CORE SERVICES

Realities For Children provides emergency funding to abused, neglected and at-risk youth in Larimer County. Funding is available on a case-by-case basis to children’s needs when there are no resources available elsewhere, thereby creating a safety net in Larimer County so that our less fortunate children are provided for. These resources are distributed to children in need through the core services of Realities For Children.

Included in Core Services are: Community Awareness, Emergency Services, Fundraiser Sponsorships, Managed Funds & Special Opportunities.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Realities For Children provides Emergency Funding for abused, neglected and at-risk youth in Larimer County. These funds are granted directly to the service providers and act as the safety net for children who would otherwise go without the necessary services. Realities For Children has also become a strong conduit for community donations and helps to direct and distribute needed items, donations and volunteer hours to benefit the youth served by Affiliate Agencies.

The Realities For Children Emergency Fund, provides grants to agencies that work with abused, neglected, at-risk and indigent youth. Realities For Children is very proud to recognize the following agencies as Emergency Fund Recipients:

• Alternatives To Violence
• Adoption Dreams Come True
• Hope Infant & Children's Center
• Larimer County Department of Human Services
• Namaqua Center

FUNDRAISER SPONSORSHIPS

In addition to directly funding the needs of our local youth, Realities For Children sponsors 14 fundraisers annually for Affiliate Agencies. These fundraisers generate hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, to support the valuable youth agencies that serve abused and neglected children in our community.  Realities For Children further supplements these valuable fundraisers through volunteer help, auctions items, and additional marketing assistance to generate interest and attendance from community members.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS

Realities For Children also provides education about the problems of child abuse and the valuable youth agencies in our community. This education and awareness includes community events, speaking appearances and general marketing opportunities. Realities For Children attends over 14 community awareness events annually to discuss the problems of child abuse, promote local agencies that are helping children in need, raise awareness and inform the community of how everyone can make a difference in the life of a child.

The members of Realities For Children also help provide important agency visibility in the community in the form of: internet listing, flyer and poster design and distribution, feature articles in local news publications, special print advertisements, radio interviews and announcements, direct mail opportunities, and more. These various types of marketing media create more name recognition for Affiliate Agencies and help to improve their success in capital campaigns, fundraising, volunteer solicitation and overall community support.

Because of our strong community presence, Realities For Children has become a source of referral for individuals looking for assistance and services for children's needs.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

A very important service that the Members of Realities For Children provide, although not one that will appear on a profit and loss statement, is the special opportunities for abused, neglected, and at-risk youth. These events provide fun activities, games, crafts, education, and recognition that these children need. Such special opportunities include:

• Foster Families Pump It Up Party
• Foster Families Ice Skating Party
• Back To School Bingo
• Afternoon with Elmo
• Agency wide Roller Skating and Pizza Party
• Something from the Farm - Pumpkin patch party
• Family Center Christmas Party
• Bikes For Tykes
• Lutheran Family Services - Christmas Party
• Foster Children's Christmas Party
• ChildSafe Ropes Courses for femal sexual assault survivors
• Budweiser Events Center Programs and more