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"...making a positive difference in the lives of children, youth and families"
Carolyn Hansen, Program Manager
In 1997, The Christmas Box Foundation, with support from the community, agreed to fund and build a new shelter intake/ assessment and residential facility. This facility has greatly enhanced services to abused and neglected children and reflects a statewide model for delivery of best practice assessment and treatment services to victims of child abuse.
The Christmas Box House provides:
- Emergency residential services, 24 hours a day, 7 days-a-week, to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or a foster care placement failure.
- Emergency intake and assessment services, based on a multi-disciplinary treatment approach, are available around-the-clock for youth to address their emotional, physical, educational and placement needs.
- The Residential Unit provides specialized care for a maximum of 34 children, ages 0-11. It provides state-of-the-art comprehensive services, which reflect best practice and innovative breakthroughs in childcare.
- Over 45 licensed Resource Homes within the community provide nurturing care to children for up to 28 days. Last year Resource families provided care within their homes for 619 children.
The Christmas Store (89k pdf) provides an opportunity for children in foster and shelter care to purchase free holiday gifts for their loved ones, and offering necessities at no-cost for their care-taking family. Sponsored by Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services and ShelterKids, The Christmas Box House International, and Utah Foster Care Foundation.
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