New position to deepen donor connections and build mission awareness March 22, 2021, Melber, KY – As a key part of strategic expansion to serve more children in need, New Pathways for Children has hired David Simmons for the newly-created role of Director of Development and Marketing. Simmons will lead New Pathways’ efforts to grow […]
Current Openings at Tennessee Children’s Home
Teachers: Spring Hill – TCH-Middle is seeking two full-time teachers for their on-site school. Teacher Assistant: Knoxville – TCH-East is seeking two full-time teacher assistants for their on-site school. Night Staff: Knoxville, Spring Hill, Pinson are seeking full-time night staff to supervise youth during sleep hours of 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM Residential Counselor Couples: […]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AVAILABLE
Do you have a heart for kids and their families? Are you able to work cooperatively with other staff and to accept responsibility and supervision, showing good leadership skills, yet the humility that is demonstrated by relying on God? Do you have the ability to accept input from a board that is passionate about ministering to hurting children […]
Jim Wright receives Network 1:27’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Wright receiving Network 1:27’s Lifetime Achievement Award from Vicki Rhodes on December 10, 2020. He will be retiring after 27 years as Executive Director of Childhaven in Cullman, Alabama. Born James Houston Wright on Sunday October 10, 1954 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Nora Ann and Olney Houston Wright Jr. Jim had younger sister […]
Gary Hicks MA, LPC Named Executive Director
Following an extensive search, the Childhaven, Inc. Board of Directors is excited to announce that Gary Hicks MA, LPC has been named as Childhaven’s next Executive Director! Gary will assume his duties on August 1st, with his first day in the office being Monday, August 3rd. He will succeed our current leader, Dr. Jim Wright, […]
Hope Harbor is excited to announce our new Executive Director
Hope Harbor is excited to announce our new Executive Director, Mr. Dirk O’Donnell. Mr. O’Donnell is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma. Since moving to Claremore three years ago, Mr. O’Donnell and his family have been supporters of Hope Harbor. He believes in the work being done at Hope Harbor and is committed […]
More kids in foster care
November 1, 2019 Vol. 50, No. 10 Print version: page 80 As the opioid epidemic has grown, so has the number of youth who end up in foster care because of parental drug use 442,995 Number of youths living in foster care in the United States as of September 2017, according to data from the […]
A Rescue Technique for Foster-Care ‘Train Wreck’
by Naomi Schaefer Riley There are 123,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted according to the latest U.S. government statistics. The length of time that kids are spending in state custody is growing – from and average of 12.2 months in 2006 to 14.3 months in 2017. Thirteen percent of children in foster […]
The Epidemic of Child Abuse
The following information is from the American Society for the Positive Care of Children “It is easy to read statistics without grasping the human suffering behind the numbers. Each number represents a child’s life. Each human life touches hundreds of others. The ramifications of child abuse and neglect are exponential”. Types of Child Abuse: Eight […]
Awards Given at the St. Louis Conference on Sunday, April 14, 2019
The “Lifetime Achievement Award” was given to Sue Stevens, by Steve Awtrey, Executive Director of Christian Family Services. Sue was hired as one of the first caseworkers at CFS in 1973. Two important qualities make Sue unique. (1) She never shied away from a difficult case and (2) She never thought of herself better than […]