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Legacy of Love Award: Ted and Marcia Autterson

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 At the Fall 2025 Board of Trustees meeting on October 14, the Presbyterian Home for Children presented its 2025 Legacy of Love Award to Ted and Marcia Autterson, recognizing their dedication and service to the Home.  Ted’s time with the Home spans years of impact and leadership. From his first campus visit, his passion for PHFC’s mission has been evident. Beginning as a donor and volunteer, his commitment and heart helped make him an invaluable member of…
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PHFC expands mission outreach in Wilcox County

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The Presbyterian Home for Children continued our mission of service and compassion in the rural Black Belt of Alabama by expanding our outreach efforts so we can make an even more meaningful difference in the lives of children and youth in need.  In September, the Home gave out essential back-to-school supplies at F.S. Ervin Elementary in Pine Hill, a…
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PHFC Restores Historic Campus to Shelter and Inspire a New Generation  

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The Home has invested time and funds to ensure the infrastructure behind the historic brick walls in our cottages on campus can continue to serve children and families in need as they have for more than a century.   A new ramp leads up to Whitfield Cottage. Cedar shutters line the windows and shiny black gutters hug the roof line of Uptain Cottage. These…
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PHFC earns EAGLE reaccreditation with commendation

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The Presbyterian Home for Children has earned reaccreditation from the Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence (EAGLE) Accreditation Commission, the highest standard for a faith-based organization serving children, youth, and families to accomplish. The reaccreditation, effective from September 2025 through September 2029, was accompanied by an overall commendation, a rare distinction showing PHFC not only met all standards…
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Want to Change a Child’s Future?

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It Starts Here. At the Presbyterian Home for Children and our school, Ascension Leadership Academy (ALA), we help children and families overcome crisis and rediscover hope. From trauma-informed classrooms to safe and stable housing, every program is built to help them succeed.

Home alumni grow strong roots

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The Presbyterian Home for Children is proud to celebrate the achievements of some remarkable young adults with ties to our Secure Dwelling programming. Congratulations to Moneè Brown, daughter of Secure Dwellings alumnus Shandra Thomas, who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice using the Home’s Archibald Ritter Green…
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Secure Dwellings graduate celebrates new life 

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Rebecca Beal and her two young boys were living in a family member’s garage when they found out about Secure Dwellings at the Presbyterian Home for Children’s campus in June 2024.  Rebecca had been kicked out of her abusive boyfriend’s house – again. She decided she was done, and she was never going back.  Her…
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Union Village grows with dedication of another duplex

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The Presbyterian Home for Children dedicated another new tiny cottage duplex in a ceremony on June 18. The tiny cottages were dedicated to Second Presbyterian Church in Homewood in recognition of the church’s $300,000 donation for construction of the duplex and other campus improvements. The cottages built by Davis Builders, Inc. of Talladega are appropriately…
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Leadership team preps for EAGLE Accreditation on-site review 

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The Presbyterian Home for Children leadership team is nearing the finish line in the process of earning renewal of the prestigious Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence EAGLE Accreditation in 2025.  Staff started during 2024 and has completed and submitted the challenging documentation portion required to maintain EAGLE accreditation, which is the highest standard for a…
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EAGLE reaccreditation continues to reach positive change

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The Presbyterian Home for Children leadership team continues the process toward renewal of the prestigious Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence EAGLE Accreditation in 2025.  Staff started during 2024 and will continue through 2025 putting together the challenging documentation to maintain EAGLE accreditation, which is the highest standard for a faith-based organization serving children, youth, and…
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