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Celebrating a Community that Gives to
The Whole Child
"Thank you for your ongoing support!"
The Whole Child board and staff recently honored our donors by unveiling a beautifully designed donor wall on January 19th. Nearly 100 collaborative partners and community leaders braved the storm to join us at the celebration.
Individuals and organizations who have made philanthropic gifts ranging from $5,000 to over $100,000 are shown on the wall. Their philanthopy represents community at its best, supporting critically needed programs and  services.
These services include crisis counseling, mental health symposiums for professional development, and master's and doctorate internships specializing in children and family work.
"It is only because of these gifts that we are able to make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many children, their families, and ultimately the community," said Chief Executive Officer Charlene Dimas-Peinado.
Karen Shepard spoke on behalf of the B.C. McCabe Foundation, which is honored on the wall.
"I have seen firsthand how valuable the work of The Whole Child is in our community," she said.
"From helping troubled children in the foster care system, to teaching parenting classes, and most recently with the Early Attachments Program, so needed to help small children who are seldom seen outside the home. These services really do make a difference," Shepard said.
Karen Shepard, B.C. McCabe Foundation
Tracy Fish described her involvement through the Albert and Bettie Sacchi Foundation. "As a Director of the Foundation, I get to know the organizations we partner with closely. I am confident this agency uses its gifts wisely to benefit the community. I plan to continue supporting The Whole Child both as a volunteer as well as a donor," she said.
Tracy Fish, Albert & Bettie Sacchi Foundation
Following the donor wall unveiling, executive staff and ambassadors of the chambers of commerce of Whittier, Santa Fe Springs and Pico Rivera performed ribbon-cutting ceremonies to celebrate the new name of the agency.
Whittier Mayor Bob Henderson, Pico Rivera Mayor Pro Tem Bob Archuleta, along with respresentatives of Supervisor Don Knabe, AssemblymanTony Mendoz, Assemblyman Charles Calderon, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and the city of La Mirada presented proclamations commemorating the name  change.
Pam Kennedy, Board Chair and Charlene Dimas-Peinado, CEO
receive a certificate from
Jamie Zamora, representing Congresswoman Linda Sanchez.
The name "The Whole Child" honors a 53-year legacy of helping children attain emotional well-being and creating positive outcomes in their lives--wholeness.
The Whole Child provides a full range of emotional and mental health services to children of all ages and their families. Read about one such family you helped serve in the column to the right.
To learn more, please visit our website www.thewholechild.info. And thanks once more for your support. Every gift of any size helps enrich the world with one more emotionally healthy child.
 D Donors at the Wall Unveiling: (Photo by Jade Le). Front row: Terry Kennedy; Pam Kennedy (Board Chair); Elrita Watson-Neiswander; Mary Jones (Guild President); Leslie Ito (Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation); Charlene Dimas-Peinado (CEO). Back row: Robert Bailie, Anne Bailie, Janice Roodzant, Karen Shepard (B.C. McCabe Foundation); Jeff Nickell (Rotary Club of Whittier); Tracy Fish (Albert & Bettie Sacchi Foundation).
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How your Gifts Make a Difference
"Joshua," aged 17, recently came to The Whole Child for crisis counseling. His school performance had taken a sudden nosedive so the counselor had asked Joshua what was going on at home.
Joshua revealed that his mother had lost her job, she was very depressed, and she had become dependent on drugs and alcohol. Last week, Joshua had heard a loud sound and rushed out to find his mother hanging from a noose, attempting suicide. He was in time to save her life at that moment, but not to reduce the trauma in his own life.
The effects of a parent's suicide on a young person can be tragic.  Joshua blamed himself for his mother's depression, drug abuse and attempted suicide. As a result, he too became depressed, withdrawn, failing in school and suicidal. He needed professional counseling services.
But Joshua had no funding and no insurance.
Fortunately, you and other donors to The Whole Child have established a fund to help pay for such critical services.
The Whole Child accepted Joshua for therapy immediately. In ten weekly visits, he was able to process what had happened to his mother, and recognize that he was not to blame for it. He began to regain a sense of control over his own life and to participate in school with more energy.
We are so grateful to you and all our donors who enabled Joshua to receive the help he needed.
Thank you for making a difference in children's lives!
Donor Wall:
$100,000 and above
First 5 LA
Intercommunity Child
Guidance Guild
B.C. McCabe Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
Albert & Bettie Sacchi
Foundation
United Way
$50,000 - $100,000
John & Linda Belsito,
BCDRF/PDSI
Thelma Pearl Howard
Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Dr. & Mrs. Breene Murphy
Ralph M Parsons Foundation
PIH
City of Santa Fe Springs
Weingart Foundation
City of Whittier
$25,000 - $50,000
Supervisor Don Knabe, County
of Los Angeles
$10,000 - $25,000
Aetna Foundation
Banco Popular
Allen C. Neiswander, MD, MPH,
FAAFP, DHl
Rob & Irene Quist
$5,000 - $10,000
Atkinson, Andelsonj, Loya,
Rudd & Romo
The Atlas Family Foundation
Anne and Robert Bailie
In N Out Burger Foundation
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Mary
Jones
Pam and Terry Kennedy
City of La Mirada
Pacific Western Bank
Epifanio Peinado and Charlene
Dimas-Peinado
Dr. Gerald and Janice Roodzant
Rose Hills Memorial Park and
Mortuary
Rotary Club of Whittier
Ed L. and Ruth B. Shannon
Foundation
Southern California Edison
Women's Club of Whittier
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