Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
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Contact Information
7200 DeSiard Road
Monroe, LA 71203
United States
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Monroe, LA 71203
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Connect1Child is the off-campus foster care and adoption ministry of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home (LBCH). LBCH has been serving children and families in need since 1899. As we began serving more and more children in foster care at our Monroe campus, the need became apparent to expand our efforts to reach more children in foster care throughout the state.
Our vision is to connect all Louisiana foster children to Christian families and churches. Connect1Child mobilizes churches and believers to answer God’s call in James 1:27, "…to look after orphans…in their distress."
Connect1Child includes a team of social workers trained in trauma-informed care to work closely with the Department of Children and Family Services and other foster care community partners to understand the needs and how the churches and Christian families can help.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You're never alone when you foster as you work as part of a professional team. Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services partners with many organizations to help support foster children and the families that care for them.
The collaborative Foster Caregiver Mentor Program encourages peer relationships between foster families. It's an effective way for new resource parents to meet with more experienced caregivers and get advice.
Your local DCFS also has plenty of resources online, including parent handbooks, contact information, and emergency service information. You can learn more about child welfare agencies and how to become a foster parent.
A child-placing agency is always there for you, providing support in times of crisis or even when you have questions. Don't forget about the case worker, who you can contact if you feel lost.
Working with the birth parents is another part of a foster parent's job. However, you don't have to simply contact them to set up visitations and calls. Co-parenting with them is often best for the child, and it can make your job easier.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jun 23, 2022
It's an amazing place with caring people always welcoming new children and making them feel at home.
Jun 19, 2022
There's so much evil that goes on at this place but everytime I try to post a review on things that went on when I was there keeps getting kicked out .
Oct 28, 2021
In 2003 it was Simply a foster home scenario for minors lacking effective guardians with Christian indoctrination tactics and curriculum. Same as any other property that restricts exploration of ideas and discourages maturing due to the risk of revolt.
May 10, 2021
This place is absolutely amazing and they only continue to grow in their love and outreach programs
Sep 07, 2020
I hope that it is a very different place than it was back in the mid 60s. The house parents consisted of a woman who never came out of her room and who I never saw out of her houseboat and a brusque old man who was a husband. There were no extra curricular activities, or lifeskill classes offered. and there were intimidating older girls. The food was institutional, the vegetables never fresh. I ate as little as possible. We were anathema at the public school, (which was then Ouchita Jr. High)
The boys could be downright dangerous, I saw one girl in a tussle by the tennis court (tennis courts, but no lessons) and it could have easily crossed the line into something more sinister.
There were unfortunate who came from such wretched homes that they were grateful for any crumbs, but this place was not the worst of institutions. If it had a motto it would have been.
"So, what did you expect for free?"