He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which when sown upon the ground is the least of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” Mark 4:30-32

OUR MISSION:

OUR MISSION:
To improve the quality of life of special needs children in China, helping them reach their potential.

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.

Previous Posts

12.02.2007

Speech therapy at JHF

This fall, we have been providing weekly speech therapy training to the teachers at JianHua Foundation(JHF). JHF is a non-profit organization that works in the community with families providing schooling for children with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and autism. JHF's teachers work very hard for these children and want to know the most effective ways to improve their kids’ speech ability. Carrie, with the help of Laura's translating, provided evaluation of the children, consulted with the parents, and explained speech theories and practical ways to the teachers to help the children communicate. This also provided a training opportunity for Laura who is learning how to be a speech therapist.
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