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Thank you for your interest in Children's Homes, Inc. We are a faith-based organization that provides therapeutic care for children and families in need through family-style residential care, foster care, and adoptive services.

If you would like to refer a child to Children's Homes, or to download an application, please click the appropriate link:

E-mail Us: children@childrenshomes.org

Reaching out to children and families for more than 50 years!

Our Mission:

  • To provide a substitute home for dependent and neglected children, and
  • To restore the broken lives of children and families.

Advisory Council

Our 2009 Advisory Council meetings will be held in March, April & May. RSVP for an AC Meeting near you! (See our Calendar below to find the AC meeting nearest you.)

Click here to RSVP online!

Shopping List

If your congregation collects food and other grocery items for our cottages, here's a list of things we need at this time:

  • Cereal
  • Pop-Tarts
  • Dishwasher powder
  • Sugar
  • Canned fruit
  • Laundry detergent
  • Crackers
  • Trash bags
  • Hot cocoa
  • Tomato sauce

Our Ministry:

Since 1955, we've provided loving, Christian homes for children whose parents cannot care for them because of death, separation, abandonment, illness or other reasons.

Our Means:

Children's Homes is 100% privately supported, and does not accept government boarding payments. Funding comes from donations from churches, individuals, businesses, groups and foundations.
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Inserting Typography with the HTML Editor

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    Typography
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    Typography
  • The Static Content Manager
    When you have selected the Static Content Manager link, you will be sent to the Static Content Manager control panel. Select either Edit or New, depending on whether you want to add typography to an existing or new item.

    Typography
  • The HTML icon
    To add typography to your content, you must enter the HTML mode of the Content editor. In the TinyMCE editor, this an icon called "HTML", in some other content editors, it is a tab but with be clearly marked for easy navigation. Push the icon to enter HTML mode.

    Typography
  • The HTML Editor
    A popup shall appear with your content in HTML format, in the following screenshot, you will see the above screenshot's text in HTML coding.? You shall do all your editing here for typography.

    Typography
  • Inserting Typography
    In this case, we will be using the Arrows list style for the example text.

    Typography
You will not see the effects in the content editor, all style affects are only visible on the Frontend of your Joomla! website.
  • The Result
    The following screenshot shows you the end result of inserting the HTML code into your content.

    Typography
 

Attn: Churches!

Help us keep you informed of Children's Homes' happenings, news and events by updating your congregation's information! Let us know of any changes so we can direct our data to the right person.

New in Spectrum!

Spectrum: our quarterly newsletter

The Fall 2009 edition of Spectrum, our quarterly newsletter, is now available. Follow the links below to:

Volunteerism

We need volunteers to help in these specific areas:

  • Mentoring a child
  • Painting
  • Farm work 
  • Mowing
  • Filing/Clerical work

Contact Arvil Hill for more information.

CHI Calendar

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Estate Planning

Children’s Homes is happy to offer the services of Thompson & Associates to our supporters.

Thompson & Associates provides free, confidential estate planning information to supporters of Children’s Homes. This is truly a “no strings attached” offer: when you meet with our Thompson & Associates representative, you are not obligated to Thompson & Associates or to Children’s Homes in any way. You don’t have to include Children’s Homes in your estate plan, there are no fees to pay to either organization, and confidentiality is guaranteed.

Visit our Estate Planning page to learn more!

Children's Homes, Inc.

5515 Walcott Road
Paragould, AR  72450

Phone: 870.239.4031 or 1.800.382.4114
Main Fax:
870.236.1236
Child & Family Services Fax:
870.236.9743

Web:
www.childrenshomes.org

General E-Mail:
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