Since
1886, Missouri Baptist Children’s Home has been responding to the
needs of hurting children and youth. One hundred twenty-one years ago the
needed response was an orphanage for abandoned and orphaned infants.
More than a century has passed and an orphanage for infants is no
longer the greatest need. Today our most critical concern is the
disintegration of the family unit. Child abuse, abandonment,
behavioral problems and emotional disturbances bring hundreds of
children to the Children’s Home each year.
MBCH
Children and Family Ministries is the nonprofit, tax-exempt subsidiary
of Missouri Baptist Children’s Home that provides programs and
services for children, youth and families. We offer our services to
anyone regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex,
handicap or income. The current scope of services includes, long-term
residential care for children age 6-18, 30-day emergency care for
children age 6-14, Pregnancy Counseling and Supportive Services
Program, Transitional Living Program for both girls and boys age 16-21,
family counseling and foster/adoptive placements.
Through
each of these programs, the goal of MBCH Children and Family
Ministries is to meet the changing needs of society’s children, youth
and families. With service locations in Branson, Bridgeton, East Prairie,
Jefferson City, Joplin, Lee’s Summit, Mt. Vernon, Peculiar,
Springfield and St. Joseph, MBCH Children and Family Ministries is privileged to
serve children and their families from across the state.
In 2006,
300 children were served on one of our
three campuses and 455 additional children were served through
off-campus programs. We provided 143,180 days of service delivery in
2006 -- an increase of 52% over 2005.
As the years go by, and the needs of children
continually change, MBCH Children and Family Ministries remains
committed to “Making a Difference . . . one child at a time.”
