I was just down viewing the first day of the Collaborative Training Classroom in their new space.  I heard the stories of each of the six children.  I saw them say words for the first time, I saw them communicate for the first time, I saw them learning to take turns and ask for what [...]

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Helping children with special health care needs, Yakima Children’s Village is currently expanding its building to accommodate more services to help children in the area. This video features Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and their fund raising efforts.

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At Children’s Village it is always about children and it is always about FUN! With the construction of the new dental area well underway, it was necessary to board up the windows that children used to gaze out during their dental services. So.. today the amazing Children’s Village dental staff painted the boards [...]

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- The Community of Yakima and Children’s Village is being nationally celebrated as a “Star Community”
Yakima, WA – Children’s Village and the Community of Yakima are nationally recognized by Champions For Inclusive Communities (ChampionInC) through their community recognition program, Star Communities, for being an exemplar model of community based service systems.
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Oh my…where do I begin…
Childrens Village at times has been my life line and my source of strength while going through challenging times with my son Kaleb. The staff, therapists, and child care director(Margarita) are absolutely WONDERFUL. Children’s Village is a place where you can go and feel comfortable even when your child is having [...]

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Children’s Village & the Yakima Community was recognized this past week by Champions For Inclusive Communities (ChampionsInC). ChampionsInCis a national center designed to support communities in organizing services for families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Yakima & Children’s Village were identified as exemplar models of community based service systems.
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Details of Strong Families Program at Children’s Village.

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“It is always the right time for children who are being born and formed in mind, body and spirit every minute as life goes on.” Those words, written by Marian Wright Edelman in 1996, stand out to me every day here at Children’s Village. Each day over 70 children and their families come to Children’s Village in Yakima or Sunnyside, or someone from Children’s Village goes out to their home. Each day the staff and families of Children’s Village live out the reality of the challenges to support the mind, body and spirit of children with special needs.

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Connections provided by Children’s Village in Yakima.

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