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The Harvest Foundation Generously Invests in CHILD’s School Arts Program: The Harvest Foundation supports organizations and instructors that provide hands-on arts education, particularly for organizations that serve low-income or under-served children. As a new partner of CHILD’s, the Harvest Foundation has generously awarded funds to support CHILD’s School Arts Program. Our Arts Program provides hands-on classes that incorporate visual, performance, and concrete arts-based strategies which strengthen students’ self-esteem, communication, and cognitive, academic, and interpersonal skills. For our students who may otherwise struggle to communicate or to connect with others, and/or who struggle with depression because of their disability, the opportunity for self-expression can be life-changing. Thank you, to the Harvest Foundation and all its supporters, for supporting the creative exploration and development of our students. To view some of our students work please visit www.artsonia.com by searching “Children’s Institute for Learning Differences” in the “Find School by Name” category. To view the Harvest Foundation, please visit http://www.harvestf.org/

CHILD Receives Generous Grant from CFO Selections Foundation:  The CFO Selections Foundation’s vision is to harness the energy and talent of professional people who care about the needs of local children in micro-communities and work to make a measurable, positive impact within those communities. This outstanding partner of CHILD has generously awarded the start-up funds for our Parent Support Groups designed to create strong and healthy parent-child interactions and support. We would like to profoundly thank the members of the CFO Selections Foundation for supporting the children and families of CHILD. To view the Foundation’s press release: http://www.cfoselections.com/about/press-releases/view/144/cfos-foundation-awards-grant-to-childrens-institute-for-learning-differences

The Lucky Seven Foundation invests in the Therapeutic Arts Program at CHILD: Funding from the Lucky Seven Foundation allows CHILD to provide our innovative arts curriculum to extremely talented children with special needs. CHILD’s arts programming works to promote students’ academic and personal development through the creative process of self-expression, using strategies that directly address the cognitive, social, and emotional barriers our students face. CHILD is committed to providing hands-on arts classes that benefit underserved children, and with the help of the Lucky Seven Foundation, this is possible.

The Charis Foundation invests in our Therapeutic Arts Program: The Charis Foundation is dedicated to meeting the needs of the community and has generously provided funding for the Therapeutic Arts Program at CHILD. This program enhances our core educational curriculum by providing therapeutic arts and humanities programming. It allows us to fully integrate an innovative curriculum that uses hands-on art, as well as visual and interdisciplinary humanities strategies to strengthen our students’ learning, self-confidence, communication and academic and interpersonal skills.

The Medina Foundation helps CHILD meet the critical needs of our community: Funding from the Medina Foundation supports general operating expenses to organizations that meet critical needs in the community and employ innovative and effective approaches. Supporting the general operating funds for CHILD helps to close the gap between the actual cost of service per student and the amount we receive for tuition and insurance billing. To ensure students receive appropriate intervention and support, CHILD subsidizes 25-75% of tuition costs for each student receiving services in our programs. Support from the Medina Foundation allows CHILD to continue assisting families, streamline student placement, and diminish waiting lists. To view the Medina Foundation, please visit www.medinafoundation.org

The TJX Foundation helps CHILD close the gap in tuition costs for families in need: CHILD’s Therapeutic Day School provides an opportunity for the rapidly growing number of children with learning disabilities to develop the social, emotional, and academic skills they need to thrive. Reaching 70 children each year, CHILD’s Therapeutic Day School offers an innovative and comprehensive educational model that generates proven results. We provide an intimate classroom environment with low student-to-teacher ratios. Each year CHILD faces a significant gap in revenue in order to provide our essential services to the Puget Sound region. Beyond this, CHILD works to secure financial aid resources so that low-income families can participate in our life-changing educational programming. An investment from TJX Foundation provides critical tuition and financial aid resources-ensuring that children with learning disabilities have access to a quality education that meets their needs. To view the TJX Foundation visit www.tjx.com/corporate_community_foundation.asp

Mercer Island Rotary funds therapy equipment for Occupational Therapy Services at CHILD: Mercer Island Rotary supports local non-profit organizations like CHILD by funding the Integrated Learning Systems (iLs) psychoacoustic therapy equipment and operation materials for our Occupational Therapy Services at CHILD. CHILD provides Developmental Therapy Services including Occupational Therapy; Speech and Language Therapy; and Mental Health Counseling to support daily function, communication, and emotional-behavioral skill-building. CHILD’s Developmental Therapy Services program is unparalleled in the region, providing vulnerable children with a holistic, empathy-based response to their complex learning barriers. To view the Mercer Island Rotary please visit www.mirotary.org 

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