Shirley was able to prevent the cycle of foster care in her family.

It was stressful not knowing how long they would be there, wondering when the day would come that they would have to pack up and move again. Eventually, they were kicked out, leaving them homeless. It was difficult enough moving from place to place, but now, they didn’t even have a roof over their heads…

Tyler* came into foster care at 3 years old not knowing how to speak—he didn’t know how to say his own name. He was angry, confused, and often became physically violent…

When Patrick and Heather first opened their home to sweet two-year-old Jonah,* they wanted to provide a safe, secure home for him. Although hesitant to communicate with his biological parents, Heather decided to start sending letters to Jonah’s mom in his backpack when he went on supervised visits. Heather wasn’t sure if his mom got them or even if she wanted to read them, but she had faith that God would use them somehow.

Ben* and his brother came to live in our campus home in Dothan from an extremely difficult home environment. In that time, the boys found safety and never had to worry if there would be food available or clothes and shoes that fit.

On our campuses, we are blessed to see God working and transforming the tender hearts of so many of our children and teenagers. In small and big ways, He is at work. Following are just a few, sweet glimpses into how some of our children from hard places are being impacted and are growing.

From our current Lifeprints magazine, a note from our President/CEO, Rod Marshall.

In the midst of a chaotic year, your generosity provided stability for the children and families in our care.

We were able to talk recently with our Dothan House Parents about their experiences and ways we can be praying for them and the children in their care.

Teens in our care in Dothan were able to participate in a few service projects. These projects not only impacted others in their community, but it impacted our kids as well!

Some of our house parents share how life on campus looked during our stay-at-home season this Spring.

In this sweet story, we share a few firsts our kids have experienced recently because of your support!

#GivingTuesday 2019 was amazing because of your support! What an amazing day of generosity. View a short recap here.

Once a child in care, Jessica now serves as a social worker.

“There’s so much hard stuff these girls have been through and things we have to deal with. This Bucket List has given us something fun and helped us make connections with the kids that are important.”

We’re excited to share this story with you today, straight from the heart of Doris Thompson, a former resident of our home in Oxford, also known as the Friendship House. We hope her story encourages you wherever you are today, that no matter what circumstances life has handed you, that God has his hand on your life.

Our Hero Society donors provide monthly support for those in our care, and in this Spotlight, Ron and Cindy Carroll share how the ministry of ABCH has shaped their lives and those of their children and grandchildren.

It’s been a little over a year since the Jewells came on board with us at our Mobile campus as house parents. Just a few short years ago, they had no idea this is where the Lord would lead them, but they can’t imagine being anywhere else.

On our Decatur campus, we are blessed with awesome house parents who have served for many years. With that gift has also come the blessing of their biological children who, for the most part, have only ever known life on a Children’s Homes campus. We thought it would be fun to hear from some of them as they share some of their perspectives on day-to-day life and how life at ABCH has helped them see life outside of themselves.

"Can you pray for me?” These five words came from a girl who, for so long, did not realize how truly loved she was by her heavenly Father.