The Children’s Link Society is a community based, single-entry resource service committed to keeping special needs families connected, supported, informed, and hopeful. The Children’s Link Society is known and valued for offering resources, information, connections and hope to families and professionals in the special needs’ community. Children’s Link is staffed by a dedicated team, many of whom have lived experience with disability.
Their resource database contains more than 1,000 community resources, enabling them to provide people with a comprehensive variety of service and support options. Through one-to-one conversations, support groups, workshops, and online networking opportunities, Children’s Link provides a safe, accepting environment for people to learn, share and connect.
Their Vision – The Children’s Link Society is committed to the development of a community where families of children with special needs and those who serve them are informed, supported, and valued.
Their Mission – The Children’s Link Society will provide resources, information, parent-to-parent connections, and hope to families and professionals who care for and work with children and youth with special needs.
Their Values – At the Children’s Link Society, they know and believe that all children and youth with special needs are whole and have a rightful place within the community.
- Connectedness
They recognize that people want to be listened to, belong, and feel supported. The Children’s Link Society provides a safe place for families to share, connect, and learn.
- Compassion
They understand that people desire to be treated with kindness, empathy, honesty, and respect. They honor the hope and resiliency of families and individuals.
- Collaboration
They believe in bringing together families, agencies, and professionals to offer expertise, promote choice, enhance strengths, and to work toward common goals. Their motto is: Whatever it takes!
ERA is pleased to donate a laptop and 100 masks to the Children’s Link Society. This laptop was donated to help out a family they support. Each of their families in need of technology has children with a disability who requires a laptop for both communication and for their schooling. These families unfortunately cannot afford to buy a laptop which means the child’s primary means of communication and their ability to learn from home have been impacted since the schools have closed.
We will be partnering with this organization to collect a number of laptops, computers and iPads for the needs of their clients. The donated masks will not only help their employees but they will be distributed to their clients for home use.
For more information on this compassionate organization, please go to their website here.