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Your Support Empowers Families
The Therapeutic Play Foundation was formed with the mission to address a systemic increase in anxious and depressive symptoms of children.
“Many children and youth experience trauma. Depending on their circumstance, between 25-90 percent of children and youth experience events that leave them traumatized.”
— The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
The Numbers
Up to 50 percent of children and youth in child welfare
Between 60 to 90 percent of youth in juvenile justice
Between 83-91 percent of children and youth in neighborhoods with high levels of violent crime
Between 59 to 91 percent of children and youth in the community mental health system
While trauma cuts across class and race, low-income children, youth and their families and children, youth and families of color disproportionately experience trauma.
Our program - how we serve
With higher rates of trauma and its resulting symptomology and behaviors in those affected, there leaves an unmet space in the equation: the process of healing and improving mental health during and/or after trauma occurrences.
The Therapeutic Play Foundation seeks to intervene and encourage healthy recovery of families; particularly Black families who are most significantly impacted according to the data. For example suicide rates are rising in Black youth, especially as the world suffers with racial tensions and injustice.
We provide education to build awareness in the communities most affected, and offer resources and strategies to decrease symptoms and improve outcomes by using radical self-care and play for the complete family unit.
How You Can Help
Invest in the betterment of our children and their emotional development. Help us help the world!
Donations
There are many ways you can help vulnerable populations who have already overcome many challenges. Donate a toy, lots of toys, food, hygiene products, yoga supplies, or art supplies.
Monetary contributions are also welcome to help with staffing, supplies and resources that would benefit clients of the Therapeutic Play Foundation.
All donations and contributions are tax deductible and The Therapeutic Play Foundation can provide a receipt/acknowledgement letter as confirmation to use for tax purposes.
If you are mailing your donation or monetary contribution, please send all items to:
The Therapeutic Play Foundation, Inc.
530 S. Lake Avenue, #236
Pasadena, CA 91101
(*Mailing Address Only)
Play Date Group
You can join the Play Date, our monthly giving group, to support our work with children and families year-round!
The Play Date is a monthly giving group for individuals invested in the betterment of youth, just like you, that enables you to be able to support our work year-round.
Please consider joining our Play Date – it’s automatic and convenient for you, and ensures reliable support for The Therapeutic Play Foundation, allowing us to plan for the future.
Thank you for being part of our Play Date!
Other ways to Donate
Matching Gift
Does your employer have an Employee Match Program? If so, you could double your gift’s impact to The Therapeutic Play Foundation! Consider having your employer sponsor your gift to The Therapeutic Play Foundation through their matching gift program.
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Community Gift
Love to host parties? Sponsor a special fundraising event or private fundraising event and through your friends and generosity, you can help build awareness and raise funds for the programs at The Therapeutic Play Foundation.
Invest In Today & Tomorrow
Contact us for more information about how you can invest in The Therapeutic Play Foundation.