MCH Family Outreach: Stories of Impact Spring 2020
Featuring stories of impact from four of our MCH Family Outreach locations: El Paso, Houston, Lubbock and Waco.
Family Outreach
Methodist Children’s Home welcomes The Cove to MCH Family Outreach Center
In June, The Cove – Heart of Texas, Inc., will move its operations to the first floor of the MCH Family Outreach Center at 524 W. Waco Drive. Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) acquired the building and moved its Waco MCH Family Outreach team to the second floor of the facility in January 2019 while considering […]
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Five protective factors to prevent the risk of child abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) is joining other organizations to show its support for children and raise awareness about this issue. Throughout the month, we will share about our ministry’s work to protect children and create safe families through our programs and services. Brooke Davilla, program administrator for […]
Circle of Security© facilitator training comes to Waco
MCH to host internationally acclaimed program [UPDATE — March 16, 2020: Due to concerns related to COVID-19, this training has been postponed. Further information will be available soon.] Methodist Children’s Home will host a Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator course March 31-April 3, 2020, at the Texas Ranger Museum Knox Center in Waco, Texas. […]
Methodist Children’s Home names Vice President for Family Outreach
Trey Oakley, President/CEO of Methodist Children’s Home (MCH), today announced the appointment of Traci Wagner as Vice President for Family Outreach. Wagner has served MCH since 2008 through MCH Family Outreach, first as director of community outreach for the office in Tyler, Texas, and the last eight years as program administrator, overseeing the seven MCH […]
MCH Family Outreach finds success with new parent support group model
Four MCH Family Outreach offices launched a new program to support caregivers called Parent Café. Staff first heard about the support group model during a conference in 2018 and felt it would be a good fit for MCH.
MCH impacted by FUMC Grapevine bicycle giving tradition
For more than three decades, First United Methodist Church of Grapevine has made sure every child at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) gets a bicycle for Christmas. The giving tradition began in the late 1980s when Jim Kennebrew, who was a member of FUMC Grapevine at the time, first organized the special donation. Kennebrew recalled the […]
MCH Family Outreach: Stories of Impact
Featuring stories of impact from four of our MCH Family Outreach locations: El Paso, Corpus Christi, Dallas and San Antonio.
Bringing Hope to Families in New Mexico
New Mexico is called the “Land of Enchantment.” It is known for its desert and mountain landscapes, Southwestern culture, flavorful cuisine, and outdoor adventure. With all that it offers, unfortunately there is another side to New Mexico. Statistics show families in the state are struggling. Methodist Children’s Home identified the extreme need in New Mexico and opened two offices to serve families in its communities.
MCH Family Outreach helps foster/adoptive families build connection
Four years ago, Marissa Smith volunteered to help a member of the church where she worked, First Woodway Baptist Church, start a support group for adoptive parents. At the time, there were no such groups offered in Waco and Smith was very interested in helping fill this void. “Adoption is near and dear to my […]