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Become a Hibiscus Children's Center Sustainer!

Would you like to join a special team of supporters who make a difference for children every month? You can be a Hibiscus Children’s Center Sustainer and help change lives of vulnerable children in our community. Our late Founder LaVaughn Tilton had a passion stirring in her heart to make the world a safer place for children, free from abuse and neglect. LaVaughn laid the blueprint for the care victimized children needed almost 40 years ago. Following in her footsteps, Hibiscus’ mission continues to focus on protecting our children and helping them cope with trauma while building positive adaptive and problem-solving skills that will lead to a successful future. The Hibiscus Sustainer Program is one way we can ensure that children continue to receive these critical services that LaVaughn envisioned decades ago.

Each month we incur ongoing expenses as any household with children would. These expenses add up quickly and can overwhelm our budgets. Some of these costs include haircuts/styles for kids in our care, birthday celebrations, honor roll and other educational accomplishments to be celebrated, allowances and positive reinforcement goals, and school pictures. At Hibiscus, we want children to experience normal and usual lifestyles. Our hope for them is to experience going out to dinner as a family, having the option to purchase a yearbook, celebrating that big birthday with a little more fanfare, getting special hairdos for special occasions like prom and homecoming and having a beautiful gown or sharp tuxedo to wear. The kids are already enjoying a fun summer and in the words of Madison, “"My favorite thing is ... everything! But I especially love the water park, it's so fun!" You can help kids just like Madison enjoy the special memories of childhood!

Will you consider becoming a sustainer and help ensure we can provide these type of experiences for children? By joining our Sustainer Society, your gift each month allows us to better budget and prepare for unexpected expenses as well as ensure children are experiencing a full life while living at the Hibiscus Village in Vero Beach and Tilton Family Children’s Center in Jensen Beach.

Please visit us at hibiscuschildrenscenter.org/becomeasustainer to learn more and begin your support as a Sustainer. Please contact Lori Swift at lswift@hcc4kids.org with any questions. Thank you for helping to change children’s lives and give them a brighter future!