{"id":551,"date":"2017-02-24T20:23:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/?page_id=551"},"modified":"2026-03-14T23:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:30:09","slug":"child-development-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/khcf\/what-we-do\/child-development-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Flourish Fund &#8211; Child Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1429 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Crayons-Kid-in-background-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"A box of colorful crayons at the front left hand side of the picture. A young child is blurred in the background coloring.\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Crayons-Kid-in-background-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Crayons-Kid-in-background-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Crayons-Kid-in-background-1024x725.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Flourish Fund &#8211; Child Development Program exists to help improve the quality of life for children and youth served by the Kawartha-Haliburton Children\u2019s Aid Society. \u00a0These children are some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community. \u00a0With the aim of assisting families, children and youth to overcome barriers to participation, the Child Development Program was established to respond to individual needs in order to enhance overall development and growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/khcf\/what-we-do\/child-development-fund\/dance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3355 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Three children in ballerina outfits wait backstage, watching another group of dancers perform.\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853-1536x1446.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/07\/dance-scaled-e1595617343853.jpg 1971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This program has a great deal of flexibility and can cover a variety of expenditures such as fees for<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> sports<\/span><\/strong> teams or various types of <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>lessons<\/strong><\/span>, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">recreational<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">cultural events<\/span><\/strong>, costs related to <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">s<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">chool trips<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">graduation<\/span><\/strong>, as well as <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">travel costs<\/span><\/strong> for special events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Hands-sculpting-soft-clay-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A view of an individuals hands as they mold with clay. \" width=\"332\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Hands-sculpting-soft-clay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Hands-sculpting-soft-clay-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Hands-sculpting-soft-clay-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the sports and recreational programs the foundation provides assistance for include, but is not limited to, horseback riding lessons, martial arts, hockey, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons, and arts and dance. Funding is provided for all associated costs including uniform or equipment needs, as well as team fees and fees for lessons and travel.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in any of these programs have proved to help children build self-esteem and confidence increase social contact, develop relationships, as well as foster the individual skill set associated with each activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/khcf\/donate\/\">Donate to the Flourish Fund to provide an extracurricular experience to a child today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Flourish Fund &#8211; Child Development Program exists to help improve the quality of life for children and youth served by the Kawartha-Haliburton Children\u2019s Aid Society. \u00a0These children are some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community. \u00a0With the aim of assisting families, children and youth to overcome barriers to participation, the Child Development Program was established to respond to individual needs in order to enhance overall development and growth. &nbsp; This program has a great deal of flexibility and can cover a variety of expenditures such as fees for sports teams or various types of lessons, recreational and cultural events, costs related to school trips, graduation, as well as travel costs for special events. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Some of the sports and recreational programs the foundation provides assistance for include, but is not limited to, horseback riding lessons, martial arts, hockey, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons, and arts and dance. Funding is provided for all associated costs including uniform or equipment needs, as well as team fees and fees for lessons and travel. Participation in any of these programs have proved to help children build self-esteem and confidence increase social contact, develop relationships, as well as foster the individual skill set associated with each activity. Donate to the Flourish Fund to provide an extracurricular experience to a child today &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":305,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-551","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flourish Fund - Child Development Program - Kawartha-Haliburton Children&#039;s Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Child Development Fund: A KHCF fund that provides assistance so children in the care of KHCAS can join sports teams, or gymnastics, art, and dance lessons.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/khcf\/what-we-do\/child-development-fund\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flourish Fund - 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