Our Creation Story

Founded in 1886 by the United Methodist Church as the Methodist Home Hospital, the organization originally provided care for unwed mothers and served as an adoption agency. In 1973, it became an emergency shelter for abandoned, abused and neglected children in the state's custody. In 1988, it became a licensed residential treatment facility for children in crisis. In 1996, the name was changed to The Methodist Home for Children to better reflect our commitment to care for abused, abandoned and neglected children. In 2007, The Methodist Home for Children began focusing exclusively on Therapeutic Foster Care.

Therapeutic Foster Care

We place approximately 150 children annually in our Therapeutic Foster Care program, the largest private foster care program in the State. Case managers are required to visit each foster home at least four times per month for a minimum of eight hours per month, and they are on-call to foster parents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Because some of our children suffer from severe developmental limitations, often due to infant alcohol or crack/cocaine syndrome, they are medically needy. Therefore, many of our foster parents have extensive background in nursing and/or medical care.

Our Mission

The Methodist Home for Children provides hope, healing and shelter to abused, abandoned and neglected children.