Molly Roberts and her husband, Marty, owners of Sporting Life Kennels in Oxford, Mississippi, have a unique connection to Palmer Home for Children: Molly’s father, Dr. Hugh Francis, Jr., served on Palmer Home’s board of directors for more than 50 years, and Molly grew up attending Independent Presbyterian Church (IPC) in Memphis, Tennessee, which hosted […]
Aging Up, Not Out: How Palmer Home’s Transitional Care Program is Addressing one of Foster Care’s Biggest Challenges Turning 18 is an exciting time in most teenagers’ life. It’s a time when your entire life is ahead of you. The possibilities seem endless. However, striking out on your own at 18 without a strong support […]
Mississippi’s only statewide radio network, SuperTalk Mississippi, continues to make a positive impact on children in need with the 8th annual Radiothon benefitting Palmer Home for Children. Many of us seek to make a lasting impact in this world and there are certainly many ways to do that if we remain focused and in step […]
Christine McClamroch Spain was just five years old when she, her older sister and two older brothers came to live at Palmer Home for Children in 1955. Now a wife, mother and grandmother, Spain has recounted her experience living at Palmer Home many times. However, three words – safety, security, belonging — have become interwoven […]
It has been said home is where the heart is. For the last two years, Sky Lake Construction, LLC, in Nesbit, Miss. has been sharing a piece of their heart with the children at Palmer Home for Children. Sky Lake Construction is a family-owned business founded by Jerry and Jackie McBride in 2010. The company […]
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 As we conclude an unusual Holy Week, I find peace in knowing that regardless of the uncertainty and chaos in the world, Easter is […]
Written by Lauren Strickland, LICSW, PIP Director of Whole Child Initiative Do you know how pearls are made? Stress. When a tiny grain of sand works its way into the deepest parts of an oyster—between its shell and mantle, the oyster works to manage the stressor and protect itself, covering the painful grain of sand […]
When Palmer Home first opened its doors on March 13, 1895 the world was a different place. The United States was starting to see the light at the end of a 2-year recession and the Treasury had, just days before, avoided a run on gold that had launched the country into panic. Today, we have […]
As you look to a new year, what are your hopes for the children in your life? How do you most want to see them grow in 2020? At Palmer Home, we hope the children in our care grow like Jesus. God’s word tells us Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with […]
In our time of joy and celebration, it’s easy to forget that others may not have what we have, and it is hard to believe that many children do not understand Christmas the way we do.
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