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Foundation names Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian Honourary President The role of “Honourary President” is an honour bestowed at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Child Development Foundation of British Columbia to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the welfare of children with developmental disabilities and their families. The role is a life-time honourary position in a voluntary, non-voting capacity and entails acting as a goodwill ambassador on behalf of the Child Development Foundation of British Columbia in support of The Centre for Child Development.

 

 

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SOPHIE'S PLACE ANNOUNCED

The Centre for Child Development has some very exciting news to share with you – a new Children’s Advocacy Centre start-up project named “Sophie’s Place” is now located in our Centre in Surrey.The project is being led by Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts who personally toured our Centre and chose us as the “perfect location” because of our child and family friendly setting. The project is located on the 2nd Floor of our Centre at 9460 – 140th Street.
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Sophie’s Place is intended to be a multi-disciplinary, child centred service for children who are victims of abuse. It is to be modeled after the Zebra Child Protection Centre in Edmonton. Starting in February 2012 the first phase of the project with the RCMP will open.

Supporting children 0-12 who are victims of abuse with a new more child friendly approach to investigations of abuse; sadly, also as many of you know, children with special needs are disproportionately victims of child abuse (For more information, please visit  this website.)

Sophie's Place - News Release (PDF)
Sophie's Place - Fast Facts (PDF)

We would like to thank the community who came together to help make Sophie’s Place a reality. Click here to view »

         CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO SOPHIE'S PLACE ENDOWMENT FUND         

Why We Need Your Support

We’ve taken a good hard look this past year at how we can do even more to help children to reach their potential. As you know, The Centre for Child Development helps children with the most complex and severe developmental disabilities across Surrey, Langley, Delta and White Rock.

While The Centre is currently able to help 2,000 children every year, recent population data indicates that as many as 18,000 children aged 0 - 19 in the South Fraser Area have speech, language or hearing disorders. Approximately 12,000 children aged 12 - 19 have participation or activity limitations.

The Centre and the Provincial Government work collaboratively to service more children wherever possible, but despite the best efforts of both parties children are still waiting for care.

Serving More Children in Need: Our goal is to increase the number of children we serve by 200. To do this, we’re seeking $1 million per year from donors, or $5,000 per child per year for pediatric medical rehabilitation therapies.

Programs in Need - $500,000: In order to continue to support existing programs including casting and splinting, recreational therapy, eating skills team and equipment team we rely on the generosity of Centre donors, as each of these programs is integral to multi-disciplinary treatment.  

A Building in Need - $$$$:  Originally built in 1974, The Centre’s building on 140th Street is now nearing the end of its useful life. We’ve developed a facility master plan which takes a number of options into consideration. It’s time to build for the future!