Jaelyne: The Power of Positivity
Jaelyne knows what it takes to succeed. His personality and ambition are driving him to build a better life for himself. He has come a long way since arriving at Methodist Children’s Home in 2013 at age 13.
Transition Services
The Next Step
As high school graduation approaches, students at the Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) charter school have been preparing for their futures. Throughout the school year monthly meetings are held for the juniors and seniors. These meetings provide consistent opportunities to answer questions and help make individual post-graduation plans. MCH currently has 12 seniors and 18 juniors. […]
Rainn: A Grateful Heart
It hasn’t always been an easy process, but Rainn has turned hard times into learning experiences and used them to become stronger. At age 11, Rainn and her sister were removed from an abusive home by Child Protective Services. For the next few years, they moved between foster homes before ending up at an emergency shelter in 2015. It was there they learned about Methodist Children’s Home.
A Shelter from the Storm: MCH, The Cove Collaborate to Serve Homeless Youth
Passion, a quiet 19-year-old with a bright but shy smile, had a tumultuous childhood that saw her moving between parents and schools on a regular basis. A case manager from the nonprofit Communities in Schools referred Passion to The Cove, a new nonprofit in Waco offering students dealing with homelessness a safe place to study, shower, wash clothes, and receive a healthy meal. Graduating and aging out of The Cove’s services presented new challenges for the girls, who weren’t ready to be on their own. That is when Atkinson reached out to Jeff Creel, MCH program administrator for school and transition services, to see if MCH could help.
Raven: Words of Impact
At the age of 15, Raven entered into a world of uncertainty when she came to live at Methodist Children’s Home. Although her grandmother gave Raven a lot of love and support, she hoped MCH would provide her granddaughter with more opportunities to succeed.
Aman: Reflecting the Journey
When Aman came to Methodist Children’s Home in 2010, he was only one year removed from living in India. American culture and language were still relatively new to him, and the only person he was close to was his mother. However when hard times led him to MCH, Aman showed his resilience by taking advantage of the opportunities provided to him, excelling both personally and academically.
Alfonso: Living Out a Dream
When Alfonso was only 6 years old, he told his mother he wanted to be President of the United States. “I was shooting big,” he said. Even as a little boy, he had a big desire to contribute to the world around him. That ambition remained consistent throughout his life and led him to Methodist […]
Samrawit: A Journey to Hope
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.
Transition Services: Past, Present and Future
Transition Services at Methodist Children’s Home has a long-standing history of supporting and meeting the needs of youth who are transitioning into independence. As far back as the early 1920s, MCH recognized a need to give college assistance to young adults graduating from the MCH program. As the need was recognized and assistance was given, […]
Transition Services Profile: Jimmy Hammond
Sharing from Experience The life experiences and vocational pursuits Jimmy Hammond can list are extensive and would be exhausting to most people. But sitting at his current station, a shared desk in a classroom in Killeen High School where he teaches criminal justice classes, Hammond breaks out into a wide smile. “I am living the […]