How the Local Church Can Make a Difference in Foster Care

A ministry that serves the foster care system isn't simple. The situations are complicated and the answers are never easy, but it’s been an incredible honor for Christ's Church of Oronogo to be invited into families’ stories.

August 13, 2016

Christian Standard

Family & Relationships

Hope Haven a Godsend for Single-Parent Families

By JenniferÂ Johnson The New Mexico Christian Children”s Home (NMCCH) in Portales, NM, has cared for thousands of children since building its first dormitory on 80 acres of farmland in 1954. Today the children”s home is breaking new ground””in every sense””by constructing duplex homes and offering help to struggling single parents. “We recognized the need more than 30 years ago, and began then to acquire homes and provide assistance to single parents and their kids,” says Tom Pittmon, director of public relations. “We already have 12 homes for single parents, but the need just continues to grow. Twenty-four to 34 percent

August 5, 2011

Christian Standard

Adoption & Foster Care Family & Relationships

Making a Difference for Foster Care Kids

Students at Journey Christian Church are filling luggage for local children removed from their homes, offering practical support and dignity to kids during vulnerable transitions.