It has always been our passion, vision, and desire to assist young people by enabling them to remain focused in life, by having an opportunity to be successful and productive, and by developing their spiritual maturity in Christ. In the past, we have done this one child at a time. We have assisted children with finances, counseling, coaching, and education. We have even taken children into our home to live to assist in raising them during their parents’ trials and challenges in life.
We have raised $397,164 towards the $1,500,000 target. Statistics show, and our experiences have confirmed, that there is a growing need for a safe haven for an increasing number of our teens who, unfortunately, live in an environment that is not conducive to achieving their goals. These teens are not troubled youth, but are the children of troubled or absent parents, who may be struggling with their own problems or who are not in a position to take care of them.
In response to this growing need, and our personal desire to see children achieve in life, it is our desire to build and/or purchase ‘a home’ to house, nurture, and provide direction and spiritual guidance to teens until they are able to graduate from high school and, prayerfully, attend college, enroll in the military, or otherwise embark on a path to a bright future. Thus, the Elder’s House has been birthed. The Elder’s House will be able to provide the safe and nurturing environment these teens need during the important stages of their lives.
The Elder’s House is currently designed to house up to twenty-two teens, occupying two separate and secure wings. The two separate wings allow for both young ladies and young men to stay there. There is a separate ‘house parents’ apartment for twenty-four hour adult supervision, as well as office space for other adult supervision in the areas of food service, maintenance, counseling, and office management.