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Posted 07/28/2010 by Nick Hudson
Hats were thrown into the air, already filled thick with confetti and streamers, as students of the Class of 2010 at a Virginia high school yelled and shouted their excitement. Among them were four students from the Childhelp Children’s Center of Virginia Mentor and Tutor Program’s first graduating class. Read More »
Posted 07/09/2010 by Keri Doyle
I remember the first time I had to make a report. I was only in my first semester of college and working at an after-school program. Read More »
Posted 06/29/2010 by Chaplain David Henry, Childhelp Alice C. Tyler Village in Virginia
Meal time is special and is not just for nourishing our bodies. Read More »
Posted 06/18/2010 by David Henry, Chaplain at the Childhelp Alice C. Tyler Village in Virginia
Mother Nature provides enormous opportunities for hurting children Read More »
Posted 06/08/2010 by David Henry
The goal of the Village setting is to find ways to break that pattern of violence and anger and plug in some new patterns of caring and peace. Read More »
Posted 05/25/2010 by David Henry
When the children break out in song and their faces light up in smiles you can almost see the joy spilling out Read More »
Posted 05/18/2010 by David Henry
The ‘hygiene hypothesis’ says that exposure to a certain amount of dirt during your early life makes you a healthier person as you age. Read More »
Posted 05/13/2010 by David Henry
Everyone who works at the Alice C. Tyler Village has two jobs: to keep every child who lives at the Village safe and to make sure that they are treated with dignity. Read More »
Posted 05/12/2010 by Judith Renteria
So what sort of a book could you give to a child going to a strange place under sad circumstances? What sort of book could make one forget, if only for an instant, the pain, humiliation, and possibly horror of that removal and the things that led up to it? Read More »
Posted 05/03/2010 by David Henry
Animals and kids at the Village. Read More »
Posted 04/27/2010 by David Henry
"Solitude" is a basic human need, but often in short supply for the children in our care due to the nature of the program. Read More »
Posted 04/19/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
His helmet for this racing season was designed by Childhelp children... Read More »
Posted 04/08/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Childhelp's Day of Hope Candle is discussed on NBC's Today Show Read More »
Posted 04/07/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Childhelp launched brand new web site Read More »
Posted 04/01/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
History of Child Abuse Prevention Month and upcoming events Read More »
Posted 03/26/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Lots of good things going on with Childhelp at our Michigan office. Just recently, the Detroit Pistons did a large fundraiser with some of the proceeds benefitting Childhelp Michigan. Read More »
Posted 03/17/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Childhelp Executive Director John Reid responded today in a letter to the Arizona Republic regarding the state laying off CPS workers. Read More »
Posted 03/12/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Childhelp Wings is a mother/daughter group whose goal is to expose young ladies to a variety of service opportunities and to foster a desire to continue to provide service within their communities as adults. Read More »
Posted 03/09/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
Continuing on our posts about the links between the downturn in the economy and the rise in child abuse, Childhelp Executive Director John Reid was quoted this Sunday in the Boston Herald about this issue. Read More »
Posted 03/04/2010 by Derrek Hofrichter
It was more than a luncheon and more than a fashion show. It was a fund-raiser that raised nearly $45,000 to support programs for abused children in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Read More »