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Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) once again received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, according to Trey Oakley, president/CEO of MCH. The four-star rating is the highest designation given by the nation’s largest charity evaluator to organizations demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. “We are committed at Methodist Children’s Home to providing […]
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 […]
Staff driving onto the Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) campus and passersby on Herring Ave. have a visible reminder that heroes serve at MCH. The bright lettering at the entrance of the campus stating “Heroes Serve Here” is “just a small gesture to show our great staff how much we appreciate them,” said Trey Oakley, MCH […]
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 […]
With the recent COVID-19 school closures, staff and residents at the MCH Boys Ranch are finding numerous ways to keep busy. The Boys Ranch offers experiences for youth and staff to enjoy the outdoors and utilize Ranch resources in groups of no more than 10 people, as recommended by local and state leaders and the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) on Oct. 1, 2019, once again received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, according to Trey Oakley, president/CEO of MCH, a Waco-based social service ministry. “We are committed at Methodist Children’s Home to extend excellence in all that we do, whether through our services and programs for children, youth and families […]