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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8.31.2008

Training Outreach to the Community: Speech Therapy Conference

For the first time ever, our therapy team held a therapy training conference at PHF. From August 18th to 29th, twenty-five special education teachers and therapists representing four organizations that are dedicated to helping special needs children participated in a speech therapy training conference. We learned, discussed, and shared our experiences in lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on training. We were impressed with all the attendees who worked so hard and were eager to learn new knowledge about speech therapy. The visitors appreciated the therapy staff for the excellent training, especially the wonderful teaching of Carrie and Laura. The conference was also a great opportunity to network. It was an amazing chance to connect with other organizations that have the same motivation for learning and doing the work we do: our desire to help children enjoy a better life. The participants were also deeply moved by what they had seen at PHF, as they thought our children were loved very much and were growing up happily here. In their feedback, they said they hope to return to PHF for more training. We are looking forward to it, too!