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Methodist Children’s Home students celebrated Homecoming throughout the week of Oct. 22-26, closing out the festivities with the annual football game and dance on Friday evening. This year, staff and students at the MCH charter school, operated in collaboration with University of Texas-University Charter School system, followed a theme each day. They used their creativity […]
The Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) recognized two members of the MCH family during its annual conference awards banquet on Oct. 10 in Waco. Arianna, a resident of MCH, received the 2018 Catherine Hersey Student of the Year Award and Charlsie Whitney, retired program administrator, was named the 2018 Administrator of the Year. CORE is […]
Several El Paso caregivers received a special treat this month from MCH Family Outreach in El Paso in celebration of Grandparents Day. During the monthly Caregiver Empowerment meeting on Sept. 11, staff members treated current and previous clients, who are grandparents or other relatives raising children, to breakfast and gifts as a way to recognize […]
When the more than 100 students started back to school at the Methodist Children’s Home charter school this school year they were welcomed back into the classroom with new school initiatives, staff and technology. The charter school, operated on the Waco campus in partnership with the University of Texas-University Charter School system, serves youth in […]
Staff in our MCH Family Outreach offices in 13 communities across Texas and New Mexico assist families each year as they prepare to return to school. As part of these efforts, many offices participate in community events serving families in need of school supplies or other services. Below are a few examples of back-to-school activities […]
Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) recently received a renewal of the Gold Seal of Transparency designation from Guidestar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. More than 8 million visitors visit Guidestar.com each year to find information on nonprofit organizations for the purpose of research, community collaboration and charitable giving. Less than 1 percent […]
MCH encourages staff members to utilize their gifts and talents in serving youth. For school support staff member Michael Lewis, his interest in fitness enabled him to help a student make a positive transformation. Lewis was approached by Bryce, a student at the charter school, in February 2018. Bryce, now a freshman, wanted to know […]
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Samrawit came to Methodist Children’s Home at the age of 15 searching for normalcy, security and support. Upon graduating from high school, Sam, as many of her friends and staff call her, said she was “determined to make something of her life.” To her, advanced education was a path to a bright future.
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