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Community Easter Sunrise Service At Grandfather Home Campus
You’re welcomed to come to our Grandfather Home campus in Banner Elk this Sunday for a special Community Easter Sunrise Service. This yearly event is one of our great traditions, and the service will be led by local pastors.
Statesville Convention & Visitors’ Bureau Makes Honorary Gift to Children’s Hope Alliance
January 27, 2017 – Barium Springs, N.C. – The Statesville Convention and Visitors’ Bureau made an honorary donation to Children’s Hope Alliance to honor a retiring board member. Phil Hazel, Chair of the Statesville Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, and… Read more »
Grants Provide Funds For Required Data System
November 8, 2016 – Barium Springs, N.C. – Eight North Carolina foundations joined with Children’s Hope Alliance to purchase an online data system, which exceeds the new expectations from the State of North Carolina. By next year, the state will require… Read more »
Carolina Thread Trail extension and Barium Springs Historical Walking Path now open
October 7, 2016 – Barium Springs, N.C. – An extension of the Carolina Thread Trail was officially opened through the Barium Springs campus of Children’s Hope Alliance. The new section extends from downtown Troutman across the historic Barium Springs ca… Read more »
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge Helps Families in the High Country
September 30, 2016-Barium Springs, NC: A $1,500 grant from the Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge will be used to help individuals with traumatic brain injuries or developmental disabilities who qualify for our High Country First In Families (HCFIF) progra… Read more »
Limited Space Available for 26th Annual Children’s Golf Classic
The Children’s Golf Classic has been a staple event in the North Carolina High Country for a quarter century. The two-day event features an open bar dinner and auction on Monday, September 26th, followed by breakfast, a captain’s choice tournament and… Read more »
Children’s Hope Alliance receives $30,000 grant from The Leon Levine Foundation for Program Expansion in Mecklenburg County
Children’s Hope Alliance is pleased to announce that it has received a $30,000 grant from The Leon Levine Foundation to expand its Treatment Alternatives for Sexualized Kids (TASK) Program by opening a second three-person office in Mecklenburg County…. Read more »
Children’s Hope Alliance Receives Gift from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
Barium Springs, N.C. – Children’s Hope Alliance (CHA) has received $500 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation just in time to help feed local residents. Children’s Hope Alliance will use the gift to help feed youth in group five homes in Stat… Read more »
Children’s Hope Alliance Receives Three Grants for Teen Shelter
Children’s Hope Alliance received $65,000 in grant funding to renovate the basement of the newly opened Hawthorn Heights shelter in Bryson City. The program moved to a much larger, 3,200 sq. ft. ranch on a full basement in Bryson City at the end of las… Read more »
CarMax Foundation Gives Back with $10,000 Grant
The CarMax Foundation is joining Children’s Hope Alliance in the drive to provide a safe, healing journey for hurting children and families – creating hope now and in the future. The country’s largest used car retailer promotes education, youth leaders… Read more »
WNC Upcoming Events & Services
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Western North Carolina UPCOMING EVENTS GIVING THEM HOPE ANNUAL BREAKFAST: The third annual Giving Them Hope Breakfast for WNC children & families in need will be held on April 23rd, 2015. For more information o… Read more »
Homemade Bears for our Children
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Wilkesboro, NC The ladies from Piedmont Federal in North Wilkesboro have spent the last few months collecting supplies and making these handmade bears for children in our care for Valentine’s Day. When asked why the gro… Read more »
Thank You, Agape Faith Church of Statesville!
Friday, January 23, 2015 Statesville, NC Big Group is a monthly gathering for the children at Barium Springs. A volunteer group provides a meal for the children and staff and everyone gathers to eat and enjoy each other’s company. The group or a staf… Read more »
Why We Do This Work
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 We love when we hear from those who have been in our care and want to share their experience with our agency. Below is something that a past youth shared with us recently. This is truly why we do this work! “I will always… Read more »
Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 As we reflect on 2014 we want to say THANK YOU to all of our supporters that give at any capacity – those that give financial support, in-kind items, food, help around our offices by giving their time. Each of you are a gi… Read more »
Santa makes appearance in WNC
Thursday, December 11, 2014 For Christmas two of our programs, Reclaiming Futures and Smoky Mountain First In Families, had an event in Jackson County with Santa and many local children from Western NC attended. Gifts were donated from including books,… Read more »
Special Evening to Give Back
FREE Jingle Run 5K
#GIVINGTUESDAY
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. It takes place the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you would like to join the #GivingTuesday movement at Barium Springs, click here to give a gift. No… Read more »
3rd Annual Old Geezers Food Drop Off
Saturday, November 22, 2014 Concord, NC We hope you will come out and support the children and families of Barium Springs! The Old Geezers will host their 3rd Annual Food Drop-Off for non-perishable food. Click here to download a flyer. When: Novemb… Read more »