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Child Welfare League of America Announces Hurricane Relief Aid Grants
For more information, contact
Joyce Johnson
Phone: 804/492-4519
Cell: 703/980-7641
E-mail: jjohnson@cwla.org
June 1, 2006, Washington, DC -- The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) announced today the awarding of several Hurricane Katrina Relief aid grants. Following the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many child serving agencies in the region found themselves in need of financial supports and other resources as they struggled to recover. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita dealt a severe blow to the work of CWLA member agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi. Children experienced disruptions in services that left them traumatized while agencies coped with damaged facilities and homeless and missing staff.
CWLA has stepped in to support agencies directly affected by the hurricanes as well as agencies in surrounding states that have lent assistance. These grants were made possible through donations made to CWLA's Katrina Kids Fund, including particularly generous contributions from uBid and star athlete Jalen Rose. The Fund provides disaster relief and assistance with the long-term recovery needs of community-based agencies as they rebuild their capacity to assist children and families.
"We are thankful for the opportunity to be able to acknowledge and reward those agencies who have been on the front lines helping children and families recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," said Shay Bilchik, President and CEO of the Child Welfare League of America.
CWLA's Katrina Kids Fund grants were awarded to the following recipients:
- $80,000 to Kingsley House of New Orleans for debris removal, insurance deductibles, and facility maintenance;
- $5,000 to Raintree Children and Family Services in New Orleans to assist some foster children to move into transitional living;
- $41,200 to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Port Arthur for disaster information and relief planning, child and family assistance, and a neighborhood tutoring program, and
- $13,975.51 to Lena Pope Home for salaries, consultants & professional fees, travel (mileage reimbursement), and client assistance with food & housing.
About Kingsley House
Kingsley House, nationally respected as the oldest Settlement House in the South, has served the people of New Orleans since 1896. All Kingsley House programs are directed to educating and motivating participants so they can help themselves. Kingsley House has served over half a million people since it was founded in 1896. Today, it serves over 7,000 people per year in a wide variety of enabling programs. In planning for tomorrow, Kingsley House is renovating and expanding its facilities to accommodate an ever increasing number of participants. For more information, visit www.kingsleyhouse.org.
About Raintree Children and Family Services
Raintree Children and Family Services is a non-profit social service organization serving the Greater New Orleans Area since 1926. Although partially funded by the State of Louisiana, Raintree also relies on community support. However, a major source of private funding comes from individual donors who support the agency's mission and want to share its work. FRIENDS of Raintree, a philanthropic organization, also provides volunteer and financial support to Raintree Children and Family Services. For more information about Raintree visit www.raintreeservices.org.
About Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) was created with the passage of House Bill 2292 by 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session. Previously called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, DFPS is charged with protecting children, adults who are elderly or have disabilities living at home or in state facilities, and licensing group day-care homes, day-care centers, and registered family homes. The agency is also charged with managing community-based programs that prevent delinquency, abuse, neglect and exploitation of Texas children, elderly and disabled adults. Every day, almost 6,800 DFPS employees in more than 249 offices across the state protect the physical safety and emotional well-being of the most vulnerable citizens of Texas. For more information about the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services visit www.dfps.state.tx.us.
About Lena Pope Home
Mrs. Lena Pope and the Martha Sunday School Class at Broadway Baptist Church established Lena Pope Home in 1930 to meet the needs of children and families during the depression and post war years. It operated primarily as an orphanage and whenever possible kept mothers with their children. As the needs of the community changed, so the Home has evolved to meet those needs serving more than 20,000 individuals, children, and families annually. The Home serves the community through four main programs; therapeutic foster care, alternative education, counseling, and Family Matters Programs. For more information go to www.lenapopehome.org.
About CWLA
Since 1920, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) has been the nation's pre-eminent organization dedicated to ensuring that disadvantaged and vulnerable children are protected from harm and have the tools and resources they need to grow into the healthy and happy adults we want them to become. CWLA is the trusted authority for professionals who work with children and the only national organization with members from both public and private agencies, providing unique access and influence to all sectors of the children's services field. For more information, visit www.cwla.org.
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