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Beginnings The Blount County Children's Home was started in 1894 by a group of women involved in the WCTU movement, going from door to door asking each family to donate a dime to care for the orphans in the county. Over the years, the Home has evolved along with societial changes from an orphanage to a residential treatment center. We have recently been forced to close our therapeutically based behavior modification residential services to teenage girls, ages 13-18, who were in the custody of the State of Tennessee, removed primarily for abuse and neglect. This closure was forced by a lack of available contracts with the East Tennessee Department of Children's Services. The children we have historically worked with in our residential program are now being placed in foster homes through out East Tennessee. We have expanded our Operation Success, family preservation program for males and females, ages 5-18. The goal of this program is to help families whose children have been identified as being at risk for removal. We are still working on the completion of our new building and will be offering this space to young ladies who have aged out of the foster care system at age 18, but need a safe, inexpensive place to live while pursuing their education and working at a job. The hope is that we will be able to help these young adults continue to build the skills necessary to move from the child welfare system to being a healthy, contributing citizen in our community. We
are located at 903 McCammon Avenue in Maryville, TN 37801 |