Martin family and Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints.īridges said the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home has never wavered-over hundreds of years-on teaching and exposing the children there to the gospel. Many people give directly, including support from the Roy O. Roberts said that one reason is because the additional support provided by private individuals who believe in the work that the Baptist Children’s Home provides. The amenities there compared to a facility where his family members worked in another state were starkly different. Thomas Chandler, a social work major, said what really stood out to him was the sheer amount of support offered the children-tutoring, counseling, medical and dental insurance, funds for college, a gym, and pool. A similar program is available on the campus for single mothers with children who need to get on their feet, better their educational opportunities or save to provide a better life for their children.
This allows them to attend college or work and get on their feet as young adults. The children may stay in the cottages until the age of 22, providing they follow house rules and fulfill their community responsibilities. Other unique social work services provided include a home for the children to transition to when they age out of the foster care system, Roberts said. “They expose the kids to the gospel and what they believe in. The one thing that is certain-they are exposed to the Christian faith in many ways. The children go to school off campus and participate in many activities of interest to them– music lessons, karate, video games and swimming-things they might not have in a traditional foster home. The parents are certified through the state, and the goal is reunification with their own families, when possible. Each child has his or her own bedroom and bathroom. There are cottages on the campus that each have a mother and father, a married couple, and they have five children in the home.
The Home is partnered with Department of Children and Family Services, just like a family who takes in an individual foster child. “They give the kids the most normal life they can.” “They are pouring into the lives of the kids and making them safe and secure,” Darce said. They are addressing the mental, spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the children there. Lexie Darce, a missions and ministry student who is taking the class, said she “left very impressed with the way they ran things.”įrom both a social work and ministry perspective, Darce said it was interesting to see how efficiently the home ran while incorporating faith. Not so for social work-social work students have been gaining valuable learning experiences outside the classroom to supplement their textbook training for years.īobbye Roberts, associate professor and BSW program director, and Maggie Bridges, assistant professor and field education director for the BSW program, took students in the Human Behavior in the Social Environment course to the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home in Monroe earlier this month-the first time since COVID-19 prevented the trip last year.īridges said she includes this place specifically so students can see that organizations can integrate ministry into social work effectively. As a family, we are so excited about life in Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest, including being closer to our family in Washington and British Columbia.Louisiana Christian University’s new Quality Enhancement Plan places experiential learning front and center-a new concept for many degree programs. From hiking to chasing my older daughter down the street on her scooter, being with them always makes my day brighter. Outside of work, I love to spend time outdoors with my wife and our two young daughters. I believe in the power of caring for the whole person and the whole family while building personal, long-lasting relationships. I am excited to care for my patients over the entire spectrum of life – from beginning to end, both within the clinic and into the hospital. The best part of living in Denver was the opportunity to meet my wife, who was working as a physician in the same clinic. I’ve been fortunate to care for underserved patients while training new family medicine physicians in hospital medicine, pediatrics, newborn care, and care of women in pregnancy, including “high-risk” pregnancies and complicated deliveries including C-sections. I then joined the staff at Saint Joseph Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Denver, where I had been taking care of patients since 2009. After completing medical school at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, I moved to Denver, Colo. for my residency training. I was born and raised on the windy plains of Midwest City, Okla.
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