Children in Crisis

Children in Crisis, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of caring people, working together to provide homes and keep brothers and sisters together. We give a home to the abused, neglected, and abandoned children of our community.<br>Before Children in Crisis, there was no Emergency Shelter in Circuit One (which includes Okaloosa, Walton, Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Northwest Florida) for young children removed from an unsafe environment on short notice.<brWithout CIC and the stability it brings, many foster children would be moved from home to home, some as many as ten times per year. The Children's Neighborhood provides a home to an average of 100 children per year. Since opening our doors in 2008, CIC has been called "home" by over 800 children. Providing these children with almost 100,000 days and nights of a safe, loving environment to grow and thrive. At The Children's Neighborhood, sibling separation is minimized and it is our priority to keep brothers and sisters

Our mission is, Providing Homes and Keep Brothers and Sisters together… for the abused, neglected, a

Goal One: Seeking live-in Foster Parents who have the heart to provide and care for our Foster Children as they would their own. Who understand the traumas the children have been through and provide the care.

Goal Two: Continue with tutoring sessions to help our kids get caught up to their grade level and teach them good study habits to help them succeed in school.

Goal Three: Continue to provide our Foster Children with all the resources needed such as life skills, cleaning, how to properly wash, irons and cooking skills to ensure they have the tools needed & successful

Children in Crisis continues to seek training programs needed to ensure our Foster Parents have the best resources to care for our children. From Quality Parent Training (QPT), Conscious Discipline classes, we provide training classes and CPR training.

Children in Crisis has hit many milestones over the years. In 2008, our Emergency Shelter opened along with our Kid’s Clubhouse. We have built five long-term homes on campus, added Kay’s cupboard, and have recently opened our much-needed therapy building. Every milestone is a gift and every donor that has contributed is an integral part of us giving foster children a home. One of our greatest accomplishments is that, as of this newsletter printing, we have given a home to 1,000 foster children. Those 1,000 children include 278 sibling groups that we have kept together on our campus. Even though giving over 1000 children a home warms our hearts, it is a double-edged sword. It means that these 1,000 children were all abused, abandoned, or neglected before they came to us. We are proud to be the safe place that they come to stay while they await permanency either back with family or to an adoptive forever home. We are proud to say that we are the ones that gave them food every day, a safe bed to lay their head on each night, and a family environment that shows them love, compassion, and understanding. Children in Crisis will continue to need our community to help us give a home to many more children in the years ahead. We need you to help us in all of the ways our amazing donors have done over the years. We need monetary donations from our community to help ensure that the children continue to have their basic needs met including keeping the lights on, water running, and putting food on the table. Those that can’t give monetarily can help by giving clothes, shoes, or gift cards for day-to-day necessities. Most of these 1,000 children have come to us with only the clothes on their backs. During this holiday season, remember the 1,000 children we have served from our local community and the many more children we will serve in the future. With your help, Children in Crisis will continue to help the foster care sibling groups stay together in a safe and loving home.