Missouri Baptist Children’s Home has been serving children, youth and families since April 1, 1886. In those early days, only very young children were served. The history shows that during the first year of operation, 76 children were received into the home of whom 25 were adopted and 26 died. These deaths occurred because many of the children were from abject poverty and were malnourished, weak and very ill. For those who were adopted, life was so much better than if they would have … [Read more...]

Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity for people all across the nation to focus attention on the year-round needs of American children and youth in foster care. On any given day there are more than 400,000 children in foster care nation-wide. If you were able to bring together all these children into one city, this city would be the 43rd or 44th largest in the United States. This city made up of foster children would be bigger than St. Louis! There are more than … [Read more...]