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"One of the hardest things about emergency shelter or any kind of foster care comes when children arrive and we cannot reach or help for whatever reason, whether it is that the child just refuses our help or that the child has deeper rooted emotional problems than we are equipped to handle. One 4-year-old male resident who would not talk to any adult began to talk to one particular houseparent at the shelter in Decatur. He talked to all of the other children, but would stop abruptly when an adult appeared."
- Virginia Wilson, Houseparent, Decatur

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The services of Alabama Baptist Children's Homes & Family Ministries are made possible through individuals' and churches' participation in the Annual Children's Homes Offering.

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home > homes for children: General Information

For about 116 years, the primary focus of Alabama Baptist Children's Homes & Family Ministries has been to provide homes for children and youth.

Campuses, Group Homes,
Emergency Shelters, Foster Care
The Children's Homes provides homes for children and youth at campuses in Decatur and Mobile, and at group homes in Mobile, Dothan, Gardendale, Oxford and Alabaster. The Children's Homes also licenses, trains, and further equips foster families who provide care in their homes for children and youth.

In 2005, Alabama Baptist Children's Homes exceeded the number of children in care in 2004, when:

  • This ministry provided homes for 145 children and youth in Alabama in Decatur, Gardendale, Oxford, Dothan and Mobile.
  • Homes were provided for 102 children and youth in foster care.
  • Temporary homes and other services were provided for 35 mothers and their dependent children in Alabaster and Mobile.

Legend for Map of Services Locations:
Star: Statewide Administrative Offices, Birmingham
Diamond: Campus (Community of Homes Where Children, Youth Live)
Square: Group Home (Single Home Where Children, Youth Live)
Circle: Professional Counseling Location
Oval: Family Care Home, Ministries for Mothers with Dependent Children
ALSO, emergency shelters at various locations throughout the state to provide temporary homes and care for children while long-term plans are being determined.
ALSO, foster care ministry with social workers based in Anniston, Birmingham, and Mobile

The Children's Homes is not an orphanage.
In an orphanage, you have a matron and maybe 50 kids who dress alike and live in buildings resembling barracks. Today, the Children's Homes provides more of a home-like setting with houseparents, and we try to customize ministries and services to meet specific needs of children and youth. Special effort is made to keep siblings in the same group home or on the same campus. In Alabaster and Mobile, specialized care is provided for mothers with dependent children.

For more information about campuses and group homes, email Bob Dewhurst today. In addition to homes for children, the Children's Homes offers professional counseling services for all ages.

Click here for more information about foster care.

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Alabama Baptist Children's Homes - Central Administration
P.O. Box 361767, Birmingham, AL 35236-1767
Phone: 205-982-1112, Toll Free: 888-720-8805
Fax: 205-982-9992

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