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West Valley Child Crisis Center Charity Profile
West Valley Child Crisis Center began when a group of women’s service organizations (the Soroptimist International of the Kachinas & two former West Valley Soroptimist clubs), saw the need and combined with the help of the John F. Long Foundation to renovate and establish the first two shelter residences in 1986 and 1988. The organization functioned out of two residential homes for over 15 years; becoming well-respected and recognized by the community for its quality care of children. The continual growth of both the shelter and its surrounding community eventually led to the need to build a newer, larger facility. In January, 2002, the board of directors completed a $3.3 million capital development campaign to build a new Kids Campus.
Completed in November 2002, the Kids Campus has the capacity to provide 48 beds each day and is a safe place to call home for children, ages birth-17, who have been removed from their homes because they were extremely abused, or their parents are unable to care for them. We are currently housing 48 children per day and are maximum capacity 95% of the time.
Located on a 3-acre property in Glendale, the Kids Campus has been thoughtfully designed to include six children’s residences, a medical facility and a children’s enrichment center, all clustered around open spaces, structured play areas, a water park and bike path. West Valley Child Crisis Center is in the business of saving children’s lives.
This might sound overstated until you enter the shelter and hear some of the stories of the children that have been provided a safe home in a time of desperate need.
On any given day, you can find children that have been removed from their homes by Child Protective Services (CPS) for reasons such as broken limbs, burns, cuts, bruises, emotional or sexual abuse, abandonment, or extreme neglect—sadly caused mostly at the hands of the people they love the most.
It’s sad that such a place must exist, but it is a reality that Arizona ranks at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to child welfare, and that means there are children that unfortunately need our services.
The West Valley Child Crisis Center provides temporary shelter and supervision for children who are victims of, or at risk of, abuse, neglect or abandonment, in a safe, nurturing, home-like environment staffed by quality care providers and to interact with the community to increase awareness of, and work to prevent, the cycle of child abuse.
Our mission is to provide a safe place where children are comfortable and loved, and given a chance to heal before being placed in a foster home, restored with their parent(s), or with a relative that the State deems able to provide decent care.
We are the only temporary shelter for abused children in the West Valley, and the largest non-profit shelter in Arizona. We operate under the control of the Department of Economic Security (DES) who licenses us annually and inspects monthly.
The shelter has the capacity to house 48 boys and girls ranging in age from birth to 11 years of age. There are six cottage style homes each with an 8 bed capacity in each home. On average, children are in the program approximately 83 days. Throughout the year, approximately 250-325 youngsters will find their way to WVCCC. Since our founding in 1986, more than 2,500 Arizona children have found safety, protection, and nurturance at WVCCC.
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West Valley Child Crisis Center Volunteer Information
As we strive to make a positive difference in the lives of children we are entrusted with, our volunteers are a vital element of our team here at our Kids Campus! It is through the gerenous help of our volunteers that WVCCC is able to achieve and provide the level of quality we aspire to, and it is through the dedication of people like you that these precious little ones are positively affected every day. We cannot express enough how much we value our volunteers!
The primary goal of our Volunteer Services is to partner with the Child Care and Administrative staff to assist and enhance WVCCC’s commitment towards the care, development, and safety of the children that come to our Kids Campus.
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