About Us
The Philip Hayden Foundation Therapy Program was started in July 2007. Our program is guided by the Chinese Proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." China has limited training or educational programs for rehabilitation. In the past, we have relied on foreign therapists or basic training of our nannies to provide therapy for our children. However, we have found this offers only a limited and short-term solution.
With ther start of our new therapy program, we have hired local college graduates that are bilingual and invited foreign therapists to train them. These trained therapists now provide therapy to the over 80% of children in our care that are in need of it to develop to their full potential. In addition to the therapists' regular therapy sessions, they also provide early intervention training to our nannies, team with our teachers in the classroom, and help our older orphans develop life and job skills.
It is our hope that, as we continue to develop, we can share our knowledge and resources with other orphanages and organizations helping special needs children in China. In the future, we also hope to extend this service to local families with special needs children in the community.
New physical therapist joins our team!
Tracy studied at the North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering in Langfang where she majored in English. This Langfang native visited PHF during college and was touched by the smiling faces and commitment to love and help one another. After working in business for a year after she graduated, she began looking for a new environment and immediately sent in her resume when she heard PHF was hiring. Tracy joined our team in September 2007and attended PT training in Tianjin. She is so happy to have the chance to serve the many wonderful children here and have a part in changing their lives for the better.
Tracy studied at the North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering in Langfang where she majored in English. This Langfang native visited PHF during college and was touched by the smiling faces and commitment to love and help one another. After working in business for a year after she graduated, she began looking for a new environment and immediately sent in her resume when she heard PHF was hiring. Tracy joined our team in September 2007and attended PT training in Tianjin. She is so happy to have the chance to serve the many wonderful children here and have a part in changing their lives for the better.
