Every person involved in the life of a child who has experienced trauma has a role in that child’s healing. On January 27, 2018, Whole Child Initiative offers a one-day intensive event designed to facilitate collaborative, trauma sensitive training for foster and adoptive parents, social workers, teachers and other helping professionals. The event is hosted […]
Christmas is just around the corner, and we’re so thankful for the many ways in which Palmer Home is blessed by the support of our great big extended Palmer Home family. During this season of giving, we often hear, “How can we help?” Fortunately, gifts for our children are generously donated by corporate sponsors, so […]
Nothing compares to the excitement of a child at Christmas. Now imagine the excitement of a hundred children during the Christmas holidays! Whether they’re visiting with Santa, singing carols, or exchanging gifts, the children (and staff) of Palmer Home for Children’s two campuses are buzzing with excitement this month. In Columbus this year, the season […]
December may be Santa’s busiest time of year, but he’s not too busy for a stop by Palmer Home for Children! With help from Security Holdings, Santa plans a stop by the Columbus campus on December 8 to deliver gifts to the children of Palmer Home. Santa, along with his elves, a.k.a. a few Security […]
Each year at the end of October the National Family Partnership invites families and schools to participate in Red Ribbon Week as a way to talk to students about drug use prevention. For the first time, Palmer School participated in Red Ribbon Week with dress up days, essay and poster contests and a guest speaker. […]
Meet Foster Parents Ben and Amy Shelton of Columbus, MS Growing up in the Columbus area, Ben and Amy Shelton were very familiar with Palmer Home for Children. In fact, Amy’s childhood home was not far from Palmer Home’s campus. The couple had been involved both as donors and volunteers for many years, but had […]
At Palmer Home, we know that it only takes one day to change a life. Many children on our campuses have experienced the sadness of being separated from their families. Others have suffered at the hands of an abuser, or have experienced rejection and loneliness far too often in their young lives. Fortunately, we often […]
Caravans of Mississippi State fans (and those from the opposing teams) start pulling into Starkville hours before kickoff for Bulldog home games. As they arrive with tents, chairs and plenty of food for tailgating, Palmer Home for Children residents along with Tom Green, Director of Facilities/Operations, greet them in the Parking for Palmer lot. Four […]
Friday night, September 15, 2017, a hundred concert-goers gathered in Hope Chapel on Palmer Home for Children’s Hernando campus to hear singer/songwriter Ellie Holcomb perform songs from her latest album, Red Sea Road (Full Heart Music). The night, however, held more than music. For many guests, it offered a first glimpse at the ministry of […]
Palmer Home supporters show up in so many ways to help our children, but we constantly receive requests from friends wondering how they can do more. Through crowdfunding, we are able to communicate a specific need, demonstrate exactly how it will benefit our children, and allow our amazing community to step up and meet that […]
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