Horizons For Homeless Children Playspace Programs- Northeast Region

The mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of homeless children and their families. We provide homeless children in Massachusetts with the nurturing, stimulation and opportunities for early education and play that all children need to learn and grow in healthy ways.

Description:
Horizons for Homeless Children founded the Playspace Programs in 1990. Playspace Programs staff collaborate with residents and staff of the shelters to design and build age-appropriate, "kid-friendly" spaces that are equipped with libraries, climbing structures, art supplies and more - the all-important tools to challenge children physically and creatively and allow them to have a place to play, use their imaginations and be just who they are...kids. A unique aspect of this program includes the recruiting, training, and placement of volunteers, a.k.a. Playspace Activity Leaders (PALs), in the shelter Playspaces to engage the children in fun, educational play so that they can grow and develop, as all children should.

History:
Horizons for Homeless Children was founded in 1988 as an independent, non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to serving homeless children and their families.

Horizons for Homeless Children touches the lives of more than 900 homeless children each week in Massachusetts through Playspaces (educational and recreational spaces) in shelters.

Contact people:

Americorps VISTA, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Amanda Browne, Program Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (978) 557-2184

Address:

60 Island St. Lawrence, MA 01840 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org

Last updated on July 7, 2009