An organization called Together We Rise donated 22 duffle bags to our Methodist Foster Care program. Each duffle bag contained a teddy bear, blanket, toothbrush/toothpaste and coloring book with crayons. Together We Rise is an organization determined to change the way foster children experience the system. Oftentimes foster children have had to carry their belongings…
Have you ever read an old document and, as you settled into it, you found yourself confused about whether you are reading something from the past or the present? Perhaps you felt a reader’s deja vu and had the sense the old document in your hands could have been written this morning! I had the…
During recent weeks, The Des Moines Register has published articles and public comment related to a managed care practice I call “half-managed care”. “Half-managed care” happens when a managed care organization interrupts care. In our experience in Louisiana, half-managed care occurs whenever a managed care organization (MCO) refuses to continue authorizing intensive residential care before…
I love our state flag! The central image on our flag is a mother pelican pricking her breast to feed her young with her own blood. That is commitment! The image is symbolic of our state’s deep commitment to our citizens. Rather than showing a pelican in flight above the waves, our state flag is…
All of us have heard of the Hippocratic Oath new physicians take. We also know another Hippocratic phrase, “First, do no harm“, found in the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates’ work titled, Of the Epidemics. In response to large health care crises, Hippocrates instructed physicians: “First, do no harm“. Only a few politicians are also physicians,…
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At Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, we strive to provide opportunities for our staff to learn and grow to be the best leaders they can be! Enter Leadership Schools, offered by our Staff Development Department. Each year, staff are invited to participate in a year-long Leadership class, with the potential to advance in…
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Bad enough for parents, parental opioid abuse is especially harmful to children and has lifelong consequences for them including removal from the neglectful care of their parents. Across the country and in Louisiana, the opioid epidemic is swelling the number of foster children. Recent headlines tell the tragic story. “Why America’s Babies Are Suffering: Opioid…
While the budget debates during the Louisiana Legislature’s first Special Session of 2017 kept child advocates on the edges of their seats, Louisiana’s Representatives and Senators acted at the end to protect funding for foster children. Louisiana’s legislature did the right thing in funding the Department of Children and Family Services. In a state which…
by Rebecca Deich, LMCH staff The cross project began when I saw a video on the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Facebook page of the worship design committee led by Rev. Lane Cotton Winn. I’ve always wanted to involve our kids in Annual Conference as a way to teach them more about…
There is no longer any excuse for ignoring Louisiana’s children. For anyone who has waited for the condition of Louisiana’s children to hit rock bottom before engaging in solutions, the wait is over. We are there. The Times-Picayune article, “Louisiana is the worst state in the U.S. for children, report says“, by Danielle Dreilinger, provides…
June 7, 2017, Ruston, Louisiana – Methodist Foster Care, a ministry of Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, continues expanding therapeutic foster care services throughout Louisiana. Following a recent radio campaign covering north Louisiana and blanketing the Baton Rouge and surrounding market, Methodist Foster Care is busy developing new homes for Louisiana’s foster children. Methodist Foster Care…
Today, like the rest of our country, we remember those who lived in our orphanage or residential home throughout our more than 100 years of service. Two such heroes were Lieutenant J.B. Lear and his brother, PFC George Lear. J.B. was killed in action May 1, 1943. He was the Army pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress,…
Earlier this month our blog posted an article titled, “Infant Mortality: Louisiana Lags Latvia“. The chart below graphically represents the ranking of countries and Louisiana on infant mortality during 2016 as reported by the Center for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistics System and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book. The number to the…