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.

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6.08.2008

100 day celebration!

Today was a great and meaningful day. It is the one-hundredth day birthday of the therapy department! I am sure this is your first time to hear about it. The one-hundredth day is very important and special for new born babies in China. It is a traditional custom to visit the baby and bring gifts to the family to share in celebration of this new little one on their 100th day of life.

So, with the birth of the new therapy department, we had a great idea to share our happiness with the staff at PHF. We know success in therapy is due to a team effort of the nannies, teachers, medical team and therapists. We ordered huge birthday cakes and sent out invitations to all the nannies and departments at PHF. We hung banners of thanks to everyone and took pictures of each of the nannies with their kids for them to take home with them. We also hung a banner with pictures and stories of children that have made significant progress in only 100 days of therapy.

It was a good time to celebrate what God is doing at PHF and the fruit of our staff's efforts!

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