1. All the King's Horses

2. Bethel Bible Village

3. Boy's Farm Inc.

4. Children's ARK

5. Christian Heritage Children's Homes

6. Collins Home and Family Ministries

7. East Tennessee Christian Home

8. Gateway Woods

9. Grace Christian Home

10. Grace Haven Ministries

11. His House Children's Home

12. Hosanna Homes

13. Hope Youth Ranch

14. Kidz Ark, Inc.

15. Kleos Children's Community

16. Lost and Found

17. MBCH Children and Family Ministries

18. Natchez Children's Home Services

19. Palmer Home for Children

20. Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation

21. Safe Harbor Boy's Home

22. Sunrise Children's Home

23. Sunshine Acres Children's Home

24. Tupelo Children's Mansion

25. Wear's Valley Ranch

26. White's Residentialand Family Services

All the King's Horses
Address: P. O. Box 2063, Benson, AZ 85602
Phone: (520) 586-0267
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.atkhchildrensranch.org
Contact Person: Ana Lucore
All The Kings Horses Children's Ranch provides summer camps, trail rides, weekend outings, and after school activities to community children. The Ranch is now ready to implement a live-in child care program. References include: DES, CPS,Catholic Social Services, Benson Mayor and City Council, Chamber of Commerce, as well as local churches, pastors, teachers and parents.
Year Established: 1999
Licensed/Accredited: AZ Foster Care License by DES
Funding Sources: Individual donations
Denominational Ch: Assembly of God; Baptist
Services Offered: Foster care; camp; safe haven; open-door
policy; prayer; food/clothing (We are on new property and just beginning to build first home).
Special Expertise/R: Community networking; administration/business communication; public relations.

Bethel Bible Village
Address: P. O. Box 729, Hixson, TN 37343
Phone:
Fax: (423) 842-5785
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.bbv.org
Contact Person: Gary Behler, Director of Program Services
A Christ-centered residential care agency whose purpose is to provide professional programs, support services and ministries to children and youth of families shattered by crime and troubles environments. Bethel Bible Village has nine cottages with houseparents, assistants and a maximum of eight people per cottage. Two of these cottages service unwed teenage mothers who choose to keep their babies.
Year Established: 1954
Licensed/Accredited: Licensed by State of Tennessee Department of Children's Services; Accredited by Council on Accreditation
Funding Sources: Individual gifts; churches, businesses, civic clubs, special events (Pat Boone Celebrity Spectacular Golf Tournament/Auction), wills and estates, profits from 3 resale shops, and some state reimbursements for boarding payments.
Denominational Ch: Non-denominational.
Services Offered: Residential group home; 6 cottages with 6 residents per cottage; houseparent, family model. Three (3) primary services: regular residential for male and female ages 5-15; independent living for male and female ages 16-20; and mother/child program for teen moms ages 15-20 with one child.
Special Expertise/R: Bethel was founded as a prison ministry outreach as a temporary home for the children of incarcerated parent(s). While our services have expanded to serve other dependent/neglected/abandoned children, we continue to maintain contact with the criminal justice system. Mother/Child program - More than 11 years of interventions with teen moms providing parenting skills, education and life skills preparation.

Boy's Farm, Inc.
Address: P. O. Box 713, Newberry, SC 29108
Phone: (803) 276-5910
Fax: (803) 276-6023
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.boysfarm.org
Contact Person: Mr. Marty Gilpatrick, Executive Director
Mr. Michael Davis, Development Director
Offers a Christian home with love and care for disadvantaged boys. Boy's Farm seeks to give Christian training, understanding, and guidance in order to meet the spiritual as well as the physical needs of the boys. Boy's Farm seeks to provide the materials needed for Building Boys rather than mending men.
Year Established: 1960
Licensed/Accredited: State of South Carolina Department of Social Serivces
Funding Sources: Private
Denominational Ch: Non-denominational.
Services Offered: Family-Style Group homes
(Independent/Transitional Living Program in the works)

Children's ARK
Address: P.O. Box 1007, Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819
Phone: (719) 684-9511
Fax: (719) 684-9511
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.childrensark.org
Contact Person: Eric West
Children's ARK, Inc. is composed of four residential treatment facilities in Colorado focusing on boys and girls ages 10 to 18, suffering from abuse and neglect and emotional issues. Programs include an on-site psychiatrist, therapy (Masters Level therapist), on-ground schools (Certified Special Education Teachers), and residential modeling. We are: Committed, Trained and Involved in the Success of children placed in our care.
Year Established: 1994
Licensed/Accredited: State of Colorado
Funding Sources: State Medicaid (65%); County Depts. of Human
Services (16%); Mental Health Centers (2%); State Ed (7%); School Districts- Special Ed (3%); Day Treatment- education for non-traditional students (3%); USDA school lunch program (2%); contributions (2%).
Denominational Ch: None.
Services Offered: Residential treatment; on grounds school; day
treatment.

Christian Heritage Children's Homes
Address: P.O. Box 245, Walton, Nebraska 68461
Phone: (402) 421-5437
Fax: (402) 421-5438
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.chchildrenshomes.org
Contact Person: Gregg Nicklas
CHCH is multi-service agency providing residential treatment for boys and girls ranging in age from 12 to 18. In addition, the agency provides Independent Living services for older teens and also foster care services. CHCH is licensed by the state of Nebraska and has locations in Lincoln, Kearney, Hickman, and Omaha.
Year Established: 1980
Licensed/Accredited: Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Funding Sources: Contracts and Contributions; Contributions
from individuals, organizations, foundations and congregations; contracts with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System for
Residential Services; foster, respite and Emergency Shelter Homes and Independent Living Services.
Services Offered: Six group homes for ages 12-18; three for males and three for females all with awake overnight staff; agency-based foster care; emergency foster homes, respite foster care for children from infants through 18; independent living services for ages 17-20.
We intend to add counseling services within the next 12 months and are also interested in adding adoption services in the future.
Special Expertise/R: Faith and Fundraising: The Lord has raised us from a vision to a ministry. He has blessed our growth from no staff, no services and no assets in 1980 to a ministry of 82 co-laboring staff members , serving 160 children a day with programs being offered across the State of Nebraska in Omaha, Norfolk, Lincoln, Hickman, Walton, Kearney, Grand Island and Scottsbluff. In 1980 our annual budget was $60,000, this year it exceeds $4,000,000. We began with no assets.

Collins Home and Family Ministries
Address: P.O. Box 745, Seneca, SC 29672
Phone: (864) 882-0893
Fax: (864) 882-0452
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.collinschildrenshome.org
Contact Person: Bob Pulido
The Collins Home is a nondenominational ministry dedicated to rescuing children from painful, and sometimes dangerous, family situations and providing them with a safe, loving, nurturing environment where they can grow and thrive as part of an extended family in a community that cares for and supports them. The children learn to live and work with others as a mutually supportive family unit. At the same time, the staff works with parents and children to teach important life skills, self-sufficiency, Judeo-Christian values, and a strong work ethic.
Year Established: 1980
Licensed/Accredited: South Carolina Department of Social Services
Funding Sources: Contributions
Denominational Ch: Non-denominational.
Services Offered: Group homes; foster care; counseling; family classes
Special Expertise/R : We are a small organization. However, the
Expertise/Resources Executive Director has been in the field of children care and currently consults with other organizations to help them learn basic management of children's homes. We also teach classes on stress management, child abuse awareness, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and basic child care.

East Tennessee Christian Home
Address: P.O. Box 1147, Elizabethton, TN 37644-1147
Phone: (423)542-4423
Fax: (423)542-6848
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.etnchristianhome.org
Contact Person: Steve Everroad, Executive Director
Located on 18 acres of hilltop overlooking Elizabethton, TN, ETCH serves 24-26 children in 3 cottages. Ages served range from 5 to 18 years old. Children attend public school and are encouraged to participate in community activities such as scouting, school sports, clubs, and special events in the community of Elizabethton. In addition, ETCH is a licensed foster care provider.
Year Established: 1946
Licensed/Accredited: Tennessee Department of Children's Services
for Residential Care and Foster Care.
Funding Sources: Donations from churches, groups and individuals; Title I Grant, Speedway Children's Charities Grant; USDA; TN
Department of Children's Services; NE Community Services; Frontier Health; Fundraising Activities.
Denominational Ch: Christian Church and Church of Christ
Services Offered : Residential Care for Girls, aged 6-21 years;
on campus school using the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum; Foster Care Training; home selection and placement of
children; Continuing Education for Providers.
Special Expertise/R: Independent Living Program; Mother-Child
Program; Continuing Education for Providers.

Gateway Woods
Address: P.O. Box 151, Leo, IN 46765
Phone: (260)627-2159
Fax: (260) 627-3601
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.gatewaywoods.org
Contact Person: Jeff Schumacher
Year Established: 1974
Licensed/Accredited: Licensed by the State of Indiana for Residential Care and Child Placing (Foster Care and Adoption); Accredited by Indiana Board of Education for School Program; Accredited by National Association of Christian Schools.
Funding Sources: 50% public dollars and 50% donations.
Denominational Ch: Apostolic Christian Church of America
Services Offered : Residential Care (with married houseparent model); Foster Care; Adoption; Home based; School (5th-12th, GED Day reatment); Biblical counseling seminar ministry (in Illinois).
Special Expertise/R : Family Focused Residential Treatment Program; program evaluation.

Grace Christian Home
Address: P.O. Box 44171, Shreveport, LA 71107
Phone: (318) 425-8336
Fax: (318) 865-7755
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.girlshome.org
Contact Person: Doilene Akins
A residential program for girls, ages 13–17, who are experiencing severe behavioral problems and/or family conflicts. Family therapy, individual and group counseling are provided. Girls attend our on-site, state accredited school. Activities include fitness center workouts, church and youth group participation, group studies on such matters as substance abuse, relationships with family and friends, self esteem enhancement, health, social behavior, and biblical studies. See our website for a complete description of our program.
Year Established: 1991
Licensed/Accredited: Louisiana State Board of Education.
Funding Sources: Parental tuition
Denominational Ch: Assembly of God
Services Offered : Group home; school; counseling.

Grace Haven Ministries
Address: Graham, NC
Phone: (919) 663-1515
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.gracehavenministries.org
Contact Person: John Honeycutt
Grace Haven Academy is a Christian boarding school located in rural, central North Carolina on a 50 acre campus. GHA serves homeless and at-risk youth as well as pregnant teens. Alpha/Omega Christian School Curriculum, a programmed academic course is used in the educational program. L.I.F.E. Curriculum is used in group devotions and Bible study.

His House Children's Home
Address: Opa-Locka, Florida
Phone: (305) 430-0085
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.hhch.org
Contact Person: Jean Caceres-Gonzales
Established to provide residential care for abused, neglected, drug-exposed children and children whose families are in severe crisis. Our goal is to restore the physical and emotional well being of children by providing a loving, stable and nurturing environment. His House provides residential treatment, foster care, adoption, and case management services.

Hosanna Homes
Address: Castro Valley, CA
Phone: (510) 538-8117
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.hosannahomes.org
Contact Person: Verne Teylor

Hope Youth Ranch
Address: 114 Hope Ranch Road, Minden, LA 71055
Phone: (318) 371-0047
Fax: (318) 371-0047
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.hopeyouthranch.com
Contact Person: Roy M. Martinez
Hope Youth Ranch is a non-profit organization and the fulfillment of a vision. Our mission is to provide a safe, loving, structured, farm environment to troubled teens. We offer troubled youth an opportunity to mature spiritually, educationally, emotionally and physically. Residents are ages 8-17 from all ethnic and economic backgrounds.
Year Established: 1995
Licensed/Accredited: Licensed - State of LA; Accredited - AM
Correction Association; State contracts; donations
Funding Sources: State contracts and donations
Denominational Ch: Non-Denominational
Services Offered: Group homes
Special Expertise/R: Staff training- Master Level Inst. Other Pertinent In need of help to establish in Home Foster Information for care and adoptions.

Sunrise Childre's Home
Address: Triad East, Suite 200, 10200 Linn Station, Louisville, Kentucky
Phone: (502) 245-2101
Fax: (502) 245-0110
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.kbhc
Contact Person: Dr. William K. Smithwick, President/CEO
Provides care and hope for hurting families and children through Christ-centered ministries. Established in 1869, KBHC reaches children, families and individuals through an array of services including eight residential facilities, child placement programs and outpatient counseling. The agency serves more than 3,300 children and families each year.
Year Established: 1869
Licensed/Accredited: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Funding Sources: Program revenues 70.1%, Endowment Income .8%, Gifts 13.2%,Bequests 12.6%, Miscellaneous 1.5%, Co-operative program of the Kentucky Baptist Convention 1.7%
Denominational Ch: Kentucky Baptist Convention
Services Offered : Residential Treatment (7 facilities); Therapeutic foster care (6 regions); Alternatives to detention (1 facility); International and domestic adoptions; Pregnancy counseling; Out-patient counseling (6 sites).
Special Expertise/R : Third party payments for out-patient counseling. Clinicians desktop for all client files, provide our own training academy for new hires and ongoing training.

Kidz Ark, Inc.
Address: Sterling, Colorado
Phone: (970) 522-5775
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.kidzark.org
Contact Person: Jay Littlefield
A residential treatment facility in northeastern Colorado, Kidz Ark provides a variety of services for both boys and girls. The agency uses the house parent model of supervision and has an on grounds school. The residents are involved in numerous ranching activities including working with horses and other animals.

Kleos Children's Community
Address: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Phone: (503) 783-2220
E:Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.kleos.org
Contact Person: Gordon Hankins
Our goal is to salvage the most precious possession of human beings, our children, by providing permanent homes and loving care for homeless, throw away, abused, neglected, unwanted, deserted, and troubled children between the ages of newborn babies and eighteen, where he or she can gain a strong identity and self-worth.

Lost and Found
Address: 6700 W. 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone: (303) 420-8080
Fax: (303) 420-9299
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.lostandfoundinc.org
Contact Person: Harl Hargett
Provides prevention, intervention and treatment for children, teens, adults and families struggling with chemical dependency, sexual victimization or perpetration, other mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. Our continuum of care offers residential, group and foster homes, intensive outpatient and independent living services from a Christian world-view.
Year Established: 1973
Licensed/Accredited: State of Colorado/DHS, Mental Health &
Drug/Alcohol
Funding Sources: County of Placement; Insurances; donations.
Denominational Ch: Non-Denominational
Services Offered: Teen Male and Female Residential Treatment
Centers; Therapeutic Foster and Group Homes; Independent Living Milieus; Intensive Outpatient Services.
Special Expertise/R: Drug/Alcohol; Sexual Trauma/Offender; Mental;
Behavioral; Emotional Disorders (PTSD, RAD, OCD).

MBCH Children and Family Ministries
Address: 11300 St. Charles Rock Rd., Bridgeton, Missouri
Phone: (314) 739-6811
Fax: (314) 739-6325
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.mbch.org
Contact Person: Russ Martin
Year Established: 2001
Licensed/Accredited: State of Missouri/Council on Accreditation
Funding Sources: Fees for service; Contributions; Distributions from endowment
Denominational Ch: Southern Baptist
Services Offered: Residential; Emergency shelter; Foster care; Adoptions (Domestic and Internationsl); Pregnancy counselling and supportive services.
Special Expertise/R: Developinga system called FAMCare, which among other things, mantains consumer files on our network providng access to all authorized personnel, no matter where they may be located.

Natchez Children's Home Services
Address: 806 North Union Street, POB 2028, Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: 601-442-6858
Fax: (601) 442-7722
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: natchezchildrenshome.org
Contact Person: Nancy Hungerford, Executive Director and Joe Mitchell, Director of Development

Founded in 1816 as the Female Charitable Society for orphans in the Mississippi Territory, today�s Natchez Children�s Home Services offers a Christian home to sibling groups and children who have been adjudicated abused, abandoned, neglected or in need of supervision by the state. The agency offers community based services to children and youth of all ages. Children participate in school, church and community activities while efforts are concurrently made to reunite children with biological family or provide foster and foster-to-adopt families.
Year Established: 1816
Licensed/Accredited: Mississippi Department of Human Services for both residential and foster care services
Funding Sources: Donations from individuals, churches, foundations, bequests, special events, corporations and businesses, Thrift Shop proceeds, Medicaid, state board payments. No federal grant funding.
Denominational Ch: Christian, non-denominational
and Fellowship of Churches and Minister International.
Services Offered: Residential Group Home, Foster Families, On-campus A BEKA Christian school, individual, group and family counseling by LCSW, preschool day treatment in partnership with Catholic Charities, Inc.

Palmer Home for Children
Address: P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703
Phone: (662) 328-5704
Fax: (662) 328-5250
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.palmerhome.org
Contact Person: Ed Waldron, President
The mission of Palmer Home for Children is to present the hope of Christ to children, who, through lack of an adequate family structure, are in need of a permanent, long-term Christ-centered home. To that end, Palmer Home, as it has since 1895, remains committed to privately-funded, non-governmental child care which keeps siblings together, mends emotional scars and restores for each child the full opportunity to reach his or her God-given potential.
Year Established: 1895
Licensed/Accredited: Registered
Funding Sources: Private donations
Denominational Ch: Presbyterian by heritage
Services Offered: Group home; Foster care
Special Expertise/R: Group care for homeless sibling groups.

Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation
Address: Brookneal, Virginia
Phone: (804) 376-2006
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.patrickhenry.org
Contact Person: Jason Watson
The Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation is a charitable, non-profit children's home dedicated to providing a high quality substitute Christian home for disadvantaged boys and girls 6 to 17. It is designed for prevention. The program operates totally on voluntary contributions and accepts no governmental funding.

Safe Harbor Boy's Home
Address: 4772 Safe Harbor Way, Jacksonville, FL 32226
Phone: (904) 757-7918
Fax: (904) 757-2504
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.boyshome.com
Contact Person: Robbie W. Smith
A long term residential facility for orphaned, at-risk, or fatherless boys ages 15-17. Boys live aboard former military and civilian vessels in a maritime environment. Boys may remain at the home through their 19th birthday. Counseling services, education, vocation and spiritual training are provided. Referrals accepted from family, clergy, mental health and legal professionals. A second program based in Texas scheduled to open in 1999.
Year Established: 1984
Licensed/Accredited: Florida Association Christian Child Care Agencies (FACCCA) since 1985.
Funding Sources: Private and self generated
Denominational Ch: Celebration Church of Jacksonville (interdenominational) Pastor Stovall Weems.
Services Offered: Residential care for boys 15-17; school on campus; licensed and pastoral counseling.
Special Expertise/R: Maritime expertise Safe Harbor has received national media (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and CBN, People Magazine,
World Magazine and others) coverage due its uniqueness of program, living quarters and program based around the waterfront and a maritime theme.

Sunshine Acres Children's Home
Address: 3405 N. Higley Road, Mesa, AZ 85215
Phone: (480) 832-2540
Fax: (480) 832-2041
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.sunshineacres.org
Contact Person: Carol Whitworth
Founded in 1954 by Rev. James & Vera Dingman, Sunshine Acres provides high quality, long-term, Christ-centered care for 60 children (boys and girls) separated from their parents by a variety of circumstances. No child is turned away for financial reasons, and the home is funded by private donations without fundraising.
Year Established: 1954
Licensed/Accredited: DES-Arizona
Funding Sources: Individual; estate; corporate gifts; United Way
Denominational Ch: Christian
Services Offered: A Christian Group Home, serving abused, neglected, abandoned and dependent children of Arizona.
Special Expertise/R: We have to pay for most of our training.

Tupelo Children's Mansion
Address: Tupelo, MS
Phone: (662)842-6982
E-Mail: s[email protected]
Web Site: www.tcmm.org
Contact Person: Stan Cook

Wear's Valley Ranch
Address: Sevierville, Tennessee
Phone: (865) 429-5437
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.wvr.org
Contact Person: Jim Wood
Provides Christian homes and Christian education for children from families in crisis. Each child receives individualized education at our on-campus school and lives in a therapeutic home with a married couple serving as houseparents. Individual and family counseling are also provided with the goal of reunification.

White's Residentialand Family Services, Inc.
Address: 5233 S. 50 East, Wabash IN 46992
Phone: (260)563-1158
Fax: (260)563-8975
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.whiteskids.org
Contact Person: A. Dee Gibson, Executive Director
Established in 1853, this program has faithfully served disadvantaged children throughout its history. As a Christ-centered Quaker organization, White's mission is to provide a continuum of residential, foster care and family services for abused, neglected and troubles children within the context of a caring and nurturing environment.
Year Established: 1850
Funding Sources: County; State; Federal; Private
Denominational Ch: Quaker
Services Offered: Residential services; therapeutic foster care; emergency shelter care; home based services; independent living; adoptions services; accredited Jr./Sr. high school on residential grounds.
Special Expertise/Resources: Therapeutic Foster Care Program development; Sexual Offender Treatment; Therapeutic Crisis Intervention