What are we doing to help children in poverty in the Miami Valley and surrounding areas?
Hannah’s Treasure Chest helps children in poverty by reducing risks associated with poverty. By providing their parents with the clothing, furniture and toys needed for their children, we empower them with the tools to ensure their children’s optimal development as well as enhance their child’s feelings of being secure and valued. Fewer children in poverty will mean: More children entering school ready to learn, More successful schools and fewer school dropouts, Better child health and less strain on hospitals and public health systems, Less stress on the juvenile justice system, and Less child hunger and malnutrition, and other important advances. – National Center for Children in Poverty, “Low Income Children in the United States: A Brief Demographic Profile (March 2002).
