The Children's Center
Jon Carolin, right, of The Children’s Center in Detroit was the guest speaker at the March 22 evening meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe at The War Memorial. He was greeted by President Ted Everingham.
The Children’s Center has been around for over 85 years and is located at 79 Alexandrine West, near the Detroit Medical Center. Its mission is to help children and families shape their own futures. The center serves over 7,500 children a year, from birth to age 22. Its staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists work with children struggling with behavioral and emotional challenges who may have experienced trauma. Studies show that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys have been the victims of trauma.
In addition to “healing the hurt,” the Center has a Head Start Academy, provides parent education and conducts activities such arts and crafts. They also host monthly birthday parties for children who may never have celebrated a birthday.
There are numerous ways our club and individuals can help out — either financially by underwriting outings and activities, donating goods to their clothing store or for the upcoming Back to School Bazaar or by volunteering. To learn more, please visit www.thechildrenscenter.com. For more details, please contact Jon at jcarolin@thechildrenscenter.com.