Our Story
ChildSavers is the only nonprofit in Virginia using a coordinated prevention and intervention model to address children’s mental health, preparing them for lifelong learning and helping them recover from trauma.
Nearly 100 years ago, ChildSavers was established as the Children’s Memorial Clinic in memory of Dr. McGuire Newton, one of Richmond’s first pediatricians. Martha Patteson Bowie (Mrs. Melville C.) Branch connected concerned citizens to create an innovative agency “for the purpose of giving complete physical and mental examinations, free of charge, to all children who may need the same.”
As our knowledge grows and the community changes, we adopt new models and best practices to meet the needs of children.
Our Mission
ChildSavers guides our community’s children through life’s critical moments with trauma-informed mental health and child development services.
Our Vision
ChildSavers believes all children can be safe, happy, healthy, and ready to learn.
Our Services
Mental Health
Services
Child Development Services
Our team of child development experts offers training and resources for early child care providers across Central and Southwest Virginia.
Trauma & Resilience Training
Our Trauma and Resilience educators offer a variety of free and fee-based training for community, national, and global leaders.
Statement of Shared Values
Relationships
We believe that quality of service is defined by the strength of our relationships. We will build strong positive relationships on a foundation of mutual respect, open communication, and collaboration with each other, our children, families, providers, community partners, volunteers, and contributors.
Diversity
We believe that the services we provide are strengthened by respecting and nurturing our differences. We will honor the diversity of the people and organizations we serve by striving to understand, respect, and accept our differences. We will honor diversity of opinion, background, belief, culture, race, and ethnicity in all aspects of service delivery, management, and organizational leadership.
Integrity
We believe that it is a primary and essential responsibility of each person in this organization to conduct him or herself with personal honesty. Integrity nurtures trust: trust of each other, trust that we will follow this statement of values, trust that our children and providers have for the organization. Trust is the key to our success. We will strive to be honest with ourselves, tell the truth to each other, be transparent in our decision making, and prioritize making progress over who receives the credit.
Passion
We believe that our work gives people the opportunity to improve their lives. Through the professional development services our organization offers, we help providers achieve a higher quality of care and a higher quality of life. The mission inspires us to be passionate about our work. We will always do our best in the most creative, resourceful, energetic, thoughtful, and compassionate way possible.
Impact
We believe that we have an obligation to ourselves, to the organization, to our clients, and to the community to provide services that produce tangible, significant results. We are all stewards of the resources of the organization and have the responsibility for using those resources to achieve the most effective outcomes. We will use the best available knowledge and information, develop the best of our abilities and skills, and hold ourselves and each other accountable to make the greatest impact possible. We will measure and openly report on our results.