Vision Every child and youth in Mississippi will experience the advantages associated with growing up in a healthy Christian family environment. Mission Sunnybrook provides support to foster parents and children, while also preparing older youth to succeed in life [...]
HILL - Fern Nadine, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday morning, May 17, 2021. Born June 5, 1934, Fern was the co-founder of a nonprofit, an author of two books, a mentor and friend to thousands, and a [...]
Childhaven has recently been accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). This demonstrates that Childhaven has been recognized as a provider that has successfully implemented high performance standards and is delivering the highest quality services. Their board and staff [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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