1,500 Pinwheels of Promise: His House Honors Child Abuse Prevention Month with Moving Community Ceremony

Source: His House Children’s Home

Reported By: Caroline Dalal

April 8, 2025 – In Miami Gardens, on a quiet April morning, thousands of bright blue pinwheels shimmered under the South Florida sun—each one spinning not just in the breeze, but with a deeper significance. On April 3, His House Children’s Home held its annual Pinwheel Ceremony in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a powerful and deeply emotional event that underscores the nonprofit’s decades-long mission: restoring the lives of children who have endured abuse, neglect, or abandonment.

Held on the nonprofit’s expansive residential campus, the ceremony brought together staff, advocates, and local supporters to plant 1,500 pinwheels—each one representing a child who has received refuge and care through His House. As the largest residential campus in Florida for children in foster care, His House has become a beacon for many of the state’s most vulnerable youth. For over 35 years, the organization has cared for more than 24,000 children across Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward counties.

Her words resonated throughout the morning, echoing the purpose of the event: to remind the community that behind each pinwheel is a child’s story—of pain, but also of resilience and recovery.

Pinwheels, recognized nationally as the emblem of child abuse prevention, stood in rows across the campus lawn like silent sentinels. They offered both a solemn reflection of the traumas children face and a message of hope for the brighter futures His House aims to provide.

Far more than a symbolic event, the ceremony is anchored in the physical and emotional safety that His House provides every day. The 232-bed facility offers children—from newborns to teens—a home-like environment in a campus setting. Children are referred to His House by Florida’s Department of Children and Families through local agencies Citrus Family Care Network and ChildNet. For many, His House becomes the first place they feel safe again.

The campus operates with a faith-based approach, emphasizing dignity, compassion, and long-term healing. Here, the goal is not simply to offer a place to stay—it’s to rebuild lives.

This year’s event drew a crowd of community champions, advocates, and longtime supporters. With each pinwheel planted, attendees participated in a collective act of remembrance and hope. It was a rare moment of unity—where grief for what children have endured met the resolve to do better.

In a city often known for its luxury and rapid growth, the ceremony served as a reminder of the quieter, urgent work being done behind the scenes by those caring for Miami’s most vulnerable. That His House continues to lead this charge is a testament to the strength of its mission and the people behind it.

As National Child Abuse Prevention Month continues, His House uses this event not only to honor children but to raise awareness. It calls on the broader Miami community—residents, leaders, philanthropists, and businesses—to look closer, get involved, and recognize that meaningful impact often begins at the local level.

His House Children’s Home is a non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to restoring the lives of children from newborn to 18 years of age. Licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families and contracted by Citrus Family Care Network in Miami-Dade/Monroe and ChildNet in Broward County, His House has brought stability to the lives of over 24,000 children for more than 35 years. As a frontline provider of residential and child placement services, His House operates in a community type campus setting with a 232-bed capacity, caring for children removed from their homes due to abandonment, abuse, or neglect. 

For more information, please visit us at https://www.hhch.org.