News

The renovations of the House basement and of three of the boys’ bathrooms are now complete!  A $12,000 grant, awarded to Christ Child House by The DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, allowed for the renovation and transformation of the agency’s basement into a multipurpose recreation room.  Not only does the new room have new walls, a new ceiling, and new carpet, it also has beanbag chairs, small televisions for playing video games, a larger television for watching movies, a basketball game, a foosball game, a closet full of toys and games, a table for arts, crafts, and other activities, and, thanks to Detroit Lion Don Mulbach, a home theater system. 

Not long after wrapping up the basement project, the bathroom project began.  The Blake Company and Pulte Homes generously provided the funding for the project, which included new tile, showers, toilets, sinks, lighting, and fixtures.  The new bathrooms go a long way to enhance our program capacity .  The changes have made use of the bathrooms much more efficient-especially in the morning and at night during shower times.  The bathrooms look great and create a more home-like atmosphere for our boys.  Thanks to these wonderful donors for making these much needed renovations possible!

Christ Child House received a hefty contribution from The Somerset Collection.  (And we mean hefty—seven gallons to be exact!)  Two buckets full of coins that were removed from the mall fountains  were donated to the agency.  The coin donation wasn’t a quick or easy process, but it was worth it!  Thanks again to The Somerset Collection!

After 3 consecutive years of receiving an honorable mention, Christ Child House was finally chosen as the winner for the Youth Sports and Recreation Commission's Leonard W. Smith Award for Organizational Excellence.  This award is a great honor.  Thank you again to our friends at the YSRC!

Christ Child House is pleased to announce that the agency has been the recipient of several grants from the following foundations and corporate giving programs: 

The OfficeMax Acts Corporate Giving Program for educational programming;

Target Stores and RadioShack Community Programs, each for violence prevention programming;

Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation towards an office expansion project;

Kroger Company Foundation for educational programming;

Junior League of Detroit and Young Foundation, each to help start a music therapy program;

Detroit Lions Charities to support this 2007 summer camping trips;

Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities for Christ Child House’s specialized adoption program; and

The Village Woman’s Club Foundation to support the agency’s sports and recreational programming.

Christ Child House gives great thanks to each of these wonderful foundations and corporate giving programs for supporting the agency and its mission to support children in crisis! 

Upcoming Special Events

Mark your calendars!!  Thursday, May 24th is Christ Child House’s Dine & Donate Fun-draiser.  Dine & Donate is part of the Max & Erma’s Proceed Day program.   Through this program, supporters of Christ Child House can dine at the Max & Erma’s in Birmingham and 20% of the total bill (drinks included) will be donated to The House.  The Fun-draiser is all day long and includes carry out.  All you have to do is bring the coupon (click here ) and give it to your server when you pay the bill.  Photocopies are accepted so please feel free to make copies and pass them around to family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers!!  Remember:  Thursday, May 24th at the Max & Erma’s in Birmingham (located at 250 Merrill St. in downtown Birmingham).  We hope you will join us!!  If you have any questions or would like to request flyers, please contact Jessie Barton.