Children in Crisis (CIC) is a local, nonprofit charity designed to assist children who have been removed from an unsafe environment on short notice and need emergency shelter. CIC’s mission is to provide homes while keeping brothers and sisters together. From a small grass-roots group of individuals, CIC has grown tremendously. CIC’s facility is known as the Children’s Neighborhood (the Neighborhood) and is located in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Children come to the organization through the Emergency Shelter, which provides a safe environment for young children ages 6-14 years. Some children stay longer at one of the Family Foster Homes for Children serving ages 6-17 years. An eight-unit apartment complex is used to teach independent/transitional living skills to teens 18-22 years old who are aging out of the foster care system. The Neighborhood includes Kay’s Cupboard, the King Whitmire Therapy Center, a clubhouse, and administrative offices. Since 2008, Children in Crisis has provided quality care and a loving home for over 1,000 children. Children to the Neighborhood come from all four counties in Circuit 1. The recent geographic county breakdown represented was as follows: Escambia 25%, Okaloosa 45%, Santa Rosa 18%, and Walton 12%. There are roughly equal numbers of girls and boys served.