TEXAS BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME Keith Dyer, Executive Director
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ne of the touchstones of Texas Baptist Children’s Home throughout its history has been its willingness to evolve to meet the changing needs of society. For children, single mothers and struggling families, TBCH has been there to provide help and prayer when it is needed the most.
It’s a remarkable tribute to a dream that the Henna family had when it gave 112 acres of land and five newly constructed buildings to begin our ministry to children. And it is a tribute to the vision of TBCH administrators who saw the needs of single mothers and children in a changing society.
When we began in 1950, we pioneered a new kind of children’s home, where children lived in cottages with house parents. No longer would young boys and girls be forced to live dormitory-style in sterile environments. Cottage life is commonplace today, but it was pretty revolutionary back then.
Together with the HOPE Program, which ministers to children and families in area apartment complexes, TBCH is continuing to keep children at heart. Our mission is clear, whether it is the child from a broken home who comes to Campus Life, the child who lives with his single mother in Family Care, or the child needing positive intervention in an apartment complex.
2011 Annual Report • www.ChildrenAtHeartMinistries.org
In 1979, TBCH was one of the first ministries in the country to start a program where single mothers could live with their children while they worked on getting an education and a better job. Since then, the Family Care model has been copied with our blessing by many other service agencies.
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The evidence is clear that these programs continue to fill a crucial need in the communities we serve. TBCH’s original Campus Life Program provided 12,931 days of care for children and teenagers last year and Family Care counted 35,990 days of care for single mothers and children.
We will continue working every day to provide services based on Christian values and to give children, youth and families the opportunity to reach their God-given potential. And we will always remember that nothing could be accomplished without God’s provision and guidance, without compassionate and committed staff, and without our many community and church partners who pray for our children and provide the funding that makes it possible.
Keith Dyer
TBCH Leadership: Don Forrester - President Keith Dyer - Executive Director
TBCH Board of Trustees: Steve Abalos, Chair - Round Rock Kevin Karschnik - Round Rock Jerry Mullins - Georgetown David Smith - Austin Pam Westerfield - Round Rock
Texas Baptist Children’s Home 1101 North Mays Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 255-3682 phone Email: info@tbch.org www.tbch.org
MAKING HIS WAY
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n the surface, 13-year-old Kenneth looks like any other kid his age. But he’s had a pretty rough life. Expelled from school and ejected from home, Kenneth spent years trying to find solid footing on an unsteady path.
Eventually he came to TBCH’s Campus Life Program and was placed in the home of house parents Keith and Debra Stone.
Kenneth had been attending an alternative school before coming to TBCH. Initially, the transition into mainstream school was a bit rough. However, Kenneth is now a star student and his grades have improved significantly. Teachers are constantly singing his praises. “We get phone calls from teachers telling us what a delight he is,” said Debra. For Campus Life Supervisor Jason Schmidt, seeing Kenneth’s transformation from a shy pre-teen to a lively, outgoing young man has been a blessing. “This is one of those situations where you’re just so blessed to be put in the child’s life,” he said. Since coming to TBCH, Kenneth also has a much closer relationship with Christ, and that has made all the difference. “I know now that He died for my sins,” Kenneth says about what he’s learned. “If He didn’t do that, then all the stuff I did before would have left me with no hope. Now I have hope. [TBCH] is a good place to start a new life or to get a second start. Now someone’s watching over me.”
2011 Annual Report • www.ChildrenAtHeartMinistries.org
“We were pretty new at this, so we weren’t sure what to expect,” said Debra. “But we just really bonded with him. I love him like he was my birth child.”
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TEXAS BAPTIST CHILDREN‘S HOME
2011 MINISTRY SUMMARY CAMPUS LIFE
Total Number Served Independent Living Total Days of Care Average Age of Child Average Length of Stay (in days) Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 13% | Caucasian - 60% | Hispanic - 13% | Other 14% Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services Applications for Placement Received Individual Therapy Hours Family Therapy Hours Group Therapy Hours Aftercare Contact Hours
FAMILY CARE
Number of Mothers Served Number of Children Served Total Days of Care Average Age of Mother Average Age of Child Average Length of Stay (in days) Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 28% | Caucasian - 35% | Hispanic - 28% | Other - 9% Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services Applications for Placement Received Family Life Education/Skills Training Hours Individuals Receiving Family Assistance Individual Therapy Hours Family Therapy Hours Group Therapy Hours Aftercare Clients Served Aftercare Contact Hours
2011 Annual Report • www.ChildrenAtHeartMinistries.org
HOPE (Healthy Opportunities that Protect and Empower)
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Adults Served Children Served Average Age of Adult Average Age of Child Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services Family Life Education/Skills Training Hours Individuals Receiving Family Assistance Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 42% | Caucasian - 18% | Hispanic - 39% | Other - 1%
2011 MINISTRY TOTAL
Total Served in 2011 Residential Programs Non-Residential Programs Total Counseling Hours Individuals Receiving College/Vocational Assistance Religious Decisions
48 5 12,931 13 652
124 78 458 19 1 595 74 156 35,990 36 6 201
843 242 120 26 1,032 186 22 190 145 5 142 37 9 206 454 102
1,938 283 1,655 1,699 17 14
TEXAS BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME KEEPING CHILDREN AT HEART
2011 OPERATING STATEMENT UNAUDITED YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2011
Revenues Individual Gifts
$614,085
19%
Church Gifts
127,139
4%
Texas Baptists Cooperative Program
329,997
10%
Foundations & Corporate Gifts
161,745
5%
1,444,931
46%
495,995
16%
$3,173,892
100.0%
Campus Life
1,527,859
49%
Family Care
1,100,268
35%
HOPE
156,294
5%
Management & General*
341,631
11%
0
0%
$3,126,052
100.0%
Children At Heart Foundation Other Revenues TOTAL Expenses
Fundraising* TOTAL
Revenues
Keeping Children At Heart
Individual Gifts - 19% Church Gifts - 4% Texas Baptists Cooperative Program - 10%
Children At Heart Foundation - 46% Other Revenues - 16%
Expenses Campus Life - 49% Family Care - 35% HOPE - 5% Management & General - 11% Fundraising - 0%
*The Children At Heart Foundation provides funding for all Fundraising and Management & General Expenses, allowing 100 percent of current donations to support direct program services to children and families.
2011 Annual Report • www.ChildrenAtHeartMinistries.org
Foundations & Corporate Gifts - 5%
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