The Placement Process

A referral for placement can be made by any interested individual through a telephone call to our office. One of our caseworkers will send you an application packet to complete for the child, or you may download one. When this information is returned, an intake committee reviews the material and makes a decision to continue the intake process or to reject the applicant. The final process before placement is a pre-placement visit, where the applicant (and other interested parties) will visit our campus.

Children come into placement for many reasons. Children are accepted for placement through two methods: Parental or guardian placement and court placement. Parents can expect to sign several forms during placement that will explain their responsibilities. If a child is covered by medical insurance, it is necessary for this coverage to be continued.

Download a Placement Application

Click here to download a placement application in PDF format (Mac users click and hold, Windows users right click). After downloading, print out the application, fill in all necessary information, and fax it to us at Southern Christian Home. Note: this file requires Adobe Acrobat to read. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, click the image below to download it for free.

What Are the Programs in Place to Help Kids?

• Residential Care is our primary care program. Children are placed in cottages with seven other children. Christian houseparents are with them 24 hours a day. Each cottage is a Christian home that supplies meals, Bible studies, and activities.

• Foster Care enables a Christian family to take a child into their own home to give more one on one attention to the child's needs. Southern Christian Home provides financial compensation and other support when needed.

• Adoption usually occurs long before a child comes to us, but we are prepared to provide the services when needed.

• Hope for Another Day Program prepares a child to take on life with the needed knowledge like filling out job applications, financial budgeting, cooking, and personal hygiene. This program gives them that knowledge through supervised independence and classes taught by our social services.

• R.A.C.E. is a mentally and physically challenging obstacle course designed to teach high self-esteem and/or humility. This course is offered to the service of other groups for a minimal fee.

• Counseling is provided to the children and their families to help them understand and meet their needs.

Lend Your Support to Southern Christian Home

Caring for children is truly a mission field in itself, and the rewards for this type of work are eternal. There are numerous avenues through which donations of time, resources, or money can be given in support of the work at Southern Christian Home:

• Monthly Contributions provide us a monthly income we can count on.

• Annual Gifts are gifts given once a year, usually by individuals.

• Memorial/Honor Gifts are given in memory or honor of a person or persons.

• Planned Gifts are gifts given because individuals remembered us in their Wills or have set up a Trust Fund benefiting the Home. The ability to give Gift Annuities is a way to benefit the Home while giving yourself a little more income and tax benefits. Click here for more information on our planned giving programs.

• Clothing Sponsorship provides the children's clothing and has them for visits.

These various types of support contribute the following percentages to the work at Southern Christian Home:

Churches: 51%

Planned Gifts: 30%

Individuals: 10%

Other: 9%