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PROVIDE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT CARE FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO NEED RESIDENTIAL CARE. PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AND TO HOMELESS WOMEN. TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY SERVICES TO FAMILIES OF RESIDENTS.

THE YOUTH PROGRAM AT KING'S HOME FOCUSES ON HELPING BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 10-21 WHO ARRIVE THROUGH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THE COURT SYSTEM OR THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT. TWELVE RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES OPERATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED. APPROXIMATELY 98% OF KING'S HOME YOUTH HAVE BEEN ABUSED, 75% ARE CLASSIFIED WITH SEVERE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND 90% ARRIVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR BEHIND IN SCHOOL. KING'S HOME MODELS EFFECTIVE AND POSITIVE FAMILY LIFE FOR TROUBLED YOUTH IN A STRUCTURED, GOAL ORIENTED, HOME STYLE ENVIRONMENT. YOUNG PEOPLE ACQUIRE SOCIAL SKILLS WHILE BEING ENCOURAGED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR EACH OTHER. TANGIBLE SERVICES TO ASSIST YOUTH INCLUDE SOCIAL SKILLS, EDUCATION, JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND/OR FURTHERING EDUCATION PREPARATION AND AID, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, COUNSELING, SHELTER, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING AND MANY OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. FOCUS FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE KING'S HOME YOUTH PROGRAM IS CONSTANTLY SUSTAINED AS A PRIORITY. DURING 2021 ON AVERAGE 50 YOUTH WERE SERVED MONTHLY FROM OVER 25 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR ADULT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AT KING'S HOME SERVE THOSE WHO ARE PRIMARILY ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS LONG-TERM, TWO-YEAR PROGRAM OPERATES 10 RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES IN THREE ALABAMA COUNTIES SERVING UP TO 200 ABUSED MOTHERS AND CHILDREN DAILY. REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM CHURCHES, COURTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER SIMILAR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. TANGIBLE SERVICES TO ASSIST MOTHERS INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, PARENTING SKILLS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLASSES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, CHILD-CARE SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION. WE OFFER A STRUCTURED PROGRAM WHERE WOMEN MAY LIVE FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. A LONGER-TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SUCH AS THIS ALLOWS THE MOTHERS TIME NECESSARY TO PURSUE EDUCATION GOALS, JOB TRAINING AND/OR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND SUCCESSFUL. THE 10 HOMES FOR WOMEN AND MOMS WITH CHILDREN ARE 95% FUNDED BY PRIVATE DONORS. WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MOM AND CHILD TO START FRESH AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF ABUSE, KING'S HOME NOT ONLY PROVIDES A WAY FOR A BETTER LIFE, BUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY BENEFIT AS WELL.

JUVENILE COURT DELINQUENCY CASES HAVE RISEN DRAMATICALLY IN THE UNITED STATES OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. KING'S HOME IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES BY ADMINISTERING A RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM FOR MALE JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN ONE SPECIALIZED HOME. DURING 2021, KING'S HOME PROVIDED CARE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 6 YOUTH PER DAY. OUR STAFF OPERATES AS A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED MENTORS AND COUNSELORS WHO GUIDE, TEACH ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS, UTILIZE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CLOSELY SUPERVISE AND MENTOR THESE YOUNG MEN. WE CREATE A STRUCTURED, CARING ENVIRONMENT WHEREBY WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, MEALS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, CLOTHING, MEDICAL NEEDS AND TRANSPORTATION. WE SEEK TO ESTABLISH THESE YOUNG MEN SPIRITUALLY AND AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS SO THAT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE REPEATED.

ONE SUPPORT SERVICE FOR THE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES ARE THE THREE KING'S HOME THRIFT STORES THAT ARE LOCATED AROUND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THESE ALLOW FOR DROP-OFF DONATIONS AS WELL AS BARGAIN SHOPPING. 100% OF EVERY PURCHASE AND SECOND-HAND DONATION PROVIDES FOR ABUSED YOUTH, WOMEN, AND ADULT MOMS WITH KIDS ESCAPING THE HORRORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMELESSNESS, NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT, AND OTHER SITUATIONS.