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Jeffkatz

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Review for The Treehouse Foundation Inc, Easthampton, MA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

The Treehouse Foundation is a an amazing organization offering a truly unique solution to an important problem. Each year, 125,000 children in foster care are in need of adoptive families. These are children that have been severely traumatized. They have lost their families and are alone in the world. As a result of the trauma these children have suffered, many have difficulty adjusting to life in a caring family. Families adopting these children face challenges that most parents can't fathom- children whose lives have been shattered or for whom a loving touch is a reminder of unspeakable abuse. As a professional in this field, I know that if you ask any adoptive parent of a child who has lived through foster care what is most needed, they will tell you that adoptive parents need support. Treehouse provides that support. It is literally the only community in the United States built from the ground up to be a supportive community to adoptive families. It is a noble experiment and one that is changing lives in profound ways. I genuinely admire Treehouse and admire its founder, Judy Cockerton, for her passion and commitment to this cause.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

provide even more services to the children and families at Treehouse and replicate this model around the country.

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

About every month

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Professional with expertise in this field & I helped raise money to begin Treehouse.