Our Dream

Why Donate?

The Children’s Door services are offered free of charge because we do not believe parents should have to pay to be with their children. Other programs offer exchange services, but charge $30 (or more) per family per exchange. That adds up to over $120 per week ($480 per month) for parents to be able to spend time with their children. Many parents, especially those at low-income and poverty income levels, simply cannot afford these costs.

This is a free service, and it is a professional service. All guidelines and procedures were developed from the best practices of national organizations promoting neutral supervised visitation services to support the well-being of children.

Support for the Children's Door is support for the children of high-conflict parents who need relationships with both parents without being caught in the middle of their parents' disputes.

Join the Children’s Door in helping children and parents experiencing the stress of family breakup. Your tax deductible contributions support the operation and expansion of the Children's Door program.

Please consider sponsoring the Children's Door for an hour, 3 hours, a week, or more:

• $65.00 to sponsor 1 scheduled hour of exchanges
• $195.00 for 3 hours over an entire weekend or on a Wednesday evening
• $390.00 for a week
• $1,560.00 for a month
• $18,720.00 for a year

All contributions are welcome and much appreciated.

Indiana University is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, and contributions to the Children's Door are tax deductible. Additional tax credits may be available. Please contact your tax attorney or accountant.

Make checks payable to the IU Foundation with a notation in the reference line to indicate “Children’s Door Project.” See example, below:

Send contributions to:

Attn: The Children’s Door
c/o Dr. Robert Billingham
Indiana University
Poplars Building 616
400 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN  47405

Email: childoor@indiana.edu
Last updated: April 6, 2007