The Christ Child Society of Washington DC
WISH LIST: $100: diapers for 10 layettes; $160: 1 new school uniform $500: 8 1-hour group therapy sessions for 10 students; $1000: 20 complete layettes
The 120-year old Christ Child Society serves the most basic needs of at-risk children regardless of race or creed. It begins with the youngest among us, providing a layette "starter kit" of clothing, equipment, and educational material. Volunteers knit blankets and assemble the layettes - some 4,000 kits annually - and distribute them to 30 social service agencies who in turn distribute them to clients. A school counseling program makes high-quality mental health care available to 16 inner-city schools and inner-suburban Catholic schools (2,500 children) that could not otherwise afford it. Adopt a School brings tutoring programs, school supplies, school beautification, and library development to partner schools. Providing school uniforms for 125 students eases the burden on parents, and a scholarship program makes it possible for 120 children to attend the summer camp of their choice. The new Mary Virginia Merrick Recreation Center, named in honor of the Society's founder, will bring much-needed recreational experiences to youngsters in Ward 8. See a need and fill it, said Merrick. Here is the need: you know what to do.
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Kathleen Curtin Executive Director |
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