The mission of Children Are Our Future is to provide children in critical need with high quality programs and services, which nurture and enhance positive growth and productive adulthood.

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We are focused on building a brighter tomorrow for the youth of today through character building, interventional counseling when needed and family involvement.

The Columbia University TeenScreen Program is a voluntary adolescent mental health and suicide prevention screening initiative, which exists in 44 states, Guam, South Korea, and Panama. The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recognized the TeenScreen Program as a model program in its July 2003 final report. In addition, the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) listed the TeenScreen Program as a Promising Program on its list of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention Programs. TeenScreen offers consultation, the screening instruments, and training, free of charge to qualifying communities.

Rum River Health Services promotes and maintains health behaviors that assure optimum quality of life for residents in the Rum River Area, providing direct health care services as appropriate.

The mission of the Foundation for Dreams, Inc. and Dream Oaks Camp is to provide fun, educational and recreational experiences in an outdoor camp environment to enhance the lives of children ages 7-17 with physical and developmental disabilities and serious illnesses.

The Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health is a non-profit advocacy organization committed to promoting, protecting, and preserving the health and well-being of Michigan's pregnant women, infants, children, and their families.

Parent & Teen Universities, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to help parent, educators and law enforcement officers to understand and connect with teenagers.

Our mission is to draw upon the science base of the university setting to inform policies, programs, and the practice of maternal and child health nationally. The Center works as a multi-disciplinary, interdepartmental faculty team to provide timely information useful to public and private sector Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals, and to elected officials and other policymakers.

PlayJourneys promotes growth and healing for children, adults and families by providing excellence in play therapy and mental health services in a child- and adult-friendly environment. PlayJourneys is dedicated to promoting growth and excellence in the field of play therapy by providing educational workshops and supervision in play therapy.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, representing 60,000 pediatricians, is dedicated to the health and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.