• Ruth Dykeman Children's Center is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc. and is a member of the Child Welfare League of America. The center has been a program of United Way since 1922.

Support RDCC

Click HERE to donate! Your contribution will invest in healthy children and families, allowing strong, caring communities to thrive and shepherd success for the next generation. Here’s what your contribution can do:

• $25 buys a welcome kit filled with grooming essentials for a child who is new to residential treatment
• $50 buys a backpack and school supplies for an abused child in residential treatment
• $75 pays for a mental health assessment for a troubled youth
• $100 allows an abused child to go to summer camp
• $125 helps provide parent training workshops
• $150 underwrites therapeutic crisis intervention training for one employee
• $200 purchases interview clothing and portfolios for a youth leaving the Specialized Living Services program for a life on their own

Double the impact of your gift! Many companies match employee gifts. Ask if yours does. Click here to donate!

Creative Ways to Donate

At Work

• Coordinate a service day and spend your time painting, doing grounds beautification and maintenance on our campus
• Coordinate company involvement in any of our special events listed here
• Coordinate a tour of our campus and learn about our programs
• Invite us to speak to your employees
• Ask if your company matches donations made by employees to not-for-profit organizations
• Link to our webpage on your company website’s giving page www.rdcc.org

At Home

• Sell those new items you got for the holidays but don’t want to return to the store on Mission Fish (EBay’s non-profit arm) and have proceeds go to us
• Hold a charity garage sale in our honor & make sure buyers know proceeds will be donated to us
• For Your Next Special Occasion such as a Birthday, Wedding, or High School Graduation, in lieu of receiving gifts re-direct family and friends to give to Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center. Their financial or in-kind contribution will support children and families in need.
• Host an art show, wine tasting or spa party. Tell your guests the cost of admission is a donation to Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center to help children and families in need.

During the Holidays

• Host a holiday Giving Tree
• Sponsor an Adopt a Family
• Provide a food only gift card for a Thanksgiving meal to children and families in need
• Donate wrapping paper
• Buy gift and food cards for children and families in need
• Be one of Santa’s little helpers; help pick up gifts in the community

Wish List

For the Kids Living at RDCC

• DVD/VCR Players
• Pillows
• Vacuum Cleaners
• Tupperware and other Sealable containers
• Plastic, microwavable plates and bowls
• Crayons, markers and other craft supplies
• Night Lights
• Small, clip-on Fans
• Radios, Boom Boxes, CD Players, Alarm Clock Radios
• Posters for kids' rooms
• Supplies for Bulletin Boards
• Rolls of Butcher paper, white and colored

Our Special Events

"Fore Our Kids!" Golf Invitational

• Be an event sponsor
• Coordinate a company team to play in a foursome for our annual Golf Invitational at Foster Golf Links
• Get a team of friends to play in a foursome
• Sponsor a Tee
• Volunteer

"Heart to Heart" Benefit Gala

• Be a Sponsor for our 15th Annual Heart to Heart Gala on October 3, 2009 at The Red Lion on 5th Avenue
• Coordinate company table of 10 and fill it with family, friends, employees, and others you want to introduce to RDCC
• Volunteer

If you have other ideas, don’t hesitate to tell us how you would like to support us! Email or call (206) 242-1698 to talk about how you can help.