Holly’s House Recipient of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley’s Grants Program

Holly’s House, 750 North Park Drive, Evansville, IN, will hold a special recognition ceremony on Wednesday, November 4^th at 10:00 a.m. to recognize the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley grant award supporting the growth of the “Child Sexual Abuse Medical Exam” program. This project will benefit children living in the Tri-State area, helping to extend the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley’s mission to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.

Ronald McDonald House Charities has awarded Holly’s House $10,000 to support the expansion of the “Child Sexual Abuse Medical Exam” services which will allow sexually abused children to have an opportunity to receive a medical exam at Holly’s House which is coordinated with the completion of the child’s forensic interview.  Since opening in 2008, over 3,500 children from nine Southwest Indiana Counties have received free services in the comfortable and safe setting at Holly’s House.  Sidney Hardgrave, Holly’s House Executive Director says “The Sexual Abuse Medical Exam” program is an example of the high quality of care and compassion that Holly’s House offers our community’s children in order to support both their physical and emotional recovery from abuse.  We are excited by this opportunity to partner with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley, Inc. with our parallel efforts to provide a positive impact on the lives of children.”

“Thanks to our local McDonald’s Owner/Operators sponsorship and the matched dollars from Ronald McDonald House Charities “Global”, we are able to expand our reach through our Grants program. Together they allow us to impact the lives of children whose family may not necessarily have a need to stay at our Ronald McDonald House, but are still touched by our charity through our Grants program,” explained Theresa Floyd-Maas, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley Executive Director. “Their generosity allows us to partner with other area non-profits to continue to support our mission through their established programs and projects.”

Holly’s House is a non-residential child and adult advocacy center providing services for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault in Southwest Indiana.  The mission of the organization is to empower victims of intimate crime and abuse by providing support, promoting justice and preventing violence. For more information, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.