CHILDREN'S FUND RECEIVES $100,000 DONATION FROM LOCAL BUILDER

Dr. Clare Sheridan-Matney, Jimmy Previti, Christina Previti, Erin Phillips and Dr. Amy Young

 

Children's Fund announced today that it has received a $100,000 donation from longtime homebuilder Jimmy Previti, president and CEO of Frontier Communities in Rancho Cucamonga.

 

This donation will be used to support the much needed expansion of the Children's Assessment Center (CAC) in San Bernardino which provides care and comfort to more than 1,200 of San Bernardino County's most abused and neglected children annually.

 

Established in 1994, the Center is the only facility in San Bernardino County to treat and reduce the trauma of child abuse victims.  Children at the Center receive treatment from specially-trained forensic pediatricians, and are able to tell their story just once to all appropriate personnel in a child-friendly setting, as well as receive therapy and referrals for services.   Erin Phillips, president & CEO of Children's Fund, explains that it is only through the generosity of business and community leaders like Previti that Children's Fund is able to serve tens of thousands of children every year.

 

"I would like to thank Jimmy Previti on behalf of the grateful children whose lives will be changed for the better as a result of his generous donation for the expansion of the Children's Assessment Center," Phillips said.  "Previti's donation will ensure that we can complete the needed expansion."

 

Previti, president & CEO of Frontier Homes Communities states,  "I was born and raised in the Inland Empire of Southern California, and my businesses are all locally owned and operated.  The Inland Empire has provided me with wonderful opportunities, and I am committed to giving back to the region by assisting worthwhile organizations like Children's Fund that strenghten our communities."

 

The CAC is a true collaborative invloving staff and support from numerous partners like Loma Linda University Medical Center, and San Bernardino County agencies including Children & Family Services, the District Attorney's office, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Public Health, the Sheriff's Department and the City of San Bernardino Police Department.  Children's Fund serves as the fundraising partner for the Children's Assessment Center and the critical work done there.

 

Created in 1986, Children's Fund is a non-profit whose mission is to prevent child abuse in our community; to ensure that at-risk children who are abused, neglected, impoverished or abandoned receive adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical care and education; and to provide equal opportunity for social development for these children.  Since its inception, Children's Fund has helped more than 1.3 million children.  For more information or to make a donation for brighter tomorrows, go to www.childrensfundonline.org   Follow us on facebook at http://on.fb.me/W4Wymf