As a six year old agency, we struggle to find ways to bring music, art, dance drama, and culinary art therapy to children in such challenging circumstances for a reasonable fee. 

In our earliest years, the Cristina Foundation literally provided the foundation upon which our agency began to grow. We benefited by receiving our very first office printers, scanner and copier from the Foundation and have recently begun to establish a children's media center which will allow the children to manipulate their photography and utilize graphic design to visually tell their stories of healing when words are too scary to express them. 

The computers are also critically important tools to help disabled children increase their capacities for wellness and independence. A specific example of the children's use of the computers is to have them store their writings of poetry and short stories in a secure place where they know their pain can be expressed without worrying about the reactions or criticisms of others. As their therapy continues, they begin to selectively share them with each other in small groups and ultimately create a communal story book that documents their journey. 

Children even as young as 5 years of age have found ways of expressing themselves utilizing technology for their art work to create picture books. We are forever grateful to the donors and the Foundation for giving us the tools and opportunity to help these children. We couldn't do it without you!