The strength of Child Life Disaster Relief is in it’s members. Child Life Disaster Relief has 809 members engaged. Through our partnership with Children’s Disaster Services, we have 529 of those members trained for disaster response! When the unthinkable occurs we...
For a lot of us working as child life specialists, a daily walk into our playrooms may look like this: a colorful space with climbers and manipulatives just for infants and toddlers, a more hands on arts and crafts...
While the hurricane has come and gone, the flooding that ensues is still continuing to crest all over the east coast. For families and responders providing support, this means there has been numerous changes, happening almost hourly, with road...
Hurricane Florence hit North and South Carolina coast late last week and has left thousands of people without power, homes, and the security of what was known. Most devastating has been the flooding that has taken the death toll...
With Hurricane Florence setting sight on the Carolina’s National Red Cross has asked that our partner, Children’s Disaster Services have teams on-call and ready to deploy if and when needed. They currently have the first two teams ready, but...
It has been said that play is the language of children. I decided to put this concept, partnered with my basic Spanish skills, to the ultimate test by volunteering at Camp Noah, a day camp designed to provide support...
I didn’t have to think twice about canceling my Friday afternoon plans. I received a call from my local Red Cross about a children’s support need during a vigil for a shooting involving 5 people just 3 miles from...
I have always firmly believed that as humans, we are called to serve others, whether you have a little or you have a lot… use what you have got, when you have it, for those who need it. When...