TeamChildren — Technology & Wellness for Every Family
From High Tech to High Touch
Our mission is to ensure that as many people we can reach have the tools, training, opportunities, and technology to advance their academic, economic, social/emotional, and physical development.
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Distributed Computers
We are distributing computers to families, schools, and organizations — veterans, first responders, and seniors worldwide.
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Practitioner Rolfing Massage
Rolfing Massage for children is an ongoing experience and every day is a new beginning.
View MoreTo ensure that every family has the tools, training, opportunity, and technology to transform their academic, economic, and social future.
Our Key Priorities
Our mission is to provide families and organizations with the technological tools they need to compete and contribute to our rapidly changing global economy.
Academic
We have impacted the academic, economic, and social futures of more than 80,000 kids.
Skills Development
We have given over 1,000 young adults the opportunity to develop technology skills by volunteering with us.
Distributing
Philadelphia's most distressed neighborhoods to distributing more than 17,000 computers throughout our region and beyond.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide families and organizations with the technological tools they need to compete and contribute to our rapidly changing global economy.
From distributing low-cost refurbished computers to families, schools, and organizations to providing the opportunity for young people and teens to learn the art of refurbishing computers, we have a remarkable record of accomplishments.
Our volunteers learn the power and importance of touch/Rolfing and early childhood education — including pediatric Rolfing — as tools for transforming the lives of children and families.
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Team Children began as a project by Robert Toporek, an Advanced Certified Rolf Practitioner since 1975, and Dr. Ida P. Rolf, the founder of Rolfing/Structural Integration. The initial purpose was to document, demonstrate and promote the benefits of Rolfing for babies and children.
Since Dr. Rolf's death in 1979, Robert has substantially expanded that initial effort. Robert has published a monograph and an award-winning documentary entitled "The Promise of Rolfing Children."
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Volunteering at TeamChildren is a win-win. You learn lots of good stuff — the community and world benefits!
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In 1971, Robert was awarded a one year leadership development fellowship by the Ford Foundation. This enabled him to study extensively with some of the top leaders in the field of human potential. Robert is also a decorated Vietnam veteran.
At Team Children, our volunteers are passionate about the power and importance of touch and technology to make a worldwide difference.
"It is a great book. Not only is it about massage, with intricate and detailed steps, but it is also a philosophy of living, with overall points about living carefully and fully..."
John J. Schrems, Professor Emeritus
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