Guide Note

Childhelp is a non-profit organization providing aid and services caring for abused, neglected and at-risk children.

Fast Facts:

1. Year founded: 1959
2. Founders: Sara O'Meara, Yvonne Fedderson
3. Current heads: Sara O'Meara (CEO/Chairman), Yvonne Fedderson (President)
4. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
5. Phone: (480) 922-8212
6. Child abuse hotline: (800) 4-A-CHILD
7. Fax: (480) 922-7061
8. Email: mediainquiries@childhelp.org (media); specialevents@childhelp.org (fundraising); volunteerchapters@childhelp.org (volunteers)
9. Notable project: Good-Touch/Bad-Touch
10. Offers service to call if a sex offender moves into your area

According to their official website, the philosophy of Childhelp is that children all have individual and unique potential to contribute to the world, that unconditional love is the key to helping abused and neglected children, and that all children deserve everything that Childhelp can give them.¹

1. Daily deaths caused by child abuse: 4²
2. One third of abused kids will abuse their own children²
3. American children suffering abuse/neglect yearly: 906,000²