Some of you may be wondering: Why move accounts at all? Our move to a new account is about ensuring our mission is clearly reflected in all that we do; that includes our social media accounts!

At times, difficulties are far too often seen as par for the course in our line of work. Choosing to cultivate dignity & hope alongside those we care for can be a daunting task, but when we do it right, its can have a lasting and constructive impact.

Thanks to your support during Long Beach Gives, these kits are now real and packed with essentials chosen by the very people who know our children and families best: our teachers and staff.

More often than not, children are not allowed to play in the mud. Yet, each year, our own experiences with International Mud Day challenge that pre-existing notion.

In honor of this years International Day of Play, we explore why play is foundational and how trauma-informed spaces like Children Today make it accessible for communities to truly “Choose Play, Every Day.