Support
Through our Support pillar, we provide the services that our children and youth require to meet their basic needs and create stability: our emergency needs program, educational support program, annual family fair, and the attentive care provided at the Children's Assessment Center.
Emergency Needs Program
Last year, over 2,500 children were supported with tangible items such as food, new clothing, personal hygiene products, refrigerators, beds and bedding for a good night's sleep, dental/orthodontic care, and other items to meet a vital and immediate need.
To support the Emergency Needs Program:
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Monetary donations
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Gift cards
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Full-sized hygiene items
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Bedding
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Host a hygiene drive
Educational Support Program
Each year, we organize drives for items needed by our children, such as backpacks, school supplies, jackets, and shoes. Supplies like these help set children up for success. Learn More
To support the Educational Support Program:
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Monetary donations
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Gift cards
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Filled backpacks
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Dorm kits
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Host a backpack drive
Children's Assessment Center
The CAC offers a child-friendly environment where specially-trained forensic medical providers conduct evidentiary medical examinations and are able to provide expert witness testimony in court as needed for child victims of abuse and neglect. Learn more
To support the Children's Assessment Center:
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Monetary donations
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Blankets
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Mack the Dog dolls
Family Fair
Our annual Family Fair is a chance for us to work directly with families to provide support. We offer resources and information on employment opportunities, food resources, and housing. Guests also leave with a variety of household items, clothing, infant care items, and more.
To support the Emergency Needs Program:
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Monetary donations
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Gift cards
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Full-sized hygiene items
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Bedding
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Host a hygiene drive
Project SAFE
Project SAFE is designed to help stabilize San Bernardino County families with children who are in crisis and experiencing homelessness by providing emergency goods and services that include tangible items and emergency housing assistance that will lead to temporary and permanent housing.
To support the Emergency Needs Program:
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Monetary donations
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Gift cards
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Gas cards
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Bus passes
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Full-sized hygiene items
Children's Fund partners with the San Bernardino County Children's Network to provide services to the San Bernardino Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (C.A.S.E.). Children's Network's C.A.S.E. program is a partnership of public and private entities who have joined together to address the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (C.S.E.C) by developing and connecting resources throughout the county to educate, prevent, intervene, and support victims of sexual exploitation. Click here for upcoming FREE CSEC workshops.