Appalachian Children's Home

Appalachian Children's Home

The Appalachian Children's Home is an orphanage located on a convert|158|acre|km2|sing=on campus on the outskirts of Barbourville, Kentucky, [http://www.achky.org/aboutus/who-we-are.php Appalachian Children's Home | Who We Are ] ] [http://www.knox.k12.ky.us/news/07-08/10/careerdayknoxapp.htm] operated as a Christian ministry with support from several Independent Pentecostal churches in Kentucky and over 130 other local churches. [http://www.knox.k12.ky.us/news/07-08/02/mcconnell.htm Senator McConnell visits, praises Appalachian Children's Home] , Knox County Public Schools website, article published February 5, 2008]

Its stated mission is to "Strive to provide the best possible care available for the children placed in our custody".

History

The home was established in 1949 as a ministry of the Independent Pentecostal Churches and was formerly called the Barbourville Pentecostal Children’s Home. [ [http://www.fowc.us/links.htm Website Links] , Freedom of Worship Church (Norton, Virginia) website, accessed August 3, 2008] Since 2001 it has been operated by Steve and Alice Yeary. [http://lmu1.lmunet.edu/cgi-bin/MySQLdb?VIEW=/news/view_one.txt&newsid=174 Appalachian Children's Home Endowed Scholarship for Social Work Established at LMU] , Lincoln Memorial University news release, February 6, 2007]

Licensing

The home is licensed by the State of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a child-caring institution and emergency shelter for up to 44 boys and girls under the age of 18. [ [http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8BEC7D9C-BD04-4C78-BF81-155004CE46E9/0/ChildCaringFacilitiesDirectory1408.xls Directory of Child-Caring Facilities] , Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, accessed August 3, 2008]

Knox Appalachian School

The Knox Appalachian School is a public school founded in 2004 as a joint venture between the Appalachian Children's Home and the Knox County Board of Education to serve the children committed to the Children's Home. [http://www.achky.org/ourwork/knox-appalachian-school.php Knox Appalachian School] , Appalachian Children's Home website, accessed August 3, 2008] It has five certified public school teachers and a Title One Coordinator and provides instruction from grades 5 to 12. [http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/HomePageRepository/Publications/Knox+County+Schools.htm] Special education services are offered on-site by a certified special education teacher. One of the most technologically advanced schools in the area, the school is a pilot program for the Plato Learning System. Its students have opportunities for educational travel on a 60-passenger tour bus to sites such as the Gatlinburg aquarium, visits by Kentucky historical reenactment specialists, and career days to learn about possible employment opportunities.

References

External links

* [http://www.achky.org/ Appalachian Children's Home] official website
* [http://www.knox.kyschools.us/ Knox County Public Schools]


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