Children Today
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Nurturing children through early care and education since 1997.
Children Today was founded in 1997 by two working mothers in Long Beach, California, after one of them saw a toddler wandering alone down a busy street, wearing only a diaper, his parents nowhere to be seen. It was this haunting image of homelessness – as well as its often overlooked impact on children – that inspired the creation of Children Today. In 2000, co-founders Theresa Bixby and Jennifer Fitzgerald, along with the board of directors, opened the Play House West - a free, licensed, comprehensive child development and day care center for children experiencing homelessness from six weeks to six years of age. In 2008, Children Today expanded by opening The Play House North, a second child development and day care center serving children experiencing homelessness in north Long Beach. Children Today is an advocate for the needs of children in a system that typically sees homelessness as a problem only affecting adults. The goal of Children Today is simple – to increase the safety, stability and confidence of children facing homelessness and provide quality early care and education programs absolutely free of charge. Since our inception, the combined impact of the Play House West and Play House North has reached over 800 families in Long Beach.
12/21/2022
Cast your vote for Children Today's entry in The Pike Outlets Festival of Trees. The winning charity will get $1,000! Voting is open through December 31st.
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12/19/2022
Children Today's Holiday Store was a huge success! Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers who helped to make this year's store so special for so many families.
12/12/2022
Thank you so much to our friends at BOMA Greater Los Angeles for supporting us and 20 other charities during their awesome Annual Holiday Drive! We love participating every year! Thanks also to Theresa Bixby and Shirley Ann Abend for picking up these toys and gifts for the kids and families we serve!
If you'd like to participate in Children Today's Holiday Store, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345126&id=46
12/09/2022
Thank you to the lovely folks at GGunn/Jerkens Marketing & Advertisingfor buying all these wonderful toys for our little ones! Our Holiday Store is shaping up really well thanks to your generosity!
If you'd like to donate to the Holiday Store, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345126&id=46
12/08/2022
Thank you to our friends at Christian Outreach for donating 4 boxes of Beanie Babies to our Holiday Store. We know they'll be a hit! If you'd like to donate to the Holiday Store, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345126&id=46
12/07/2022
Thank you so much to our friend, Debra Patalano, for kicking off our Holiday Store drive as she does every year, with boxes of homemade blankets, scarves, beanies, plus kids clothes and toys. We look forward to her visit every year!
If you'd like to contribute to our holiday store, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345126&id=46
12/05/2022
Thank you so much to all of our friends and neighbors who have supported Children Today's Holiday Store over the years. It's such a special time when we get to see the giving spirit alive and well in so many. If you'd like to participate in the Holiday Store, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345126&id=46 to learn how. Thank you!
12/01/2022
We extend our most heartfelt thanks to Christine Choppin Lorenzetti, Kathryn Choppin, and the entire Choppin-Wavell family for their transformative support of Children Today.
12/01/2022
We're so grateful to Melody and Mike Chun for their dedication to and support of Children Today. They are sponsors of our 25th Anniversary celebration.
12/01/2022
Thank you so much, Port of Long Beach for sponsoring Children Today's 25th Anniversary celebration and for being a long-standing supporter!
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2951 Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, CA
90806
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| Monday | 7am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 7am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 7am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 7am - 6pm |
| Friday | 7am - 6pm |
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