Foundation for Child Development

The Foundation for Child Development is a United States-based non-profit organization which promotes good child development.

Foundation for Child Development
Motto"Promotes good child development"
Formation1899
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States
Chairman
H. Melvin Ming
Key people
  • Vivian L. Gadsden
  • Marilou Hyson
  • Jill Baker,
Revenue (2015)
$4,065,317[1]
Expenses (2015)$6,714,759[1]
Websitewww.fcd-us.org

History and name

The organization began as a volunteer community project in 1899, then in 1908 was established as the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.[2] The goal of the organization then was to support disabled children.[3] In 1972 the organization changed its name to the Foundation for Child Development.[2]

Research

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gollark: These "child protection" laws always seem to have been horrible and poorly implemented.
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gollark: They should obviously have virtualized the BIOS proxy to divert all IPs to the USB wireless field.

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