On Saturday, August 11, Governor Rick Scott and several even put their backpacks on as soon as they were given out. The room was lit up with smiles….
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LAKELAND (FBCH)—U.S. Census officials estimate that 24-million children in America – one out of three lives apart from a father, most with little or no contact. Those numbers…
Rick Clevelandson. Topics: Foster Care Adoptions Caring Families Bible To contact Rick Cleveland: 2300 Bartram Road Jacksonville, FL 32207 Phone: (904) 721-2711 Email:
Sand a minor in Leadership for Non-Profit Organizations from the University of Florida. Topics include: Ministry of foster care, How to become a foster parent, The Child Welfare…
JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—“God, please give us the world for children.” That’s the prayer of Jerry Haag, he told Florida Baptist Children’s Homes trustees April 24 in Jacksonville. “Because there…
PINELLAS PARK – Six Cadette Girl Scouts with Troop 726, based at First Baptist Church of Pinellas Park, earned the Silver Award. The girls worked for two years…
A few new homes will soon rise in Ellenton, dedicated to helping meet the pressing need for foster care across Manatee and Sarasota counties. The homes are designed…
As a teenager, Hillary Jones gave up a child for adoption. Instead of distancing herself from that episode in her life, she tells her story to youth groups,…
By CAROLYN NICHOLS JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—Nicholas Garrard’s adoption was the subject of the Florida Baptist Children’s Home Mother’s Day Offering video in 1998. Fourteen years later the 16-year-old is preparing to…
LAKELAND (FBCH)—It was a hot muggy day in July of 2008 when three sisters Sierra, Erika, and cottages where they were embraced by their house parents. Pam Whitaker,…