A New House Built on Joy....Coming Soon!
The Need for a New Christ Child House
Challenge
Due to the level of abuse our boys have withstood, sharing bedrooms is not an option for many residents. The current House only has 16 bedrooms.
Opportunity
Christ Child House aims to have a fixed census of 24 residents. The structural limitations of the current 16-bedroom House means we have been forced to turn boys away.
Challenge
The current House has limited space for indoor recreation. There is a small playground outside, but during the long winter months, at-home recreation is confined to one general purpose room. Our boys’ natural energy and enthusiasm is often augmented by aggression.
Opportunity
A year-round recreation center would be vital to the physical, mental and emotional well-being of every boy that calls Christ Child House “home.”
Challenge
The current length of stay at Christ Child House is between 9-14 months, and once a child transitions out of the House, he is referred to another licensed agency for psycho-social counseling and other supportive services.
Opportunity
To expand the continuum of care, Christ Child House has expanded program licensure to become a Child Placement Agency (CPA). This allows Christ Child staff to coordinate foster care placements and continue to provide personalized supportive care to the child in an approved foster care home.
Challenge
Building a new Christ Child House has required a major fundraising effort including major gifts and multi-year pledges.
Opportunity
Together, we can change lives. Please partner with Christ Child Society today to help us keep up with ongoing building costs that continue to rise due to current market conditions. While our fundraising goal has been met, there is still a need for continued efforts toward the campaign!
Christ Child House has been home to more than 3,000 children over the past 75 years. The new Christ Child House will be home to the next 3,000 children who walk through our doors.
What Are We Building?
- Building of an 18,000 square foot home
- Twenty private and four semi-private bedrooms
- Creative space dedicated to art and music therapy
- Quiet areas for after-school tutoring
- Sensory room specific to the needs of children on the Autism spectrum
- Dedicated mudroom and laundry room featuring state-of-the-art sanitation technology
- Private offices for clinicians to conduct one-on-one therapy and consultation
- Full service commercial kitchen
- Build out of a new recreation center, separate from the House
- Recreation center to include multi-purpose floor to allow for basketball, soccer and other sports as well as theatre and talent shows
Where is the New House Located?
Our new home will be down the street on Joy Road, only a few plots of land away from the current Christ Child House. It was important for us to remain on Joy Road, as the new house location will give the current residents a sense of familiarity. We are not moving far!