The Libertore Fund for Children Inc

We funded Parenting Classes through Forty Carrots at SOLVE maternity homes. Forty Carrots provided weekly parenting education and mental health supports tovwomen living at SOLVE Maternity Homes’residential facility in Bradenton, FL. Women from the Sarasota SOLVE home joined the women at the Bradenton home for classes. All of the women served were homeless and pregnant or postpartum; 100% qualified forvMedicaid. Discussion-based groups explored critical issues around pregnancy and parenting; include breastfeeding, crying,brain development, and child safety. Mothers learned about developmental milestones and gained confidence in their ability to be their child’s first and most important teacher. The goal of this program is to help young families at SOLVE build Protective Factors so that mothers can parent effectively, even under stress. Protective Factors, such as “Knowledge of Child Development”, are shown by research to reduce the likelihood
of abuse and neglect.

LibFund provided partial funding for The Personal Safety and Community Awareness Program (PSCA) that Child Protection Center (CPC) offers. It provides a holistic approach to the prevention of child abuse by promoting greater community awareness of the issue. PSCA provides primary abuseprevention education to children from preschool through high school. The program facilitates workshops for caregivers, childcare professionals, teachers, school board staff and the community. The focus is the creation of a future in which children are empowered and educated, adults are and equipped, and our community is a safer place for children and families.

The Haven Preschool is an early intervention and school readiness program that serves children with and without disabilities ranging in age from six weeks to five years. This funding provides speech, cognitive, occupational, and physical therapy to children that are in need of therapy but whose families or guardians can not afford all the therapy necessary.

We provides scholarships for disadvantaged youth, ages six weeks to five years old to receive a high-quality early childhood education from quality early childhood teachers in a safe and nuturing environment. Learning focuses on language, literacy, communication, physical, social and emotional development.

Open Doors Outreach Network improves the coordination and delivery of services to commercially sexually exploited and sex trafficked children in Florida. Voices is a partner with One More Child to provide immediate and ongoing trauma-competent care to victims of sex trafficking. Together they implement wellness plans, crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, legal assistance, personal and court advocacy, and referral to other resources. Survivor mentors, regional advocates, clinicians and victim services coordinators are available 24/7/365 to meet immediate and ongoing needs.