Children’s Hope Foundation  Mission Statement:

 

Children’s Hope Foundation, a volunteer-driven organization, improves the quality of life for children, youth and their families affected by HIV and AIDS by meeting their social and medical needs. 

 

Working in partnership with medical facilities and community-based organizations in the New York area, we respond with innovative and practical solutions to the unmet needs of the communities hardest hit by AIDS.

 

Guiding Principles   

 

1. Children's Hope Foundation endeavors to improve the quality of life for children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS across the lifespan in a responsive and age-appropriate manner.
2. Effective collaborations with our clinical and community partners are central to our mission and are based on a process of ongoing dialogue, assessments and evaluations
   of needs and programs.
3. CHF activities are geared towards enhancing the concept of family, recognizing that families are diverse and defined individually.
4. Volunteers are the cornerstone of CHF and are valued for their caring commitment and for the wide range of skills, experience and roles they bring to CHF.
5. CHF can be a voice for children, youth, families and providers in the HIV community
   in the New York area and can help raise awareness that HIV/AIDS impacts many communities locally, nationally, and globally.
6. We will continue to grow in order to provide caring services in a responsive and innovative manner.