July 27th, 2010

Vacation Bible School

Many children across Louisiana have attended Vacation Bible School at various churches recently. Several churches took up offerings during VBS and donated the proceeds to our Home. We are grateful to all of them for thinking of us and for the work these churches are doing in the lives of children across our state.

July 21st, 2010

Summer Enrichment Program

Arlene Banks, a teacher at Howard School on the Ruston campus of Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, implemented a voluntary Summer Enrichment program. Mrs. Banks’ students were offered the opportunity to take part in the program from June 1-30 from 8:00-12:00 each week day.

Many students chose to take part in the program’s objective to improve [...]

July 15th, 2010

New Orleans Summer Camp at the OWL Center

Our youth in the residential program at our sister campus of the Methodist Home for Children of Greater New Orleans, visited the Outdoor Wilderness Learning Center June 11-14 to experience a taste of the wilderness! Youth and staff participated in various activities such as swimming, boating, mountain biking, fishing, field games, ropes course, maze games, [...]

July 9th, 2010

Reality City 2010

Welcome to the Real World! Reality City 2010 was a huge success. More than 105 north Louisiana youth in foster care and Office of Juvenile Justice care attended the event.

“All my expenses cost more than I ever really thought!”
“It makes me want to save just in case of unexpected incidents.”
“It helped me learn how [...]

June 28th, 2010

Report to Louisiana Annual Conference Meeting at Centenary College, Gold Dome on Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Greetings from your staff and thank you on my behalf of all the boys and girls that you help support on all the campuses and outreach programs of the Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services. Our Mission and value statement serve as a constant reminder of our goals to provide innovative and quality [...]

June 2nd, 2010

Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services is Reaccredited By Council On Accreditation

The Council on Accreditation (COA) is delighted to inform you that Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, Inc has been reaccredited. COA’s commitment to maintaining the highest level of standards and quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to their constituents [...]

May 19th, 2010

Come Visit Us!

You are most cordially invited to schedule a tour of our Main Campus and Outdoor Wilderness Learning (OWL) Center. We welcome you anytime to see firsthand the ministry you provide to Louisiana’s abused and neglected youth.

A tour of the Main Campus takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. We will tour the [...]

May 12th, 2010

Are We There Yet?

Almost all of us have heard that question asked from our kids while on the road. Most of us have heard it several thousand times! Usually the answer is, “No, not yet”.

I’ve been asked the “Are we there yet?” question about funding our Vo-Tech Building. The answer is “No, not yet.” [...]

May 5th, 2010

Guest Speaker from Kenya

Ratik Kuyana was a guest in the home of DJ and Sandy Allen of Ruston during the month of February. Ratik is of the Masai Tribe from the country of Kenya. While in Ruston, Ratik enjoyed speaking to civic groups and students of all ages about growing up as a Masai and the amazing wildlife [...]

May 3rd, 2010

WINGS Girls Hit the Trail!

During Spring Break, the WINGS girls loaded up their horses for a trail ride through the Kisatchie National Forest. They (and their horses) crossed bridges, forded streams, and climbed hills, as they put into practice the skills that they learn in their weekly horsemanship class. The girls did a great job, and had a [...]