CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY INC

STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIPTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION: SERVICING AND ASSISTING THOSE WHO HAVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONCERNS AND NEED GUIDANCE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, WE SUPPORT THE LOCAL SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE THE FOUNDATION HELPED TO BUILD IT IN 1995. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 19,837 HEALTH QUEST: PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO IMPROVE OVERALL PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF CLIENTS SERVED. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM UNITED WAY. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 16,243 PREVENTION SERVICES & ASSISTANCE: PROVIDING PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED, BENEFICIAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO LOW- INCOME FAMILIES, AND POSITIVE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ENHANCES THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF LOCAL PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE AREAS OF UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), CHILD ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTIVE FACTORS, UNDERSTANDING POVERTY, PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, PARENTING TOPICS, AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TOPICS LEADING TOWARD BECOMING A "TRAUMA INTEGRATED COMMUNITY". CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM HEARTLAND FOR CHILDREN, UNITED WAY, HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 177,058 EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND: ASSISTING FAMILIES WITH YOUNG, VULNERABLE CHILDREN WHO ARE FACING AN EMERGENCY OR CRISIS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL. THIS FUND SERVES AS A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT, TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH REGAINING STABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND A SAFE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED WAY. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 22,065 JUDGE CLIFTON M. KELLY AWARDS GALA: EACH YEAR, FIVE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY CHILD ADVOCATES ARE HONORED AT THIS FORMAL AWARDS CEREMONY, WITH ONE BEING NAMED RECIPIENT OF THE CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN AWARD. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 82,633 THE ILA/KINSLEY COX LIVING MEMORIAL FUND: THIS FUND HELPS PARENTS WITH SERIOUSLY ILL OR INJURED CHILDREN, AND SERIOUSLY ILL OR INJURED PARENTS WITH MINOR CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. ASSISTANCE IS DESIGNATED TO HELP WITH CONCRETE SUPPORT AND WRAP-AROUND COSTS OF HOUSING, TRAVEL, SPECIALTY DIETS, AND MORE. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 31,363. LINDSEY'S WISH: THIS FUND HELPS FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY CANCER. ASSISTANCE IS DESIGNATED TO HELP WITH CONCRETE SUPPORT AND WRAP- AROUND COSTS OF HOUSING, TRAVEL, SPECIALTY DIETS, AND MORE. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 52,597 OTHER PROGRAMS - VARIOUS OTHER ABUSE PREVENTION, TRAUMA-INFORMED, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND POSITIVE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. (EXAMPLE: FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, HOPE FOR HIGHLANDS, TAG ART, GUSTAT MUSIC FUND, YOUTH AWARDS)PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 190,872 TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 592,668