Valencia remembers the piles of gifts under that tree, some of which were just for her. It made her feel special. She also got to hear why Christmas is so full of hope—that the birth of Christ was the greatest gift to us all.

Five years ago, Blake Vardaman was deep into drug addiction. But addiction wasn’t new to her—she grew up surrounded by it. Her dad, sisters, and grandmother were all addicts. “It’s been generations of trauma upon trauma upon trauma,” Blake said.

Quanicia went from surviving day-to-day to having stability for her family. During her time in the year-long program, you equipped her with life-changing tools for success. Your gifts provided her with steady housing, healing through counseling, financial planning, and more.

You can imagine how exhausting it would be to do everything you can to care for your kids, and it still not seem like enough.

In 2016, we met a kind and hopeful single mom named Madilyn and her son, Joseph. The Lord led them to our Family Care home in Alabaster after a season of homelessness, and the wonderful impact it had on them then is still apparent in their lives today.

This spring for their annual RED Day serve effort, a group of nearly 40 Keller Williams Metro South agents from the Alabaster area and many of their vendors came together and served moms and children in our Alabaster Family Care home. The difference they made is both immediate and long-lasting.

Rachel Burden is a mom, grandmother, and active church member. For almost 20 years, she has served in ministry at our Mobile location, blessing countless children and families who have been in our care.

Former Family Care mom, Stephanie, shares of her experience living in our Gardendale home and an update on life now.

Last August, we shared a letter from a mom named Tasha who had completed our Family Care program. In it, she shared with us how she has seen the Lord work in her life throughout her journey to start over. Here is an update from her, one year later.

Across Alabama, moms and children in the care of ABCH will have the opportunity for a good night’s rest because of these gifts from Bedzz Express.

Our donors and church partners helped our moms and kids in Family Care during this unique season by participating in a drive-thru donation drop-off at our Birmingham office!

Yvonne’s* story of chains being broken and getting a fresh start in Family Care.

Last year, Mackenzie* found herself in a very unhealthy relationship and in serious need of help. After getting connected and moving into our Family Care home in Alabaster, life took on a wonderful new direction for her and her girls.

Tasha has two children, ages 4 and 13. She is currently working a full-time job as well as going to school full time, working to complete her bachelor’s degree within the next year! In her story below, we meet Tasha just before she found our Family Care program.

Natalie* came to us with no place to go, and no family locally to turn to. She found herself, after 12 years of raising her boys, without a home and without a stable income, despite the hard work she put into two jobs.

With much excitement for all God had in store to help families, we opened Grace’s House of Hope in October 2017. This new Family Care home in Mobile is able to serve up to seven families at one time.

The Berrys had no idea God would lead them to Alabama Baptist Children's Homes (ABCH), but a few years later, here they are, regular donors to our ministry and also newly signed up to begin foster parent training

Quanicia and her daughter, Briella, recently graduated from our Family Care program in Gardendale. Upon leaving, she decided to write a letter to future residents.

When we came in, though, there were bedsheets, blankets, clothes, towels, and Valencia even had a teddy bear waiting for my little girl on her bed. I didn’t think we’d even have our own room, so it was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders to walk into our room.”

“Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36) Amy, a mom at Grace’s House of Hope, our Family Care home in Mobile, clung to this verse in a recent season of life.