By PRDM, on October 31st, 2011 Tony Cain was recently named Principal and Director of Educational Services, joining a distinguished list of educators who have served our Home in this capacity. In 1985, the Lorraine Nobles Howard Education Center, also known as Howard School, opened to serve the Home’s residents who were unable to attend the public schools in Lincoln Parish. [...]
By PRDM, on April 25th, 2011 The Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence, or EAGLE Accreditation Commission, has awarded re-accreditation to Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services. We are pleased to report that The EAGLE Commission has reviewed our self-study and the site visit findings and has awarded us re-accreditation with commendations. It is an honor for us to be [...]
By PRDM, on October 20th, 2010 The new facility which houses our vocational training programs has been named by the Board of Directors, the John H. Allen Vocational Training and Career Center. Mr. Allen is Vice President of Operations for Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, and he, along with President/CEO Terrel J. DeVille, was on hand to witness the [...]
By PRDM, on September 22nd, 2010 In each issue of PATHWAYS, several pages are devoted to listing the many memorials and honorariums given to the Home. We are so grateful for these gifts. But did you realize that these gifts give benefit in two ways? Yes, with a gift in memory of someone not only are you remembering that person, but [...]
By PRDM, on September 13th, 2010 LMCH, Ruston • Completion of the new Vocational Technical Career Training Center – Dedicatory service to be held October 5, 2010 at 1:30pm following the Annual Fall meeting of the Board of Directors.
The Methodist Home for Children of Greater New Orleans • The 31st Annual Methodist Home Golf Classic is set for October 4, [...]
By PRDM, on September 1st, 2010
Ruston, LA – August 24, 2010 – Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Steven M. Franks as Program Director for its new facility located in Sulphur, LA. The Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana will be a residential facility able to serve up to 32 youth [...]
By PRDM, on August 19th, 2010 Several of the OWL Center Staff participated in the LSU Ag Center Master Gardener’s Class this past spring. Samantha Luttrell, Tammy Stevens, Cindy Croft and Sara Corley took part in classes from March to the end of May. The subjects covered in the class included plant pathology, vegetable gardening, ornamental horticulture, and many other subjects. [...]
By PRDM, on July 27th, 2010 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.
By PRDM, on July 21st, 2010 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 [...]
By PRDM, on July 15th, 2010 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, [...]
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