Rainbow Center Needs Christmas Sponsors

Rainbow Center, Children & Family Services (RCCFS) is caring for approximately 55 children and youth this

holiday season through Residential Care group homes and Bridges Foster Care homes.

"The children we serve have experienced a variety of horrors during their young lives to include physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, a troubled home life, and much more. Their stories will break your heart, but as a community, we are able to reach out to them at Christmas and year round to show our loving and caring spirit," says RCCFS Campaign Chair Johns Matthews.

Rainbow Center provides two Residential Care cottages and over 20 Foster Care homes for children in need of a safe, loving home environment, as well as a structured environment that follows a nationally-accredited model, access to therapy, and other needs as identified by their individual treatment plans.

"It doesn't matter why children come to us; they've all ended up here because of reasons no child should ever have to face. Christmas is an especially hard time of year for our children because they often find it difficult to be happy when their world seems to have fallen a part. We are here to help heal each child and, if possible, their families. That's why it is so important that we don't disappoint them at Christmas, and we need the help of the community to make this time of year truly special for those we serve," continues Matthews.

Rainbow Center asks that willing sponsors contact Koren Huskins at (336) 667-3333 or khuskins@rccfs.com. The agency has a wish list for each child and requests that each sponsor spend approximately $50 to $100 on a girl or boy served by the center.

"Last year, several staff members sponsored children, and it was so much fun shopping for these kids. It made you feel so good knowing that you were going to bring smiles to the faces of children that have hurt so much during their young lives," says Huskins.

Rainbow Center - Children & Family Services is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides an array of human services to children and families who are at risk in Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes and surrounding counties. The center is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and is a member of the North Carolina Child and Family Services Association, the Ashe Chamber of Commerce, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.