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2209 hours of therapy given by Sunflower House in 2021

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The mission of Sunflower House is to protect children in our community from physical and sexual abuse through education, advocacy, forensic and mental health services. Sunflower House's vision is safe children thriving in nurturing families and communities. ... help our children is to prevent child abuse and promote early identification and intervention for abuse victims. Sunflower House staff annually educate approximately 20,000 Wyandotte and Johnson County children about recognizing, resisting and reporting abusive behavior. Sunflower House also provides yearly training for the people most likely to recognize a child in danger, including more than 3,000 ...

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You can help the Sunflower House by donating money or items on their wish list. You can also volunteer or take a tour to help protect children from abuse. Another easy way you can help is to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and how to recognize it.
Here is a link to the Sunflower House wish list:
https://sunflowerhouse.org/donate/

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Fight for the safety of children
in your community

A heart for children. The courage to protect.

Sunflower House relies on your support to protect child victims of abuse in your community.

Your support provides children who have experienced abuse with a safe place to talk about what happened to them and find comfort, healing and support.

One-time Gift

A one-time gift of any amount can work together with other donations to make an impact on the services that Sunflower House is able to provide for the children that need us. Simply complete the form below and know that you are making a difference!
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Petals of Promise Monthly Givers

By becoming a member of this program, your monthly donation will provide a consistent source of income that Sunflower House can count on to support the services provided for children. Want to learn more? Contact Allison@SunflowerHouse.org or call 913-631-5800.
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Circle of Safety Giving Society

To show that you are willing to protect children in our community - beginning with education, intervention, and therapy - ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable citizens, we ask you to consider making a three-year pledge of at least $1,000 per year.

Contact Allison McLain at 913-631-5800, allison@sunflowerhouse.org or click on the button below to get started.
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Sunflower Society

Careful financial planning can be beneficial to you and your heirs and allow you to leave an enduring legacy to support the mission of Sunflower House for future generations. We'd love to hear if you already have Sunflower House in your plans or if you are considering it. Contact Allison McLain at 913-631-5800 or Allison@SunflowerHouse.org or use the button below.
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Individually-packaged snack items

Juice boxes

Bottles of water

Gift Cards (increments of $10, $15 and $20)

Wal-Mart, Target

Fast food (McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc.)

Grocery stores

Home Depot and Lowe's (to help with our facility maintenance or family needs)

Other hardware or landscaping stores (to help with our facility maintenance)

Gift cards to GAS STATIONS for assisting families with transportation to medical, therapy or legal appointments

Disinfectant Spray (Lysol) and Disinfecting Wipes

AA & AAA Batteries

Culturally diverse toys, dolls, action figures, reading materials, books or games for a variety of age groups

Footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, and nerf balls

Scarves, hats, gloves, mittens

Full size personal care items (shampoo, conditioner, women's hygiene, toothpaste, lotion, chapstick)

16 GB USB 3.0 Flashdrives

Copy Paper, 8.5 X 11

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Fight for the safety of children in your community A heart for children. The courage to protect. Sunflower House relies on your support to protect child victims of abuse in your community. Your support provides children who have experienced abuse with a safe place to talk about what happened to them and find comfort, healing and support.

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The Sunflower House is the first Children’s Advocacy Center in Kansas, Sunflower House is an expert in child abuse intervention and prevention services.

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Every year, more than 4 million referrals are made to child protection agencies.

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An average of 13,700 children everyday are abused or neglected.

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Every 10 seconds a child is reported abused or neglected in the U.S.

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Neglect is the most common form of child abuse.

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Rib fractures are found to be the most common effect of physical abuse.

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In 2019 state agencies found over 656,000 victims of child maltreatment.

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The estimated U.S. economic burden of child maltreatment based on 2015 investigated incident cases was $2 trillion, which could send 1.7 million people to college.

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4 million child maltreatment reports were received in 2021.

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Over 90% of abuse is by someone known to the child.

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Approximately 30% of abused and neglected children will eventually victimize their own children, according to a study by Prevent Child Abuse New York.

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1,320 reports of substance exposed newborns.

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5 children die every day from abuse.

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Children who are abused and/or neglected often have social, cognitive, and economic difficulties in adulthood.

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90.6% of victims are maltreated by on or both parents.

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Our plan is to make 11 luvies and 7 small pillows for the children at the Sunflower House. We are making money from a derby race. We will take whatever money we get from the derby and go to the store to buy them the items they want on their wishlist.

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https://sites.google.com/stekcschool.org/lhinkle25/lilys-service-project

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My Service Quote "You are what you do, not what you'll say you'll do." -Carl Gustav Jung