Some children have to go to school without adequate clothing or warm coats. Sexual assault survivors are further traumatized at the emergency room when they are asked to relinquish their clothing for evidence, and then they are forced to return home in hospital scrubs. Children are alone and afraid in domestic separation, violence, and accident situations. Children need cheering up during chemotherapy at Riley Hospital for Children and Methodist Hospital.
Seniors are in our nursing homes wishing for a visitor.
Our goal is to ease the impact of these unfortunate circumstances. With funds raised through fundraising activities and grants we have assisted 2,800 children, assault victims and seniors. 788 children and adults in trauma situations. Our ALI Bears are now distributed through nine agencies. The Caps for Kids philanthropic project is providing decorated baseball caps and handmade soft fleece hats for the children in the oncology department at Riley Hospital Childlife Department and Methodist Children's Hospital Child Life Department.