 What We Do
From the Director....
The Ministry of the Natchez
Children's Home Services involves:
We accomplish this in the
following ways:
Family
Visitation
The ultimate goal of the Natchez
Children’s Home is family reunification. To that
end, visits with biological family are encouraged,
scheduled regularly and supervised by the social
work staff. Contact with family can also include
telephone calls and receipt of mail. Family
contracts and treatment plans developed by the
Natchez Children’s Home include specific
objectives that maximize a family’s efforts to
achieve family reunification.
Sponsor
Program
The Natchez Children’s Home
encourages area individuals and families to develop
a mentor or sponsor relationship with resident
youngsters. This involves an interview and screening
process that leads to off-campus visits with a
child. Sponsors are encouraged to have regular
contact, remembering birthdays and holidays, going
out to eat, taking a shopping trip, and spending
recreational time.
Volunteer
Program
The monetary value
of one hour of volunteer service to a non-profit
organization has been placed at $l6.52! Thousands of
volunteer hours are contributed to the Natchez Children’s Home annually, including
office and clerical help, grounds and building
maintenance, tutoring and reading, conducting
special events, and raising funds. See
some of our precious volunteers this year.
Foster
Family Program
Foster families undergo an extensive
interview and screening process that allows them to
have a child placed in their home for an extended
period of time. Foster families receive training and
supervision from the social work staff and
incorporate the child into their home and existing
family.
Residential
Program
Children of all ages, birth
through seventeen years, are admitted to the Natchez
Children’s Home. Short and long-term placements
are under the supervision of a houseparent couple
who provide round-the-clock care. Youngsters benefit
from a structured, stable, loving family environment
that includes educational, recreational, social, and
spiritual opportunities.
Pre-School Day
Treatment
In a cooperative effort with Catholic
Charities, Natchez Children's Home Services provides an
intensive therapy and readiness program for pre-schoolers
from local families. In addition to academics to
prepare the children for kindergarten, the children
are taught behavior skills such as standing in line,
taking turns, and other forms of appropriate
interaction.
Family Counseling
Utilizing our Licensed Clinical
Social Worker, Natchez Children's Home Services offers
therapeutic counseling to the children in residence
as well as local families and children in need of
these services. Counseling is conducted both in our
center as well as in homes.
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