CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE INC

Child Saving Institute (CSI) opened its doors to children 128 years ago to “Respond to the cry of a child” – the agency in its infancy existed in broad strokes: shelter children, feed children, love children. As social norms and brain science evolved, the agency developed programs based on contemporary data and needs. Today, it is known that children who live in poverty live in high stress and the consistent exposure to high stress negatively impairs cognitive functioning. CSI’s programs apply a two-generational approach for key reasons: To thrive, children must be exposed to and given tools to live outside of poverty; and brain science proves that learning starts well before formal learning emphasizing the maxim “start early and start well”.