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Deion Visits Home of the Innocents

July 9, 2007: Louisville, KY

 

 

 

On Deion Branch's recent visit to Louisville, Kentucky, he came "home" to visit his son Deiondre, who is a resident of Home of the Innocents' Kosair Charities Pediatric Center.
Kosair Charities Pediatric Center is a hospital-like and home away from home environment that provides 24-hour skilled nursing care for children who are dependent on technology to survive.

Shortly after birth, Deiondre was diagnosed with meningitis and nearly died. Deion says, "The doctors told us that his disease had caused major brain damage and he may never be able to walk, talk, or even smile. You can imagine how devasting it was to hear those words. Deiondre wasn't able to go home with his (twin) brother Deiontey, but he was able to find a place that could give him the kind of medical attention and
therapy he needed. That place was Home of the Innocents."

Upon Deion's recent visit to Home of the Innocents, Deion presented a check of $15,000 from the Deion Branch Charitable Foundation, which provides funding to organizations like the Home that offers care to children with meningitis. These funds will benefit Deiondre and the other children at The Home.

About Home of the Innocents
Home of the Innocents' goal is to be the region's (Kentucky and southern Indiana) open arms to kids in crisis. They provide services to three major groups of children, including:

• Residential and community-based services to children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. These services include short or long-term residential care, a home for pregnant and parenting teens, crisis shelter services, and Therapeutic Loving foster Care (TLC).
• We operate a hospital-like and home away from home environment for medically fragile children, children who are dependent on technology to sustain life, as well as children who are terminally ill. Our Kosair Charities Pediatric Convalescent Center gives each child personalized care with an expert team of doctors, nurses, and therapists. Each child receives on-site educational opportunities and takes part in fun activities such as swimming, art projects, and community outings.
• In-home and in-school support services are provided for children with autism. Children with autism and their families struggle with very little help and often few resources. The Home provides these families with a wide-range of services and effective treatment with lower overall costs.

The Home of the Innocents has a 127-year history of serving children in crisis. Although the children require various levels of care, they are children first and residents or patients second. Every child at The Home leads as normal of a life as possible. They have helped thousands of children, and hundreds are in The Home's care on any given day. For many of these children, The Home is where hope begins.

Home of the Innocents relies on the generosity of individuals to support the Home so that they may continue to provide loving and therapeutic care to children. Please visit www.homeoftheinnocents.org for more detailed information or call 502.596.1025.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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