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  • Paul

    Paul

    Paul is in the eighth grade and is obsessed with comic book superheroes. His favorite is Spider-Man. Recognizing this, his academic coach, Mr. Justin, found a way to channel this interest into an effective motivation technique...

  • The Matthews Family

    The Matthews Family

    The Mathews family came to Children’s Harbor on their own as a self-referral. When the mom called for help, she explained that her daughter was a junior pro tennis player who was struggling with anxiety...

  • Marcus

    Marcus

    Children's Harbor was created by Bill Mahoney and its founders because they saw that brothers and sisters were being separated while in foster care and they wanted to create a place where siblings could remain together and feel safe...

  • Imani

    Imani

    This is the first journal entry that 17-year-old Imani shared with her therapist: "My mom was on drugs so bad that she couldn’t take care of me, so I lived in different places.  Sometimes I lived with relatives, sometimes I lived at a friend's house..."

  • Takisha

    Takisha

    "I was a good kid. I got good grades, kept the house clean, and cooked for the family, but no matter what I did, my mother did not love me. One night, she dragged me out of bed because there were dirty dishes in the sink...

  • Beautiful by Danya

    "Beautiful" by Danya

    We all have beautiful souls. We all come from different backgrounds and we all have different futures. While we are here, let's make this time beautiful...

  • Fathers Story

    A Father’s Story

    “Children’s Harbor wasn’t just there for Ethan, they were there for the entire family.” My wife had an aneurysm. She was only 33 years old and we lost her.

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Keeping Children and Families Safe

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Jackie

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