$270K Grant will Help Local Families

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has donated $270,000 to the Children’s Health Council (CHC).

The Center will use the grant to conduct a community needs assessment and develop new services and programs for children such as afterschool programs.

“The Packard Foundation has provided us with a truly special gift of allowing The Center to research and create new and innovative programs that fill gaps in services within the community that will benefit the children and families in our community for years to come,” said Director of The Center Dr. Ramsey Khasho.

The grant will help children with autism, learning disabilities, and anxiety or depression. It will also help launch a new ADHD treatment program. “Parents won’t have to wonder if a particular treatment for ADHD is effective and acceptable,” said Dr. Khasho. “They can come to us with the comfort and knowledge that we have done our due diligence of determining the best treatments for ADHD.”

The CHC was chosen for the grant because its vision is that learning is more than academic achievement. A learner must also have social-emotional skills and physical development to be truly successful.

“This opportunity allows us to more fully understand how to best help the children in our community who are experiencing challenges in school,” said CHC Executive Director Dr. Rosalie Whitlock. “The grant provides support for Dr. Khasho to hire outstanding thinkers and to collaborate with Stanford and other organizations surrounding us.”

Children’s Health Council was founded more than 60 years ago.

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