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I love to tell the story how it all started
I’m proud to be an ABHCM board member, and I love to tell people the story of how all of this wondrous activity began. In 1895, two retired Baptist missionaries responded to the plight of abandoned and homeless children by establishing the Chicago Baptist Orphanage. Rev. and Mrs. Scofield were following in the footsteps of many American Baptists in the 19th century who, at personal risk, boldly advocated for the abolishion of slavery, schools for freed slaves, homes for elders, hospitals for the indigent,...Welcome
You see it when a young person finds hope on the other side of juvenile hall. You feel it when a disabled adult demonstrates his ability to minister to others. You hear it when a family celebrates the security of an affordable home, or an elder spins a life story like a tapestry full of meaning.
Growth, rebirth, and restoration: that’s what happens as ABHCM responds to people in need in communities around the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Every day, in the name of Christ, our ministries serve more than 20,000 children, elders, and differently-abled adults. Through retirement campuses, affordable housing, children’s and family services, and special needs programs, we are creating communities that transform lives.
Growth, rebirth, and restoration: that’s what happens as ABHCM responds to people in need in communities around the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Every day, in the name of Christ, our ministries serve more than 20,000 children, elders, and differently-abled adults. Through retirement campuses, affordable housing, children’s and family services, and special needs programs, we are creating communities that transform lives.
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Offering Helping Hands
Residents and staff at Valle Verde, an ABHOW retirement community in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently pitched in to help victims of the Jesusita wildfire, which raged through the hills outside the city May 5-9. Valle Verde, which had only days before completed its own disaster drill, took in nearly 140 evacuees during the height of the fire, with staff and many residents stepping up to provide aid and comfort to the displaced. Read more of the story.
Residents and staff at Valle Verde, an ABHOW retirement community in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently pitched in to help victims of the Jesusita wildfire, which raged through the hills outside the city May 5-9. Valle Verde, which had only days before completed its own disaster drill, took in nearly 140 evacuees during the height of the fire, with staff and many residents stepping up to provide aid and comfort to the displaced. Read more of the story.