Childhelp

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{{Short description|American non-profit working to prevent and treat child abuse}}
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{{Infobox organization
|name= Childhelp
|image= File:Childhelp Logo.svg
|size= 220px
|formation= {{start date and age|1959}}
|founders= [[Yvonne Lime|Yvonne Fedderson]]<br />Sara O'Meara
|type= [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit organization]]
|headquarters = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], US
|website = {{URL|childhelp.org}}
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'''Childhelp''' is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of [[child abuse]]. Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-cooper/founders-of-childhelp-_b_1418529.html|title=Founders of Childhelp Dedicated their lives to Fighting for Children|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|date=2012-04-11|access-date=2015-01-09}}</ref> by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest [[non-profit]] child abuse prevention and treatment organizations in the nation. It operates facilities in California, Virginia, Tennessee, and Arizona. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline services all of the [[United States]], its territories and [[Canada]]. The organization also distributes Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe, a school-based [[abuse prevention program|abuse and bullying prevention program]].

The organization offers a wide variety of services, not only to abused and neglected children, but to treatment professionals, [[educator]]s, parents, [[foster care]] families, the community and [[law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] professionals. Through various community outreach efforts, Childhelp has tried to increase [[awareness]] about child abuse and, in 2000, established the National Day of Hope. It is observed every year on the first Wednesday of April during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2009, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary. Childhelp relies upon private donations to expand its operations and services across the nation.

According to a 2007 report by the [[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]], almost five children die every day to child abuse and neglect and millions more reports are made every year of abuse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics |title=2007 reports from abuses, various sources |publisher=Childhelp.org |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828133401/http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics |archive-date=2008-08-28 }}</ref>

== Founders ==
[[File:TodayShow SaraYvonne.JPG|thumb|Childhelp Founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson on the set of the Today Show (2008)]]
'''Sara O'Meara''' (then '''Sara Buckner''') and [[Yvonne Lime Fedderson]] (then '''Yvonne Lime''') first met in 1958 on the set of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[situation comedy]], ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet]]''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044230/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date= March 2022}}</ref> The two played the part of [[Ricky Nelson]]'s girlfriend and quickly became friends.

While on a government-sponsored goodwill tour to support the troops in [[Tokyo]] the pair founded Childhelp in 1959 when they opened International Orphans to support 11 Japanese-American children found wandering the streets, unable to get into any [[orphanage]]s because of their mixed heritage. Within three weeks the number of children increased to 100.

Over the years Childhelp became one of the largest child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organizations and operate today as chairman and [[CEO]] (Sara) and President (Yvonne). Their efforts have won them more than 100 awards and honors. The most recent award in June 2008, was the 2008 Most Dynamic Woman Award from [[Clarins]] USA. Sara and Yvonne have been nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for five consecutive years from 2005 to 2009, receiving endorsements from prestigious figures such as former [[U.S. Supreme Court Justice]] [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] and former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Barbara Bush]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2008/uc-merced-awards-spendlove-prize-childhelp-founders | title=UC Merced Awards Spendlove Prize to Childhelp Founders | Newsroom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/28/sara-omeara-yvonne-fedderson-childhelp_n_841718.html | title=Still Protecting Children, Decades After a Chance Encounter | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=29 March 2011 }}</ref>

=== Sara O'Meara ===
As Childhelp Co-founder, chairman and CEO Sara O'Meara is actively involved in the development and oversight of the organization. Sara serves as the organization's key spokesperson and is primarily responsible for fund development and overall oversight of the organization's business. She has served on the boards of international organizations concerned with [[child welfare]]. As a board member for the International Union for Child Welfare, she was the sole [[United States]] representative among First Ladies and ministers of numerous nations. She also served as chairman of the International Alliance of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Sara has received more than 100 awards for her service to children, including the Arizona Foundation for Women's [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] Award received in 2004. Most recently, Sara was awarded the 2008 Most Dynamic Woman of the Year award from [[Clarins]] USA. Others include an award for international collaboration to prevent child abuse presented by the Queen [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]]; a [[U.S. Department of Justice]] award presented by President [[Ronald Reagan]]; the Kiwanis World Service Medal and an award from the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. She has been the recipient of several awards in [[Washington, D.C.]], including the National Caring Award and the Hubert Humphrey Memorial Award at the Touchdown Club, and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Charity Awards Dinner. Sara, along with co-founder Yvonne Fedderson, have been nominated for the fourth time for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. Endorsements for the prestigious nomination include letters from [[U.S. Supreme Court Justice]] [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] and former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Barbara Bush]], along with numerous politicians, educators and [[corporate executive]]s.

Sara O'Meara was born Sara Buckner in [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]] and was educated at [[Briarcliff Junior College]], [[New York (state)|New York]]; [[Endicott College]], [[Massachusetts]]; [[University of Paris|The Sorbonne]], [[France]]; and [[Pasadena Playhouse]], [[California]]. Sara lives in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona|Paradise Valley]], [[Arizona]]. She has a son, John Hopkins. Her other son, Charles, died in 1988 in an [[auto accident]]. Sara also has two stepdaughters, Taryn and Whitney, and three [[grandchildren]]. Sara lost her husband [[Colonel]] Robert (Bob) Sigholtz in 2005. Bob was a highly decorated Colonel who fought in three wars – [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]] and the [[Vietnam War]]. He was also the [[Athletic Director]] of [[Georgetown University]].

=== Yvonne Fedderson ===
As a Childhelp Co-founder and President, Yvonne Fedderson is actively involved in the development and oversight of the organization. Yvonne's focus is upon developing and supporting the organization's more than 25 chapters and auxiliaries. More than 2,500 [[Volunteering|volunteer]]s nationwide organize fund-raising events in their communities, which raise more than $2 million annually.

Since 1994, Yvonne has also served as president and CEO of her late husband's company, [[Don Fedderson]] Productions. Her responsibilities include managing the rights of the television programs he produced, including ''[[Family Affair]]'', ''[[My Three Sons]]'', and ''[[The Betty White Show (1952 TV series)|The Betty White Show]]''. She has served on the company's board of directors for more than 30 years. Yvonne, a graduate of the [[Pasadena Playhouse]], under the name of Yvonne Lime, has had an extensive acting career in film, television and stage.

Yvonne has been active in a number of [[humanitarian]] organizations including the Assistance League, and the Mary and Joseph League, as well as several professional organizations. She also has served on the board of directors of Children to Children, Inc. and is an honorary board member for The Dyslexia Foundation.

Yvonne has received more than 100 honors and awards for her service to children, some of which include the National Children's Alliance's Champions of Children Award, the State of California Legislature's Woman of the World Award, and the Women's International Center's Living Legacy Award. Most recently, Sara and Yvonne were awarded the 2008 Most Dynamic Woman of the Year award from [[Clarins]] USA. She and Sara have also been given the Kiwanis World Service Medal, the American Ireland Fund Humanitarian Award, The [[University of California Riverside]] Chancellor's Founder's Award, and ''[[Family Circle]]'' Magazine's "Women Who Make a Difference." Sara and Yvonne have been nominated for the fourth time for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. Endorsements for the prestigious nomination include letters from [[U.S. Supreme Court Justice]] [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] and former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Barbara Bush]], along with numerous politicians, educators, and corporate executives.

Yvonne Fedderson was born in [[Glendale, California|Glendale]], [[California]] and now makes her home in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona|Paradise Valley]], [[Arizona]]. Her daughter Dionne Fedderson also lives in Paradise Valley.

=== Book and Lifetime movie ===
In 2003 Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson published the book ''Silence Broken: Moving From a Loss of Innocence to a World of Healing and Love''.<ref>[http://www.nuuvy.com/nuuvyviewerpage.asp?videoid=67 Review from Nuuvy]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 1588720659|title = Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a World of Healing and Love|last1 = O'Meara|first1 = Sara|last2 = Fedderson|first2 = Yvonne|year = 2003}}</ref> The book, based upon a true story, chronicles how Sara and Yvonne began their work with children and follows the story of the organization from the founders, associates and victims. The founders chronicle their participation in such well-known events as [[Operation Babylift]]. One little boy treated at the Childhelp [[Merv Griffin]] Village in [[Beaumont, California]] is the focus of the title. After witnessing his parents murder his sister, the little boy became totally silent and traveled through 15 different [[foster home]]s before finally ending up at the Village. The book details the Childhelp staff's attempt to get the boy to speak. After days, the man in charge of the Village's animal therapy program took the little boy to the barn and told him that "Chocolate," a pony, was now his responsibility. Every day, the little boy ran to the barn to take care of Chocolate. On the fifth day, he put his arms around the pony and said, "I love you." Once his silence had been broken, the boy rapidly began to heal.

In 2005, the book was developed into a [[Lifetime Network]] movie.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479917/ IMDB listing of ''For the Love of a Child''.]</ref> ''For the Love of a Child''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/love-child/about |title=Official Web site of the Lifetime Network movie ''For the Love of a Child'' |publisher=Mylifetime.com |access-date=2009-08-16 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> regularly airs on the Lifetime Network and is an accurate representative of the book. Actress [[Peri Gilpin]] plays Sara O'Meara and actress [[Teri Polo]] plays Yvonne Fedderson. The film won two [[Young Artist Awards]] in 2007; Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor, Jake D. Smith; and Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress, [[Emily Hirst]].

== History ==

Childhelp has enjoyed a rich history that has spanned internationally over 50 years and impacted the lives of [[million]]s of children. The organization first took roots in [[Japan]] in 1959 under the name of International Orphans to help the unwanted children of American soldiers and Japanese women. In 1976 the organization changed names to Children's Village USA then later to Childhelp USA before finally settling on Childhelp. Today it is one of the largest child abuse prevention non-profit organizations.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kuhlman|first1=Kathryn|title=Nothing Is Impossible With God|orig-year=original edition 1974|publisher=Bridge Publishing, Inc.|location=2500 Hamilton Blvd., South Plainfield, NJ 07080|isbn=0-88270-656-X|page=236|date=1992}}</ref>

=== Japanese Orphanages ===
[[File:SaraYvonneandTroops.JPG|thumb|202px|The Navy joins in to help Sara and Yvonne bring supplies to their orphanages in Japan.]]
In 1959 Sara and Yvonne traveled to [[Tokyo]], Japan on a goodwill tour for the American troops stationed there after a large [[typhoon]] hit the region. While on the streets they encountered a group of children cold and frightened, huddled together. After learning the children had no parents and were born from American troops during the [[Korean War]], the two actresses took the children to their hotel room for the night and sought out an orphanage the next day.<ref>Clemens, Samuel. "Dedicated to Philanthropy", ''Classic Images''. September 2022</ref>

The following day they learned the children were turned away from all the orphanages because of their mixed heritage. They were told of a woman, Kin Horuchi, living in a one-room hut that kept several Japanese-American children.

Kin agreed to care for the 11 additional children and the ladies promised to send money to help the children. They thought the problem was settled, but word of what they were doing spread rapidly through the city. They had suddenly become [[surrogate mother|surrogate]] mothers to a brood of 100 Japanese-American children that were left on the doorstep of the hut, which now needed to become an orphanage.

Returning to [[California]], the actresses began to raise funds among friends and their families, as well as the film community to care for the children. From that beginning grew International Orphans Incorporated, an organization that eventually built four orphanages, caring for thousands of abandoned Japanese-American children.
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=== Operation Babylift ===
{{Main|Operation Babylift}}


In April 1975, American troops and Vietnamese refugees evacuated [[Vietnam]] in mass numbers before and during the fall of [[Saigon]]. [[Operation Babylift]] was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries (including, for example, [[Australia]], [[France]] and [[Canada]]) at the end of the [[Vietnam War]]. The [[Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident|first flight crashed]] after the locks of the rear loading ramp failed, killing 138 people, among them 78 children. By the final American flight out of South Vietnam, over 2,000 infants and children had been evacuated.

Sara and Yvonne helped arrange Operation Babylift in America and saw thousands of children to adoption agencies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childhelp.org/full_history |title=Childhelp's History |publisher=Childhelp.org |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510141510/http://www.childhelp.org/full_history |archive-date=2008-05-10 }}</ref> At the time Childhelp was named International Orphans.

== Services ==
[[File:Childhelp HQ.JPG|thumb|202px|Entrance to the Childhelp Headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz.]]
Childhelp offers a variety of services to the children that enter its facilities, professionals in therapy and the community. Over the years the organization has broadened its facilities, incorporated previously established programs and helped bring them to a national audience and educated the public.

=== National Hotline ===
In 1982, Childhelp started the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). The hotline, staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by professional crisis counselors has received over two million calls since its inception. The hotline receives calls from children at risk for abuse, parents or guardians looking for crisis intervention and concerned individuals who may suspect abuse is occurring in their neighborhood. The hotline also provides information and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service and support resources under complete confidentiality and anonymity.

The hotline receives absolutely no government funding and is supported by the generous donations of the community, organizations and foundations.

=== Advocacy Centers ===
Childhelp operates three advocacy centers in the U.S. that minimize the trauma to an abused child through condensing the investigative process by housing professionals in [[law enforcement agency|law enforcement]], [[child protective services]], medicine, [[mental health]] and prosecution all under one roof. The child friendly facilities provide an environment far more comfortable than an emergency room or police station for the children.

=== Treatment ===
Childhelp offers treatment to victims of [[child abuse]] through several different methods.

The first is at two residential treatment centers known as Villages. Both villages, located in rural communities in California and [[Virginia]] provide specialized, comprehensive treatment programs for court-referred, severally abused, neglected and at-risk children. A staff of therapists, teachers, [[social worker]]s and medical professionals work at the villages to provide the children with the best possible care. A combination of [[psychotherapy]], education, art, music, animal-assisted, spiritual and [[recreation]] therapies are used. Children typically live at a Childhelp village between three months and two years.

Childhelp also operates community-based group homes in both California and Virginia. Children often will transition from one of the residential treatment villages to the smaller [[group home]]s. The group homes provide an intensive level of supervision and therapeutic services in order to prepare children for the transition to non-institutional care in [[foster home]]s, adoptive homes or the home of their family or relatives.

Lastly, Childhelp provides long and short-term foster care in California and [[Tennessee]]. The organization is licensed to recruit, screen, train and certify foster care parents, and provides ongoing support to both foster parents and the children in their care.

=== Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe for Educators ===
Formerly known for 3 decades as Childhelp Good Touch, Bad Touch, this research-based, comprehensive child abuse and bullying prevention education [[curriculum]] equips students nationwide with skills they need to play a significant role in the prevention or interruption of abuse and bullying. Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe is delivered through an online virtual campus and covers topics such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, bullying and cyberbullying, all at an age appropriate level. Through the use of integrated student materials, safety rules continue to be reinforced after the initial instruction in the classroom.

=== Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe for Athletes ===
Underwritten by Olympic Consultants, the Foundation for Global Sports Development, this innovative
program is a direct response to abuse in youth athletics. Designed as a positive and fun way to embed
lifesaving concepts through activity and motion, Childhelp Blow the Whistle on Child Abuse educates
coaches, parents, educators and community members about the signs and symptoms of child abuse
while teaching children ways to protect themselves against predators.

=== Community outreach ===
Community outreach is important to the organization to obtain new volunteers, donors and to spread the message about [[child abuse]]. Childhelp obtains a variety of public awareness including distributing brochures and other printed materials, media appearances and stories and [[public service announcement]]s. Childhelp has produced a 30-second PSA available to both radio and television networks to air. The organization also holds numerous charity events year-long that draw in public donations and create strong community awareness.

In 2000, Childhelp founded the Childhelp National Day of Hope.<ref>[http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/articles.cfm?article_id=248&issue_id=2001-03 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services coverage in 2001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926092540/http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/articles.cfm?article_id=248&issue_id=2001-03 |date=September 26, 2006 }}</ref> Held in Washington, D.C., on the first Wednesday of April (Child Abuse Prevention Month) every year, the event regularly draws the support and participation of numerous members of the [[United States Congress]].

== Advocacy Ambassadors ==
Over several decades and with the help of Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson's history as [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actresses, Childhelp has drawn numerous celebrities and everyday volunteers to support the organization's cause, promote it in the media, attend special fund raising events, and give up their time and talents for a noteworthy cause. Notable active celebrity ambassadors include [[Kathie Lee Gifford]], [[Casper Van Dien]] and [[Catherine Oxenberg]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] and [[Mary Costa]].

In 2008, Sara and Yvonne were guests of Kathie Lee's on the ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childhelp.com/news-and-events/sara-o39meara-and-yvonne-fedderson-on-the-today-show |title=Sara and Yvonne on the Today Show in June 2008 |publisher=Childhelp.com |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820104328/http://www.childhelp.com/news-and-events/sara-o39meara-and-yvonne-fedderson-on-the-today-show |archive-date=August 20, 2008 }}</ref> to speak about the epidemic of [[child abuse]].

In 2007, Jane Seymour sponsored an Art Pillow contest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childhelp.org/news-and-events/actress-jane-seymour-sponsors-national-art-competition-to-help-abused-and-neglected-children |title=Jane Seymour and Art Pillow contest info |publisher=Childhelp.org |date=2007-07-01 |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704060948/http://www.childhelp.org/news-and-events/actress-jane-seymour-sponsors-national-art-competition-to-help-abused-and-neglected-children |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> as part of the Jane Seymour Collection. Children ages 7–14 were challenged to create the design to appear on the pillow, which was revealed in April 2007 in connection with Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The following are or have been Childhelp Advocacy Ambassadors:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childhelp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors |title=List of Childhelp Celebrity Ambassadors |publisher=Childhelp.org |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510151559/http://www.childhelp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors |archive-date=May 10, 2008 }}</ref>

[[Susan Anton]], [[The Bellamy Brothers]], [[Bertrand Berry]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Joyce Bulifant]], [[Gary Collins (actor)|Gary Collins]], [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]], [[Mary Costa]], [[Norm Crosby]], [[John D'Aquino]], [[Phyllis Diller]], [[Ami Dolenz]], [[Ralna English]], [[Rhonda Fleming]], [[Raymond Floyd]], [[David Foster]], [[Glenn Frey]], [[Leeza Gibbons]], [[Kathie Lee Gifford]], [[Melissa Gilbert]], [[Peri Gilpin]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Lee Greenwood]], [[Mary Hart (TV personality)|Mary Hart]], [[Florence Henderson]], [[Tyler Hoechlin]], [[Crystal Hunt]], [[Anne Jeffreys]], [[David Keith (actor)|David Keith]], [[Megyn Kelly]], [[Cheryl Ladd]], [[Carol Lawrence]], [[Mario Lopez]], [[Ron Masak]], [[Mary Ann Mobley]], [[Phil Morris (actor)|Phil Morris]], [[Nancy O'Dell]], [[Jamie O'Neal]], [[Merlin Olsen]], [[Catherine Oxenberg]], [[Matthew Perry]], [[Sasha Pieterse]], Jimmy Pinchak, [[Collin Raye]], [[Mackenzie Rosman]], [[Jack Scalia]], Andrea Schroder, [[Rick Schroder]], [[Laura Schlessinger]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[T. G. Sheppard]], [[John Stamos]], [[Connie Stevens]], [[George Stults]], [[Alan Thicke]], [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]], [[Pam Tillis]], [[Heather Tom]], [[Kathleen Turner]], [[Casper Van Dien]], [[Phil Vassar]], [[Caitlin Wachs]], [[Betty White]], [[Barbara Young (actress)|Barbara Young]], [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]], [[Jack Youngblood]], [[Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.]]

The following women have been recognized with the Childhelp Woman of the World Award:

'''2023''' – [[Reba McEntire]]
'''2021''' – [[Stacie J. Stephenson|Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson]]
'''2015''' – [[Melani Walton]]
'''2014''' – [[Beverly Cohen]]
'''2011''' – [[Jan Brewer]]
'''2010''' – [[Lonnie Ali]]
'''2009''' – [[Nancy Reagan|First Lady Nancy Reagan]]
'''2008''' – [[Laura Bush|First Lady Laura Bush]]
'''2005''' – [[Carole Black]]
'''2003''' – [[Marianne Williamson]]
'''2002''' – [[Lynne Cheney]]
'''2001''' – [[Kathleen Turner]]
'''2000''' – [[Esther Snyder]]
'''1999''' – [[Marie Gray (fashion designer)|Marie Gray]] and [[Nancy O'Dell]]
'''1998''' – [[Janice Dickinson]] and [[Deidre Hall]]
'''1997''' – [[Kathie Lee Gifford]] and [[Leeza Gibbons]]
'''1996''' – [[Loni Anderson]] and [[Mary Hart]]
'''1995''' – [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]] and [[Marlo Thomas]]
'''1994''' – [[Marilyn McCoo]] and [[Sally Struthers]]
'''1993''' – [[Cyd Charisse]] and [[Carol Lawrence]]
'''1992''' – [[Oprah Winfrey]] and [[Barbara Mandrell]]
'''1991''' – [[Georgette Mosbacher]] and Ann Blythe McNulty
'''1990''' – [[Barbara Eden]] and [[Jane Seymour]]
'''1989''' – [[Phyllis Diller]] and [[Mary Ann Mobley]]
'''1988''' – [[Shirley Jones]] and [[Connie Stevens]]
'''1987''' – [[Anne Jeffreys]] and [[Cheryl Ladd]]
'''1986''' – [[Dolores Hope]] and [[Betty White]]
'''1985''' – [[Barbara Bush|First Lady Barbara Bush]]
'''1984''' – [[Florence Henderson]] and [[Barbara Sinatra]]
'''1983''' – [[Rhonda Fleming]] and [[Jane Russell]]
'''1982''' – [[Shirley Boone]] and [[Mary Martin (actress)|Mary Martin]]
'''1981''' – [[Joanna Carson]], [[Debbie Reynolds]], and [[Jill Kinmont Boothe]]
'''1980''' – [[Julie Andrews]] and [[Nanette Fabray]]
'''1979''' – [[Dorothy DeBolt]] and [[Greer Garson|Greer Garson-Fogelson]]
'''1978''' – [[Betty Ford]] and Alice Tyler
'''1977''' – Patti Lewis and [[Abigail Van Buren]]
'''1976''' – [[June Haver|June Haber MacMurray]] and [[Rose Marie Thomas]]
'''1975''' – Kitty LeRoy and [[Rosalind Russell]]
'''1974''' – [[Vikki Carr]] and [[Kay Gable]]
'''1973''' – [[Merle Oberon]] and [[Ivy Baker Priest]]
'''1971''' – Maria Cole Devore and [[Jane Wyman]]
'''1970''' – Kin Horiuchi and [[Louise Tracy]]
'''1969''' – Janne Dixon
'''1968''' – Dorothy Ritter
'''1967''' – [[Kathryn Crosby]]
'''1966''' – [[Bertha Holt]] and Angela Crocetti
'''1965''' – [[Shirley MacLaine]] and [[Miki Sawada]]
'''1964''' – [[Dale Evans]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.childhelp.org/}}

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