Children's Institute, Inc.: Capital Campaign

The Campaign for CII

Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) has long been at the forefront of working with children who have been traumatized by violence. But despite serving thousands of children and families each year, we are able to reach only a fraction of the children in need. In 2005, we committed to doubling the number of children and families we serve. This commitment led to the most ambitious project in our history—the development of our new Otis Booth Campus.

The Otis Booth Campus, located near the corner of Temple and Alvarado Streets just west of downtown Los Angeles, will be our third all-inclusive facility. With more than 48,000 square feet of program and office space, it will enable CII to bring our unique blend of clinical, enrichment, early childhood, and family support services to thousands of additional vulnerable children and families in one of our city’s most impacted areas.

The new campus will enable CII to serve 5,000 additional children and families and train an additional 2,200 professionals a year. It will also be one of the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified facilities constructed by a children’s service organization in Los Angeles.

In early 2007, CII began a $20 million capital campaign—called “Building New Hope”—to support the completion of the campus. Thanks to the generosity of the Los Angeles philanthropic community—and to the efforts and contributions of CII’s board and support groups—we have currently raised over $16.5 million in gifts and pledges, including a lead gift from the Otis Booth Foundation for the naming of the campus.

Our new campus—which is scheduled to open in early 2011—will serve as a safe haven for thousands of children whose lives have been affected by violence. And through our expanded services, program development, research, and training activities, we can have a lasting impact not only on the immediate neighborhood, but throughout the entire Los Angeles community.

To learn more about the Campaign for CII, download our case for support and our campaign fact sheet.

To support our campaign, please call Nina Revoyr, Executive Vice President, at (213) 385-5100, ext. 1822, or e-mail campaign@childrensinstitute.org.

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