with caring, loving families, only to be hurt by someone outside
the home, usually someone they already knew and trusted.
Childhelp
programs and services
are designed to help children from any situation and let them
experience the life they deserve–one filled with love. The principal
theme is to provide these children with an environment of love and
kindness and with the best possible treatment services so they will see
how special they truly are.
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