/PRNewswire/ - Sumner Redstone today announced a grant of $720,000 to the Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF), a non-profit program that provides a wide range of critical health and educational services to impoverished and abused children in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh. This most recent gift brings Mr. Redstone's total commitment to CCF to $1.72 million. Mr. Redstone's initial $500,000 grant in 2007 established CCF's child rescue center and was followed by another gift of $500,000 in April of 2011.

The CCF is a community-based program that provides the city's most at-risk children with education, health care, nutrition and a play area, all within a secure environment. The Sumner M. Redstone Center cares for children of all ages and includes a nursery for children under three who are recovering from malnutrition, illness or have unsafe home lives; a day care center for three to six year-olds, many from impoverished and seriously disadvantaged domestic situations; and an education center with classes for children from age six through sixteen, who have no other education opportunities. The Center also houses a food program for the surrounding community children and a medical clinic.

Mr. Redstone said, "The inspiring work of the Cambodian Children's Fund is literally changing the lives of children every day by rescuing them from a life of poverty and hopelessness. Unfortunately, the current facility has been overwhelmed by the need and is serving up to five times the number of children that it was designed to serve. I am pleased and proud that my latest grant will help them further expand and grow their programs to help meet the critical needs of these children. I hope that others will also be moved to help the CCF continue their miraculous programs."

Scott Neeson, the founder and executive director of CCF, said, "Mr. Redstone's most recent donation allows us to double the capacity of the Center's operations. His generosity will enable us to serve many more high risk children with the critical services they need most, including a new day care facility; a large, custom-planned infant/newborn nursery; residential options for at-risk children and youth; a maternal care center; a nutrition program; a community meeting area, counseling offices for domestic abuse and a playground. We expect to complete the project by November 2011."

The Cambodian Children's Fund was founded in 2004 by Mr. Neeson to aid the most impoverished of Cambodia's children. The CCF's Phnom Penh facility was initially established as a safe house for Cambodia's orphaned, abandoned or abused children, providing secure shelter and nutritional meals within a caring environment. Since then, the CCF has grown to include full education, medical care, vocational training and community outreach services for Cambodia's most impoverished children and their families. With six facilities now operating, CCF's services include maternal care, clean water, a food program, a nursery for the most at-risk newborns and infants, a day care center, a garment training facility and a bakery. CCF also provides a comprehensive educational program for over 900 children, including local language reading and writing, multi-level English classes, social studies and math. More information on the Cambodian Children's Fund can be found at: www.cambodianchildrensfund.org.

Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF)

Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF)

The Cambodian Children's Fund was founded in 2004 by Mr. Neeson to aid the most impoverished of Cambodia's children. The CCF's Phnom Penh facility was initially established as a safe house for Cambodia's orphaned, abandoned or abused children, providing secure shelter and nutritional meals within a caring environment. Since then, the CCF has grown to include full education, medical care, vocational training and community outreach services for Cambodia's most impoverished children and their families. With six facilities now operating, CCF's services include maternal care, clean water, a food program, a nursery for the most at-risk newborns and infants, a day care center, a garment training facility and a bakery. CCF also provides a comprehensive educational program for over 900 children, including local language reading and writing, multi-level English classes, social studies and math. More information on the Cambodian Children's Fund can be found at: http://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org/

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