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In 1950, a second campus was opened in Memphis, and in 1954 one followed in Chattanooga. By the 1950s, most of the children in residence were from homes in crisis, not orphans, so board members decided in 1953 to rename the ministry to more accurately reflect its work—Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes. The TBCH does not accept government ...
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A 2010 picture from the day Tennessee mom Hayley Jones first met the eight siblings she planned to adopt from The Raining Season orphanage in Sierra Leone in West Africa. Two other children from ...
Dormitories were remodeled into single family homes, with a maximum of eight children in each home. Central dining was replaced with family meals in the group homes. The family groups now individually carry on most activities like home devotionals, church attendance, housekeeping, laundry, cooking and cleanup. [citation needed]
Unrelated children or sibling groups live in a home-like setting with either a set of house parents or a rotating staff of trained caregivers. Specialized therapeutic or treatment group homes are available to meet the needs of children with emotional, intellectual, physical, medical and/or behavioral difficulties. [39]
A family in Spring Hill, Tennessee, adopted a set of four siblings in 2021 making them a family of 12 in time for Christmas.
The Tennessee Children's Home Society was chartered as a non-profit corporation in 1897. [2] In 1913, the Secretary of State granted the society a second charter. [2] The Society received community support from organizations that supported its mission of "the support, maintenance, care, and welfare of white children under seven years of age admitted to [its] custody."
Stark County foster parents Aaron and Julie Johnson have been a licensed foster care family since 2020.