Driving Innovation in School-Based Mental Health
Cambia Health Foundation supports Children’s Center’s on-site mental health services with a very generous grant of $194,000. Click here for further information about this innovative program.
Patrick Kennedy: After Roseburg, face up to mental illness, addiction
In a recent USA TODAY interview Patrick Kennedy highlights the critical need for our society to end the stigma and silence around mental illness. Click here to watch the video and read the story.
Construction of Children’s Center’s New Home Completed!
We are thrilled that our new home at The Marilyn Moyer Building is complete! On Friday, May 29, 2015 the moving truck below (and a couple more like it) began packing up our belongings and bringing them to our wonderful new home. Parents have mentioned that the building feels clean, open, bright, quiet, and a […]
The Storm City Roller Girls Book Drive
On March 28, 2015 the Storm City Roller Girls, a local flat track derby league, held a book drive at their Saturday night “bout” at the Clark County Event Center. We are extremely thankful to all the fans for donating an abundance of books. Your gifts will be warmly received. Such kindness makes a huge […]
Sea the Difference in the Life of Child Mural Unveiled!
On March 28, 2015, on the campus of Washington State University Vancouver, local artists Erin Dengerink and Jane Cote unveiled the Sea the Difference in the Life a Child mural. Erin and Jane have spent month crafting this stunning glass mural and we are so grateful for their hard work and creative skill. This will be […]
Northwest Personal Training Awards Children’s Center $3100
Sherri McMillan (far left) and her team present Development Director, Matthew Butte (center) with $3100 to support of the work of Children’s Center. Northwest Personal Training organizes the “Girlfriends and Dudes Triathlon.” This year’s event was a great success with almost 400 participants and resulted in this generous gift of $3100. Thank you, Northwest […]
Beaches Summertime Cruisin’ Award Children’s Center $10,000
On July 30, 2014, on a warm evening at the Portland International Raceway, Beaches Summertime Cruisin’ presented a $10,000 check to support the work of Children’s Center. A huge thank you to Beaches Summertime Cruisin’ for their very generous support.
Tod and Maxine McClaskey Foundation awards $750,000 to Children’s Center
Children’s Center is pleased to announce a very generous $750,000 gift from the Tod and Maxine McClaskey Foundation. The money will go toward the nonprofit agency’s capital campaign to support development of a new building to house Children’s Center in east Vancouver. “We are delighted and humbled by this gift,” said Pat Beckett, Executive Director […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony
On July 23, 2014 Children’s Center celebrated the groundbreaking for the new building. The building, to be named The Marilyn Moyer Building, will help Children’s Center continue to keep our promise to our community that no child would wait for mental health services when in need. While we are proud to have delivered on this […]
Peg Busick, Founder and Board Member, Honored with Prestigious Lewis Hine Award
(L)Jeffrey Newman, President and Executive Director, National Child Labor Committee and (R) Erik Butler, Chair, National Child Labor Committee Peg Busick, a founder and board member of Children’s Center was chosen as an honoree for the 2014 Lewis Hine Award for Service to Children and Youth presented by the National Child Labor Committee. She received […]