HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund of Hutchinson announced that Russell Child Development Center (RCDC) of Garden City was awarded the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award at a celebration in Hutchinson Tuesday.
The annual award, named in honor of the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund’s first chairperson, is given to one funded project each year best exemplifying the Fund’s vision of Christian health ministry and demonstrating scale, results, operational excellence and social justice.
Russell Child Development Center was honored for its participation in the Kansas Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Initiative Grant, supporting implementation of an evidence-based home visiting model to build attachment and mitigate the effects of toxic stress in young children.
RCDC was also the first to rethink its strategy to serve families during the pandemic. RCDC became the first in the country to hold sessions via an online platform.
Also, Rainbows United of Wichita was recognized as the 2020 recipient of the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award.
Deanna Berry, former executive director of RCDC, was honored as the 2020 Kim Moore Visionary Leadership Award winner.
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