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

6.07.2008

These Shoes were Made for Walking!

Great News! Brett, the youngest of our twin set, has finally started walking!
His older brother has been walking for months, and Brett wasn’t interested in anything but crawling and being carried. With the constant encouragement of the therapy team and the persistance of his nannies, he took his first steps in late May.
But we don’t want to forget the first steps of another of our almost-two-year-olds. Brett was sooned joined by our Francis, another little boy happiest when being cuddled and carried. Some days all the nannies and older children would gather to cheer him on, but his stubbornness won out. We are so excited that the team and staff kept pushing him! He is still scheduled for physical therapy each week to help him grow into a healthy, happy boy.
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