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BRAVE HEART

"Children in Need"

     4111 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.

         Baton Rouge, LA   70816

      Phone -225-296-0000

         braveheartchild@bellsouth.net

       www.braveheartchildren.org

          Non profit organization Tax Id #83-0400324

    The mission…”to assist children who have been removed from their home due to abuse and /or neglect:  instilling hope for the future and comfort as they go through this trauma.”

 Brave Heart’s Goal: To provide services to each parish in the state of Louisiana. Currently Brave Heart serves 37 parishes. The Office of Community Services distributes Brave Heart gift bags to each child who has been removed from their home due to abuse and/or neglect. Each bag contains items of comfort, self esteem and personal hygiene.

 Programs:

• Birthday Program: Each child living in a group home receives a personalized birthday cake; flavor of his/her choice, candles, plates, napkins, and a gift. 
• Christmas Program: Provide Christmas gifts for all children who are in foster care or group home care.
• Life Book: Brave Heart has developed fun sheets that the children can fill out and color. These sheets help to provide a basis for a “journal of life” for these children.
• Scholarship:  Three scholarships are awarded per semester for children who are or have been under the care of the Office of Community Services.  Study must be in the areas of Engineering, Medicine, or Education.
• Refurbish OCS Visitation Rooms:  The Office of Community Visitation Rooms are being refurbished to give the children a better environment for their visits with family or staff  members.

How you can help:

• Money Donation
• Donating items to fill the gift bags (items see below)
• Volunteer to help fill the gift bags
• Volunteer to help put together Life Books (inserting pages into a 3 ring binder)
• Volunteer to wrap gifts for our Holiday Project

  Brave Heart hosts one annual fund raiser each year. The fundraiser, “Cherish the Children,” at White Oak Plantation. Brave Heart supports all programs from donations and this one fundraiser.

  Brave Heart Donation List (Items must be new)

Colors (24 count)                        Crossword puzzles                  Hot Wheels

Play Dough (Play Dough Brand)   Silly Putty                                Nerf Balls

Coloring Books                            Footballs                                 Caps  

Board Games                               Regular Playing Cards             Dictionaries

Dominos/Checkers                       Flash Cards                               Pens/Pencils/Erasers                             Checkers                                                                               Frisbees                                      Yellow Markers

Playing Cards (Go Fish, Old Maid, Hearts)                           Slinky’s                        

Reading Books                             

Christmas Wrapping Paper/tape                                  

$15 Pre-paid Wal-Mart Cards for Birthday Cakes   

Hygiene Bags: “No Tear” Shampoo/Regular Shampoo, Ivory Soap, Toothbrush for different mouth sizes, Jr. Toothpaste/Regular Toothpaste, Comb/Brush, Deodorant for boys and girls

School Supplies:

5-10 years: 24 count colors, scissors, pencils, glue, erasers, small spiral notepad   

11-18 years: Pens, Pencils, Yellow Marker, Dictionary, Planner, Calculator, Math Set