Loving Spoonful fundraisers raise awareness of child abuse in East Tennessee
Join us each Tuesday in October as we host fundraisers to support victims of child abuse. A portion of the proceeds from all food and drink sales generated during lunch and dinner at both Tomato Head locations goes directly to Childhelp Tennessee.
“Childhelp is thrilled to be partnering with our Friends the Tomato Head this October, said Hugh Nystrom, Director of Childhelp Tennessee. “I know Mahasti and Scott are committed to making Knoxville a safer place for children and we are grateful for their support.”
In 2013, Childhelp Tennessee investigated 1370 allegations of child abuse. By providing all services necessary to investigate abuse under one roof, they reduce secondary trauma to the child producing more reliable cases against the perpetrator so the child never has to experience abuse again.
“One of our target areas for Loving Spoonful partnerships is groups that work with children. Childhelp Tennessee provides crucial services to children who desperately need those services,” said Scott Partin, co-owner of The Tomato Head. “Because of the professionalism, thoughtfulness and thoroughness of the Childhelp program many kids have the chance to recover from terrible situations. We are honored to help on that process in any way we can.”
For more information or interviews, please contact Hugh Nystrom, Childhelp Tennessee Director, at 865-637-1753 and hnystrom@childhelp.org, or Michael Kuczmarski, The Tomato Head’s Marketing Director, at marketing@thetomatohead.com and 865-850-2318.
About Childhelp Tennessee
Since 1995, Childhelp’s East Tennessee Chapter, with the help of several community members and organizations, has served as an advocate for frightened and fragile victims of child abuse and neglect through two primary programs – the Children’s Center of East Tennessee and the Childhelp Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee. The Children’s Center provides all the services necessary to treat and investigate child abuse under one roof – medical personnel, law enforcement, child protection investigators and mental health professionals. The Childhelp Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee provides case management, foster homes and foster-to-adoption placements for children who are in the state foster care system. The program has been recognized as having one of the highest adoption percentages of any agency in the state of Tennessee.