Will
you help us fight child abuse?
The Gingerbread House
provides services to child victims of sexual abuse and severe
physical abuse at no charge to the victims'
families. In 2004, the Gingerbread House served 641 child
victims of abuse, a 22% increase from 527 child victims in
Year 2003. Since 2000, the Gingerbread House has increased
its case load by an average of 32% per year. In order to continue
providing services to child victims in north Louisiana , the
Gingerbread House applies for grant funding from national,
state, local sources, and private foundations. The Gingerbread
House also conducts annual fundraising events including the
Toast & Roast, pledge campaigns, and in-kind solicitation
requests.
Some examples
of what your tax-deductible donation can accomplish for child
victims of sexual and severe physical abuse…
$25 Donation
provides 10 public transportation day passes for
child victims and
non-offending caregivers
to attend counseling services at the Gingerbread House.
$50 Donation
provides a snack and a drink for child victims and/or
siblings of child
victims attending
counseling services at the Gingerbread House for one month.
$100 Donation
provides the resources needed for one Multidisciplinary
Team case review meeting. MDT meetings
include law enforcement, child protective services, the district
attorneys' offices, medical and mental health personnel, and
Gingerbread House staff, and are held monthly to review the
status of cases and ensure that child victims receive all
necessary services from each of our partner agencies.
$275 Donation
provides forensic interview needs, including audio
tapes, video tapes and dvd-r's for 100 child victims of abuse.
$1,000 Donation
provides 40 hours of Counseling services for child
abuse victims.
$5,000 Donation
provides consumable Play Therapy supplies for approximately
150 child victims for one year.
$10,000 Donation
provides all of the response team services for 25
child victims for one year, including forensic interviews,
multidisciplinary team investigations, case
management, counseling,
support groups, family advocacy, and risk-reduction strategies.
Volunteers provide
additional capacity and resources to the Gingerbread House
. To see a list of our current needs, click here: In Kind
Needs. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please
contact Jennifer Flippo, Family Advocate at (318) 674-2900.
Being a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, the Gingerbread House depends largely on the
generosity of the community to maintain state of the art services
for child victims of sexual and severe physical abuse. Every
donation is valuable. Without community support,
the Gingerbread House would not be able to serve the over
650 child victims that we serve every year. Donations to the
Gingerbread House are tax deductible as allowed by law.
THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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