Sponsor-A-Child

The impact of child maltreatment can be profound. Research shows that child maltreatment is associated with adverse health and mental health outcomes in children and families, and those negative effects can last a lifetime. In addition to the impact on the child, child abuse and neglect also has profound, broad implications on communities. One analysis of the immediate and long-term economic impact of child abuse and neglect suggests that child maltreatment costs the nation as much as $258 million each day, or approximately $94 billion each year (Child Welfare Information Gateway).

The Child Abuse Council of Muskegon County serves thousands of children every year. All of our services are free of charge to those who need them. We cannot win this fight alone. We are asking that you consider sponsoring a child through our agency. There are multiple levels of sponsorship and every dollar helps! Your contribution is tax deductible.

Finally, please take a moment to honor the thousands of children who suffer at the hands of an adult in our community, but know that there is HOPE. With the right interventions, child victims come out of their traumatic experience more confident and hopeful for their future. When you sponsor a child, you will be asked to give some words of inspiration that will then be displayed on hearts throughout our lobby for all who enter our building to see.

Thank you for support of our agency and helping us to further our mission of preventing and treating child abuse and neglect through education, child advocacy and community collaboration. Every child matters.

When you Sponsor a Child for....

$50, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic Interviews for 2 children
• Two counseling sessions for 1 child
• Two hours of prevention education in a school

$100, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 6 children
• Specialized Medical Exam for 1 child
• Four counseling sessions for 1 child
• Four hours of prevention education in a school

$250, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 12 children
• Specialized Medical Exams for 2 children
• Six Counseling sessions for 1 child
• Thirteen hours of prevention education in a school

$500, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 24 children
• Specialized medical exams for 4 children
• Six counseling sessions for 2 children
• Twenty-six hours of prevention education in schools

$1,000, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 48 children
• Specialized medical exams for 8 children
• Six counseling sessions for 4 children
• Fifty hours of prevention education in schools

$2,500, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 120 children
• Specialized medical exams for 18 children
• Six counseling sessions for 10 children
• One hundred twenty- hours of prevention education in schools

$5,000, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 240 children
• Specialized medical exams for 36 children
• Six counseling sessions for 20 children
• Two hundred and fifty hours of prevention education in schools

$10,000, it helps provide one of the following:

• Forensic interviews for 480 children
• Specialized medical exams for 72 children
• Six counseling sessions for 40 children
• Five hundred hours of prevention education in schools