CHILDRENS HOME & AID SOCIETY FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Children’s Home & Aid partners with children, youth and families whose potential is at risk to create hope, opportunity, and bright futures.
About This Cause
Reverend Martin Van Buren Van Arsdale, a Presbyterian minister, stepped to his pulpit in a small town near Vandalia, Illinois and preached about rescuing neglected children in 1883. That day, Reverend Van Arsdale and his wife, Isabella, brought a young girl into their home to care for her because her mother was in crisis and unable to provide for her needs. This marked the beginning of what is today known as Children’s Home & Aid. Initially, Reverend and Isabella Van Arsdale housed the children in their own home while they located suitable placements. However, as he traveled around the state explaining his work, Rev. Van Arsdale began to organize local advisory boards in each community where a child was placed. During the first year, 52 children were placed and 52 advisory boards were established. These advisory boards became the future Children’s Home & Aid regional boards and auxiliaries that continue to carry his legacy forward today.