Thompson Children's Home

It's back-to-school shopping time for the kids at Thompson Children's Home. You can help clothe a child by picking up a heart (or several) at the display in the dining room, shopping for that item, and returning it to the parish office by September 21st.

Thompson Children's Home is affiliated with the three Episcopal dioceses of North Carolina. Its residential treatment program provides a variety of healing ministries in a nurturing atmosphere for some of our most abused and neglected children. In most cases the courts have terminated parental rights. Thompson serves children from across the state of North Carolina who are in the care of departments of social services and mental health and receives no private referrals.

Thompson Children's Home regulations require that only new clothing, bed linens, and towels be donated for the residential psychiatric therapeutic treatment facility for children ages 6 to 12 years old. However 'gently-used' clothing is accepted for infants to 5-year-olds in Thompson's Day Care Child Development facilities.

Other needs include twin bed sheets, lightweight bedspreads (for girls), comforters (for boys), backpacks, school supplies, and sweaters (sizes 8 to 16 girls/boys - in navy for their school uniforms or bright colors for church and play).

For detailed information, call Carolyn Folds or Shannon Brownfield. Contact Molly McConnell, clotheachild@yahoo.com for assistance with shopping.

Financial contributions can also be made to “The Chapel of The Cross” with “ Rector's Discretionary Fund/Thompson Children's Home clothes” noted on the check.