2011 Providence Foundations in Oregon Annual Report

2011 HiGHliGHTS
Providence Child Center foundation
n Donations made possible the staffing, educational materials
and classes that parents and families seek from the Swindells
Resource Center of Providence Child Center. Providing
resources that enhance the lives of children with disabilities, the
Swindells center in 2011 assisted more than 12,000 families and
professionals across oregon and southwest Washington at its
five locations. Many of the children and families served reside in
rural regions with limited medical and educational resources.
n Charitable gifts from generous community supporters helped
out in so many ways: They helped give medically fragile
children a voice by funding speech therapy and tools for
assistive communication; provided greater access to a physical
therapist and aquatic therapy sessions; and strengthened the
children’s developmental abilities through recreational therapy
using art, music and play.
n The Pediatric Specialty Dental and Medical Clinic exists
because of the generosity and vision of the community. opened
in 2010, this one-stop clinic enables Providence Child Center’s
medically fragile children to receive the dental and medical
care they need without having to leave the center. Dental
care for children with disabilities requires a true commitment
to serve children with special needs in a loving and caring
manner, including human touch, significant encouragement
and patience. Children with special needs from the community,
along with their siblings, also may receive dental care there.
now a visit to the dentist or doctor means less interruption in
the lives of the children, their families and the center staff.
Joslyn and speech-language
pathologist Bethany Bertoti
work together to find the
girl’s own special voice,
using speech therapy
and tools of assistive
communication. This crucial
benefit is funded largely
with philanthropy dollars.
Maria, a resident of the
Center for Medically Fragile
Children at Providence
Child Center, receives an
oral exam from Monisha
gagneja, D.M.D., known
as “Dr. Mo.”
at its five locations, the
swindells resource Center of
Providence Child Center reaches
out with information and
training to thousands of families
of children with special needs.
PRovidEnCE Child CEnTER FoUndATion 9 2011 AnnUAl REPoRT