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The celebration will include a silent auction and entertainment by theMinneapolis Youth Chorus (http://www.mnchorale.org/MYC.htm), comprised of50 students from the Minneapolis Public Schools in grades 4 through 7. WCCO'sDon Shelby will emcee the fundraising event. Tickets are available for$125 and can be purchased by calling 612-872-3357.
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"We're proud of our rich history of caring for children," said SteveLepinski, executive director of Washburn Center for Children. "Our goal is toraise awareness of children's mental health issues and to help those childrenin need. Early investments in children's mental health save money and reducepain and suffering for children, families and society."
An estimated 70,000 Minnesota children have a severe emotional disturbancethat greatly impairs their functioning at home and at school and only one infive is getting treatment.(1) In addition, the majority of children who enterthe juvenile justice system have a behavior problem that stems from anuntreated mental health problem.
Washburn, now a leading resource on children's mental health, wasoriginally founded as the Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum in 1883 from thegenerous donation of Washburn Mill (now the Mill City Museum) founderCadwallader Washburn and has evolved through the years into its currentposition as a leading resource serving children with social, emotional andbehavioral challenges. Mr. Washburn wanted to create a secure, caringrelationship for orphaned children, and was inspired to do so after theWashburn Mill explosion in 1878. Washburn's rich history is part of the"MN150" exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society. (The Washburn CrosbyCompany eventually became General Mills.)
About Washburn Center for Children
Washburn Center for Children is a non-profit organization that helpsfamilies and their children who have social, emotional and behavioralproblems, with the goal of helping them lead healthy and productive lives.Washburn is Minnesota's leading resource on children's mental health issuesand serves about 1,500 children and their 4,000 family members each year.Washburn's programming is designed to meet the many diverse needs of childrenand families in the Minneapolis area and includes: outpatient programming,community outreach, in-home and community-based counseling and casemanagement; early childhood services and day treatment programs. For moreinformation, visit http://www.washburn.org.
(1) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001.
SOURCE Washburn Center for Children
