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Methodist Children’s Home raises awareness every April during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Staff members across Texas and New Mexico join the national initiative by wearing blue and planting pinwheel gardens with like-minded organizations and churches. MCH advocates for child safety and healthy families by offering trauma-informed knowledge, care and practices. In 14 locations around […]
Methodist Children’s Home Family Outreach in the Permian Basin hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 21. The team at the new Family Outreach location at 706 Adams Avenue in Odessa welcomed more than 50 guests from the community and introduced services that empower children, youth and families in the greater-Permian Basin area. […]
The new MCH Family Outreach office in the Permian Basin is open for business at 706 Adams Ave. in Odessa. Methodist Children’s Home recently hosted a luncheon introducing the ministry and services to the community. More than 160 people attended, representing agencies, community organizations and churches in the area. “MCH Family Outreach in Permian Basin […]
The dry climate in El Paso, Texas, gives crystal-clear visibility for miles and miles, especially from the top of the Franklin Mountains overlooking the city to the north. From this vantage point, the sprawling border town blends almost seamlessly with Juarez, Mexico, with only the Rio Grande River dividing the two cities and countries. To […]
Family. Just as there is no singular definition in the dictionary for “family,” the path to becoming one can seemingly take a million different routes. It is a journey 16-year-old Aaron and his adoptive parents, Ken and Jennifer Walker, are learning to embrace.
From the mesas of New Mexico to the coastal areas of the Gulf and everywhere in between, MCH Family Outreach offices are impacting communities through transformational services and support to children and families.
Muffled giggles coming from the Bryants’ playroom fall silent when Hannah Osborne starts her countdown outside the door.
“Three, two, one…ready or not, here I come!” The routine usually starts when Osborne arrives at the house and rings the doorbell. The children tell their mother, Kelly, not to open the front door until they are hidden. Once she finds and tags 6-year-old Lillian, 7-year-old Sam, and 11-year-old Joshua creatively tucked into corners and behind furniture in the playroom, the children are content to allow their parents to spend time with Osborne, a case manager from MCH Family Outreach in Waco.
Methodist Children’s Home launched a pilot program in July to provide free professional counseling services for individuals and families in the community. The pilot project is initially being offered through the MCH Family Outreach offices in Waco and Abilene.
It’s been a long day and Teri Brent is focused on getting dinner put together. Spring storm clouds are rolling across northwest Houston, so her two grandchildren are staying inside and available to help set the table. Ta’Nia, a willowy 10-year-old, smiles as she talks about her gymnastics classes and her 8-year-old brother, Terynce, lines up napkins and looks for an opportunity to show the sequence he is learning in his martial arts class.
A big response in the Big Country! The MCH Family Outreach office in Abilene participated in the Greater-Abilene Foster Care Simulation February 21, 2022. The event, produced by Big Country CASA, was the first of its kind in Texas.
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