2013 Annual Report
CHILDREN AT HEART MINISTRIES TODD ROBERSON, President / CEO Annual reports are necessary, but I must confess that it’s not my nature to look back and dwell long on the past. I’d rather be looking forward. That’s especially true this year because we just wrapped up a comprehensive strategic plan for the future of Children At Heart Ministries.
We recognize that nothing we hope to do or have done in the past would be possible without God’s direction and blessing.
The way we approached strategic planning was a little bit different than what you might find in society as a whole. To begin with, at the beginning of each of many (many, many, many!) meetings to work on the plan, we began with prayer. We recognize that nothing we hope to do or have done in the past would be possible without God’s direction and blessing. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. (Psalm 37:5) As each of our ministries looks to the future, we ask ourselves three questions: What is God’s will for the children and families we are called to serve? What is God’s will for the stewardship of the resources entrusted to us? What is God’s will for the future of our family of ministries? When you read this Annual Report for 2013, you will see many good things, including thousands of children and families who were helped, and snippets of impactful success stories. However, we are convinced that even better things are ahead as we continue to join God in what He is doing all around us.
TODD ROBERSON - President/CEO DON FORRESTER - Vice President, Programs and Services
1301 North Mays | Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 255-3668 | info@cahmin.org www.ChildrenAtHeartMinistries.org
Nothing we accomplish would be possible without God’s leadership. That has been true since we opened our doors to children in need in September of 1950. It is still true today. It will be true tomorrow. We are so thankful for the staff, volunteers and donors who help make it possible for God’s face to shine through our ministries and on those we serve. We thank you for a truly blessed 2013 and we look forward to being at your side as we follow God into the future.
We were able to treat each person as a valued individual and, in most cases, find solutions that allowed for healing and hope.
CHILDREN AT HEART MINISTRIES DON FORRESTER, Vice President for Programs and Services I am privileged to work with some of the most talented and caring people you could ever find – the leadership and staff at Gracewood, Miracle Farm, STARRY and Texas Baptist Children’s Home. What is particularly impressive is their willingness to help children, families and single mothers recover from some of the most severe trauma imaginable. Over the past few years, there has been a shift in the way our ministries approach the needs of people who come to our doors for help. At its simplest, we are asked to understand that people are often in our care because of trauma they have suffered. For social service professionals, this is known as “trauma-informed care.” Sometimes the result of trauma is painfully obvious. The child may have identifiable learning disabilities, physical health issues, an inability to form meaningful attachments with others, or behavior issues. Other times it is not as easy to discern. A child may be very appropriate socially and behaviorally for extended periods of time and then unravel emotionally over what appears to be the smallest challenge. In every instance, our case workers, family life coordinators, child care specialists, house parents and counselors are asked to take the extra step to dig a little deeper, to provide personal, individual care that addresses the emotional or physical trauma that brought someone to our ministries seeking help. During 2013, the Children At Heart family of ministries touched more than 15,000 lives that had been affected by trauma, in an area that reached from Round Rock as far north as Stephenville and as far east as Houston. While the numbers were big, we were able to treat each person as a valued individual and, in most cases, find solutions that allowed for healing and hope. Our programs and services impact people when they are most vulnerable. What they find is a staff that is both professional and compassionate, addressing trauma with a very practical level of understanding and help. With God’s guidance, we will continue to be a light in a dark world.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES LINDA BEBEE, Chair - Austin CHARLES BOYD - Valley Mills JULIE CHRISTIANSON - Georgetown HECTOR DE LEON - Austin BECKY FENLAW - Austin MARK FLORA - Austin TROY GADDIE - Houston DAN GATTIS SR. - Hutto BECKY GUAJARDO - Katy HAL HARRIS JR. - Austin RUTHIE HERBER - Round Rock CHERYL JONES - Temple CALVIN LEE - Austin BETHANY LEFFINGWELL - Round Rock DAVID LYKES - Georgetown DOUG PITTMAN - Sulphur Springs KRISTEN PORTER - Seguin ED ROGERS - Georgetown GINGER TEW - Austin STEPHEN WEBB - Austin JAY WILLIAMS - Houston
Home, Hope and Healing
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GRACEWOOD
LARRY BERTRAND, CHAIR - Houston STEVE ADELL - Missouri City CATHY EDWARDS - Houston BECKY GUAJARDO - Katy DAVID LEE - Houston JIM MEYERHOFF - Houston BETTE MOSER - Houston ANN OWEN - Kingwood
Houston DEBBIE RIPPSTEIN, Executive Director Gracewood truly is a place of home, hope and healing for the children and single mothers who find comfort and restoration on our two campuses in Houston. The evidence of that is compelling. More than 60 children and almost 40 mothers stayed with us during 2013, but the numbers aren’t as important as the stories. Gracewood moms are eloquent in expressing what the ministry has meant to them. “It wasn’t until my daughters and I came to Gracewood that I realized God orchestrated everything that happened in order to bring me to this wonderful place so I could experience true healing and learn to trust,” said Tasha. “Gracewood changed our lives in so many ways,” added Valerie. “It gave me and my son hope. Gracewood taught us to have faith in the Lord and that through Him we have the strength to overcome anything at any time.” “I remember sitting in my car crying, so overwhelmed by God’s goodness and grace. Finally, my daughter and I had found a place to call home,” said Tonia. “Gracewood played a vital role in reshaping me to become a new woman and mother.” We are constantly hearing from mothers and children who say that Gracewood was a home and comfort to them during a desperate time in their lives. They tell us that their time at Gracewood reminded them to trust God in every situation and that with Him all things are possible. Gracewood gave them the strength to face a future with optimism and purpose.
GRACEWOOD 1617 Elmview | Houston, TX 77080 (713) 988-9757 | info@Gracewood.org www.Gracewood.org
Each year we welcome new families into their new, albeit temporary, homes. And each year we send them off equipped with better educations, better job skills and a better understanding of the role that God plays in their lives. Thank you for your support of each of the moms and children who are now able to achieve so much more than they once dreamed.
We send them off equipped with better educations, better job skills and a better understanding of the role that God plays in their lives.
Gracewood 2013 SERVICES REPORT
FAMILY CARE Total Served
Therapy/Counseling/Training 101
Family Life Education/Skills Training Hours
98
Mothers Served
38
Individual Therapy Hours
Children Served
63
Group Therapy Hours
56
Family Counseling Hours
30
Total Days of Care
17,051
501
Average Length of Stay (in months)
9
AFTER CARE/COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT
Average Age of Child (in years)
8
Clients Served
328
Average Age of Mom (in years)
37
Contact Hours
342
Racial Heritage of Clients:
AFTER CARE/CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE
Black - 50% | Caucasian - 27% | Hispanic - 23% Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services Applications for Placement
408 74
Clients Served
104
Contact Hours
100
2013 MINISTRY TOTAL Total Served
941
Counseling Hours
685
Known Religious Decisions
Gracewood rescues single moms and their children across the Greater Houston area by providing home, hope and healing.
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Gracewood Operating
REVENUES
Statement
Individual Gifts - 21.3% Church Gifts - 8.7% BGCT Cooperative Program - 11.3% Foundations & Corporate Gifts - 30.3% Children At Heart Foundation - 11.8% Other Revenues - 16.6%
EXPENSES
2013 Unaudited Year Ending December 31, 2013
REVENUES Individual Gifts
$268,443
21.3%
Church Gifts
110,055
8.7%
Texas Baptists Cooperative Program
142,251
11.3%
Foundations & Corporate Gifts
382,735
30.3%
Children At Heart Foundation
149,409
11.8%
Other Revenues
209,251
16.6%
$1,262,144
100%
TOTAL
EXPENSES Family Care
Family Care - 82.4%
$973,825
82.4%
Management & General
111,937
9.5%
Fundraising
95,942
8.1%
$1,181,704
100%
TOTAL
Management & General - 9.5% Fundraising - 8.1%
*Gracewood benefits greatly by its affiliation with other ministries of Children At Heart. Texas Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services provides all land and buildings at no cost. Children At Heart Ministries supplements administrative, accounting, human resources, and information technology services at no cost. The Children At Heart Foundation provides additional fundraising and communications services at no cost. These affiliate arrangements allow Gracewood to significantly control general administrative and fundraising costs, which maximizes donor gifts for direct care of children and families in need. In-kind contributions are included in Other Revenues above.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MIRACLE FARM
GREGG APPEL, CHAIR - Brenham PEGGE BOGLE - Brenham MORDECAI BROWNLEE - Brenham DAN GATTIS, JR. - Georgetown RON LEPS - Weir JERRY RANSOM - College Station DIANE WILLIAMS - Houston
Brenham ALEX HAMILTON, Executive Director For many boys, that first ride up the long driveway to Miracle Farm can be daunting. They are entering a world that is foreign to them - a world where their days will be filled with chores, horses, school, discipline, devotionals and new friends. Understandably, many are nervous about it. There are no “typical” teenage boys who arrive at the Farm. They all come from different backgrounds and family situations, bringing with them a variety of attitudes and behaviors. They don’t really know what to expect when they are asked to live in a cottage with seven other boys they’ve never met. But the transformation that occurs truly reflects God’s hand at work in their lives. By the time they leave, boys who stick with the program return to their families as young men of integrity, with their boots firmly planted on the path to adulthood. Two of the boys who completed the program in 2013 are examples of what can happen when you combine hard work, a caring staff and God’s grace. Troy says when he first arrived he was “like a dog on a leash, fighting everything.” Rickey says, “I was a young man who needed direction. I was struggling to find out who I was and who I needed to be.” By the time they left, both young men knew exactly what Miracle Farm meant to them. “This was the turning point in my life,” said Troy, 18. “This place helped me get my wings. I’ll take with me an all-go, can-do attitude. I learned that here.”
Miracle Farm 10802 FM 2621 | Brenham, TX 77833 (979) 836-0901 | info@MiracleFarm.org www.MiracleFarm.org
“I learned things that not just a young man would do, but what a man would do,” said Rickey, 17. “Miracle Farm changed my life and helped me become a godly man.” As you read this today, there are teenage boys following in the footsteps of Troy and Rickey at Miracle Farm, learning that with prayer and God’s support, they will have the chance of a lifetime to grow into responsible young men.
By the time they leave, boys who stick with the program return to their families as young men of integrity, with their boots firmly planted on the path to adulthood.
Miracle Farm
2013 SERVICES REPORT
RESIDENTIAL CARE Boys Served Total Days of Care
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION/SKILLS TRAINING 34 7,077
Total Served
46
Family Life Education/Skills Training (Hours)
18
Average Length of Stay (in months)
17
Retreat/Reunion Center Guests
Average Age of Boy (in years)
16
2013 MINISTRY TOTAL
Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 6% | Caucasian - 76% | Hispanic - 6% | Other - 12% Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services Applications for Placement Received
381 82
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES Total Served Therapy Hours
154
Total Served
661
Residential
34
Non-residential
92
Information/Referral
381
Individuals Receiving College/Vocational Assistance 46 743
Retreat Center
5 154
Known Religious Decisions
Miracle Farm offers the Chance of a Lifetime to teenage boys and their families to experience healing, earn an education and learn respect.
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Miracle Farm Operating Statement
REVENUES
Individual Gifts - 10.7% Church Gifts - 1.8% Texas Baptists Cooperative Program - 8.1% Foundations & Corporate Gifts - 10.0% Children At Heart Foundation - 44.2% Other Revenues - 25.2%
2013 Unaudited Year Ending December 31, 2013
EXPENSES
REVENUES Individual Gifts
$186,146
10.7%
31,283
1.8%
Texas Baptists Cooperative Program
142,251
8.1%
Foundations & Corporate Gifts
174,621
10.0%
Children At Heart Foundation
770,687
44.2%
Other Revenues
440,441
25.2%
$1,745,429
100%
$1,466,089
89.7%
138,621
8.5%
30,118
1.8%
$1,634,828
100%
Church Gifts
TOTAL
EXPENSES Residential Care Management & General
Residential - 89.7% Management & General - 8.5% Fundraising - 1.8%
Fundraising TOTAL
*Miracle Farm benefits greatly by its affiliation with other ministries of Children At Heart. Texas Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services provides all land and buildings at no cost. Children At Heart Ministries supplements administrative, accounting, human resources, and information technology services at no cost. The Children At Heart Foundation provides additional fundraising and communications services at no cost. These affiliate arrangements allow Miracle Farm to significantly control general administrative and fundraising costs, which maximizes donor gifts for direct care of children and families in need. In-kind contributions are included in Other Revenues above.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
STARRY
PAT BERRYMAN, CHAIR - Georgetown SCOTT ALARCON - Georgetown DEBBIE HALBERT - Georgetown JOHNNY HUGGHINS - Hutto MIKE MARTIN - Buda JUDY McLEOD - Round Rock NANCY RABB - Round Rock STEPHEN WEBB - Austin
Round Rock, Temple, Waco & Stephenville RICHARD SINGLETON, Executive Director One of the definitions of “trauma” describes it as an emotional wound caused by a deeply disturbing experience. While most of us are able to overcome difficult patches in our lives, there are some who experience such intense trauma that it requires a special type of care to help them heal. These people are among the almost 12,000 individuals who sought services from STARRY in 2013. In STARRY’s Emergency Shelter, Foster Care, Counseling and SAFE programs, we help people for whom trauma has become a life-crippling experience. These are children — some victimized by sexual, emotional or physical abuse — and families struggling with things as commonplace as communication failures. It can all be traumatic when you’re ill-equipped to deal with the emotional damage caused by trauma. STARRY’s job, at each of its ministries, is to turn stories of trauma into stories of success, to help children and families heal, and to replace harm with security, confidence and compassion. Ryan and Mandy Sheehan have seen trauma firsthand. Parents of three biological children, they are also STARRY foster parents. In the past three years, they’ve had nine foster children, ranging from 3 days old to 3 years old. Each child came from a place of trauma to a place of hope. “I love each of these foster kids just like I do my own children, even if we only have them for a short time,” said Mandy. “Regardless of how long it takes or what it entails, we’re here to love them just the same.” “There is a healing aspect to foster care,” added Ryan. “You see the need, as overwhelming as it may be, and you get to help fix it.”
STARRY 1301 North Mays | Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 246-4288 | info@STARRYonline.org www.STARRYonline.org
STARRY sees the faces of trauma walk through its doors every day. Partnerships with amazing people like the Sheehans and our equally amazing STARRY staff make a difference in so many lives.
There is a healing aspect to foster care. You see the need, as overwhelming as it may be, and you get to help fix it.
STARRY
2013 SERVICES REPORT FOSTER CARE
COUNSELING Children Served
2,233
Average Age of Child (in years)
10
Racial Heritage of Clients:
Number of Hours
Total Foster Homes Licensed
50
Total Days of Care
1,769
Individual Casework Counseling Youth and Children
23
Children Served
Asian - 1% | Black - 12% | Caucasian - 56% | Hispanic - 25% | Other - 6% Information/Referral Services
New Foster Homes Verified
451 3,640
Family Counseling
125 18,573
Average Age of Child (in years)
6
Average Length of Care (in months)
6
Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 31% | Caucasian - 25% | Hispanic - 24% | Other - 20% Adoptions
21
Individuals Participating
6,294
SAFE (Shelter Alternatives & Family Empowerment)
Number of Hours
9,544
Residential Case Management
52
Community Case Management
755
Specialized Groups Individuals Participating
182
2013 MINISTRY TOTAL
Number of Hours
243
Total Served
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Emergency Shelter Care
97
97
Foster Care
125
2,632
Counseling
10,929
Children Served Total Days of Care
11,906
Average Age of Child (in years)
12
SAFE Community
Average Length of Stay (in days)
38
Information/Referral
Racial Heritage of Clients: Asian - 3% | Black - 27% | Caucasian - 38% | Hispanic - 26% | Other - 6%
Total Counseling Hours
755 1,769 13,427
Known Religious Decisions
STARRY provides hope for hurting children and families by nurturing children, strengthening families and restoring hope.
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STARRY Operating Statement
REVENUES
Individual Gifts - 4.0% Church Gifts - 0.6% BGCT Cooperative Program - 3.5% Reimbursement for Care - 61.1% Foundations & Corporate Gifts - 2.5% Children At Heart Foundation - 16.5% Other Revenues - 11.8%
EXPENSES
2013 Unaudited Year Ending December 31, 2013
REVENUES Individual Gifts Church Gifts BGCT Cooperative Program Reimbursement for Care
$161,528
4.0%
25,215
0.6%
142,251
3.5%
2,481,488
61.1%
Foundations & Corporate Gifts
102,208
2.5%
Children At Heart Foundation
671,119
16.5%
Other Revenues
476,659
11.8%
$4,060,468
100%
Residential Care
$994,941
26.6%
Non-Residential Services
1,482,746
39.6%
TOTAL
EXPENSES
Residential - 26.6% Non-Residential - 39.6%
Foster Care
913,201
24.4%
Foster Care - 24.4%
Management & General
335,898
9.0%
Management & General - 9.0%
Fundraising
16,385
0.4%
$3,743,171
100%
Fundraising - 0.4%
STARRY is partially funded by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
TOTAL
*STARRY benefits greatly by its affiliation with other ministries of Children At Heart. Texas Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services provides all land and buildings at no cost. Children At Heart Ministries supplements administrative, accounting, human resources, and information technology services at no cost. The Children At Heart Foundation provides additional fundraising and communications services at no cost. These affiliate arrangements allow STARRY to significantly control general administrative and fundraising costs, which maximizes donor gifts for direct care of children and families in need. In-kind contributions are included in Other Revenues above.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TEXAS BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME
STEVE ABALOS, CHAIR - Round Rock MIKE AMEND - Marietta, GA KEVIN KARSCHNIK - Round Rock DAVID SMITH - Austin PAM WESTERFIELD - Round Rock
Round Rock KEITH DYER, Executive Director For 64 years, children have been at the heart of everything we do at Texas Baptist Children’s Home. That was just as true in 2013 as it was in 1950. Children continue to be the biggest beneficiaries of the ministries you make possible, whether they are in the original Campus Life program, Family Care program or HOPE outreach ministry. Our vision is to make a lasting change in the children we serve and in generations to come. That makes me think of Daniell, a single mother, college student, abuse survivor and mentor who has been a part of our Family Care program. Despite all that she has been through, her future has never been brighter. It is a credit to what she has seen God accomplish in her life and the lives of her twin teenage daughters and her 4-year-old son. “I know that it’s not about me,” she says. “It’s about what Jesus has done for me. I’m a single mom, with three kids, going to college full time. If that’s not God alive and working, I don’t know what is.” And the next generation, represented by her children, is directly impacted by this remarkable woman’s commitment to God. “I want my kids to always know Jesus,” she says. “When they grow up, I don’t want them to remember a day that I didn’t talk about Jesus.”
Texas Baptist Children’s Home 1101 North Mays | Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 255-3682 | info@TBCH.org www.TBCH.org
Each of the children, mothers and families we served last year could tell you a story that would warm your heart. It is true evidence of the grace of God at work in the lives of those who come to us hurting and leave healed and hopeful. It is a credit to our staff that truly cares about their well-being, volunteers who work so tirelessly to improve the lives of people they barely know, a God who cares about every individual soul, and donors who provide the financial support needed to do positive work in His Kingdom.
Our vision is to make a lasting change in the children we serve and in generations to come.
Texas Baptist Children’s Home
2013 SERVICES REPORT
CAMPUS LIFE Children Served Total Days of Care Average Age of Child Average Length of Stay (in months)
Applications for Placement Received 52 8,750
35
23.2
Group Therapy Hours
42
280 68
Independent Living Number Served Total Days of Care
5 1,017
FAMILY CARE Number of Mothers Served Number of Children Served Total Days of Care Average Age of Mother
478
Family Therapy Hours
Black - 13% | Caucasian - 48% | Hispanic - 21% | Other - 18%
Applications for Placement Received
Individual Therapy Hours
29
15
Racial Heritage of Clients:
Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services
Individuals Receiving Family Assistance
167
82 148 35,759 33
Aftercare Clients Served
117
Aftercare Contact Hours
226
HOPE (Healthy Opportunities that Protect and Empower) Children Served Average Age of Child
10
Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services
27
Family Life Education/Skills Training Hours
901
Individuals Receiving Family Assistance
25
Racial Heritage of Clients: Black - 47% | Caucasian - 12% | Hispanic - 32% | Other - 9%
2013 MINISTRY TOTAL Total Served
Average Age of Child
6
Residential Programs
Average Length of Stay (in months)
6
Non-Residential Programs
Racial Heritage of Clients:
Total Counseling Hours
Black - 18% | Caucasian - 41% | Hispanic - 21% | Other - 20% Family Life Education/Skills Training Hours
352
Individuals Receiving Information/Referral Services
704
471
1,956 287 1,669 555
Individuals Receiving College/Vocational Assistance
16
Known Religious Decisions
24
Texas Baptist Children’s Home’s mission is to provide supportive services based on Christian values for children, youth and families.
TBCH Operating Statement
REVENUES
Individual Gifts - 20.6% Church Gifts - 4.5% BGCT Cooperative Program - 3.6% Foundations & Corporate Gifts - 5.5% Children At Heart Foundation - 34.2% Other Revenues - 31.6%
EXPENSES
2013 Unaudited Year Ending December 31, 2013
REVENUES Individual Gifts
$809,191
20.6%
Church Gifts
176,772
4.5%
Texas Baptist Cooperative Program
142,251
3.6%
Foundations & Corporate Gifts
215,894
5.5%
1,344,165
34.2%
Children At Heart Foundation Other Revenues
1,243,271
31.6%
$3,931,544
100%
Campus Life
$1,809,349
48.7%
Family Care
1,424,695
38.4%
HOPE
169,702
4.6%
Management & General
300,309
8.1%
TOTAL
EXPENSES*
Residential - 48.7% Family Care - 38.4% HOPE Program - 4.6% Management & General - 8.1% Fundraising - 0.2%
Fundraising TOTAL
8,909
0.2%
$3,712,964
100%
*Texas Baptist Children’s Home benefits greatly by its affiliation with other ministries of Children At Heart. Texas Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services provides all land and buildings at no cost. Children At Heart Ministries supplements administrative, accounting, human resources, and information technology services at no cost. The Children At Heart Foundation provides additional fundraising and communications services at no cost. These affiliate arrangements allow TBCH to significantly control general administrative and fundraising costs, which maximizes donor gifts for direct care of children and families in need. In-kind contributions are included in Other Revenues above.
FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHILDREN AT HEART FOUNDATION
JAY WILLIAMS, CHAIR - Houston CHARLES BOYD - Valley Mills HECTOR DE LEON - Austin DOAK FLING - Round Rock BILL HARRISON - Eagle Lake DON HART - Liberty Hill DAVID LYKES - Georgetown
We are blessed to see your generosity abounding as we interact with a growing number of faithful friends who sacrifice to support the Children At Heart Ministries’ mission.
TODD ROBERSON - President/CEO DAWSON CLARK - Vice President/COO 1301 North Mays | Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 255-3668 | info@cahgift.org www.CAHFoundation.org
DAWSON CLARK, Vice President / COO
Along with that, we are grateful for our compassionate professional staff and volunteers, all of whom give so much to improve the lives of those who come to Gracewood, Miracle Farm, STARRY and Texas Baptist Children’s Home for help in times of crisis. May I share just a few examples of donors who touched many lives during 2013? There was the donor who made a sizable gift to help us acquire vehicles to provide those we serve with dependable transportation to school and work. A third grade class at a local elementary school raised $602.92 - a quarter, dime, nickel and penny at a time - by selling their own handmade gifts; a high school swim team raised more than $1,000 just by asking friends and family to support our ministries. A retired school teacher scrimped, sacrificed and saved her entire life, then left a large estate gift to provide for the care of kids. No one who knew her had any idea of her wealth.
TBCHFS BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOB AVERY, CHAIR - Temple RICHARD CROW - Round Rock DAVID HAYES - Georgetown
Each of these donors and thousands of others have a special place in the hearts of those we serve. We are equally grateful to the donor who faithfully sends us a crisp one dollar bill every month as we are to the donor who is able to make a five-figure gift. In Luke 21, Christ praised a poor widow who gave just a tiny amount as an offering - it was all she had. The lesson we share is that God is not interested in the amount as much as He is interested in the selflessness with which you give. At the Children At Heart Foundation, we are blessed to be able to see evidence of that selflessness every day of the year. Thanks for your partnership in ministry. The ministry is yours, too!
Under God’s leadership, we will break the generational cycle of child abuse and family crisis.
We appreciate your support.
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