The Greater Sum Foundation has named Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) as one of nine nonprofit organizations chosen to advance to a “final pitch round” in a competition for funding and services organized by the grant-giving Foundation! https://thegreatersum.org/2019-finalists The Foundation supports innovation in the nonprofit sector by providing funding, subject matter expertise, networking, and professional […]
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“Giving is not just about making a donation.  It’s about making a difference.”  – Kathy Calvin  This Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to Child Life Disaster Relief.  Your donation goes directly towards our vision and mission of working with children that have been negatively affected by disasters.  You can make a difference!  To
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We are excited to announce the 2020 Children’s Disaster Services trainings! Children’s Disaster Services is Child Life Disaster Relief’s partner for all large-scale national deployments. To continue coordinated efforts for children and families’ post-disasters, the first step to get involved nationally is to become a certified volunteer with Children’s Disaster Services (CDS); this is accomplished through
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Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. I am in my 7th year as a child life clinical instructor at Missouri State University. Prior to that I worked as a CCLS for 8 years at Children’s Mercy Hospital
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The last month has been a wild and amazing ride for Child Life Disaster Relief. The Bahamas Ministry of Health and US Coalition of Physicians requested Certified Child Life Specialists deploy to the Bahamas to provide support following Hurricane Dorian, and several volunteers answered the call. These deployments would not have been possible without the
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One of the most important factors in promoting resilience and positive outcomes post-disaster for children is the services and support they receive within those first few hours after a traumatic event. Unfortunately, this is also one of the largest gaps in disaster services for children; there are currently no nationally coordinated services directly focused on
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In just one week, a team of three Certified Child Life Specialists have been able to serve approximately 175 children, each demonstrating the effects of Hurricane Dorian but also the therapeutic power of play in healing! The team reports encountering lots of hyperactivity and aggression and having numerous breakthroughs as the children process the array
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Last Friday, three incredible Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS), Cara Smith, Eileen Esposito, and Hayley Wells, deployed to the Bahamas to work with children and families that have been affected by Hurricane Dorian. They have been busy making connections, assessing needs, and supporting children in shelters, clinics, orphanages, emergency rooms, and homes. Eileen shared an
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Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. In 2018, I started in my current position as a certified child life specialist in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Prior to that, I worked in
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Two members from Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) deployed with our partner, Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), to work with children affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Stephanie Michel-Siddall has been working alongside her CDS teammates in a shelter in Orange, TX since this past Sunday and Catie McDaniel will be joining tomorrow. So far, there have
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