We pay tribute to For Kids Foundation’s initial benefactor, Mr. Bill Vickers.
The Foundation began in 2003 as the charitable arm of Kids Behavioral Health (KBH), a corporation providing residential and day treatment programs for troubled youth. Dr. Earl Nielsen, our Founder, was then on the board of KBH. He and Bill Vickers, our initial benefactor, realized that, while they were helping some children, there were many more unable to take advantage of the services KBH had to offer. Indeed, these children did not have the means to meet any of their critical needs. With this realization, For Kids Foundation was born.
Mr. Vickers provided the start-up funding and paid expenses for the first 18 months. Since then, the Foundation has been independent, funded by grants from private foundations and individual donors.
