MacDonell Children's Services- Keener Hall
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Contact Information
8326 Main Street
Houma, LA 70363
United States
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Houma, LA 70363
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Wednesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Thursday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Friday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Saturday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Sunday | 9AM - 5PM |
MacDonell Children’s Services is a residential home for children whose circumstances leave them in need of a safe, loving and nurturing environment. Our family of residents includes boys from age eleven through seventeen for whom the Louisiana DCFS has deemed to be in need of our care.
What brings a child to us?
While it is hard for most people to imagine the circumstances where a child would be removed from their natural home, there are times when it is better for the child’s safety and well-being to have the child reside with us, either until they reach a milestone such as graduation from high school or reach legal adulthood at the age of eighteen. While no two circumstances are identical, suffice it to say that most of our children come to us during times when their security, safety and well-being is most at risk.
What we do makes a difference.
Above all else, children need a foundation upon which they can build their lives as adults. Where that foundation is lacking, if not missing completely, the journey into adulthood is at best difficult, and at worst tragic. At MacDonell Children’s Services we ensure that while in our care, children can count on being physical secure, on being fed in mind, body and spirit, and on being empowered with the hope and optimism needed by everyone to move forward into successful adulthood.
Services and information
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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.
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Jan 14, 2022
Things were great until they weren't.
Nov 15, 2018
I Practically Was Raised At McDonald's...
Lord Knows This Is The Greatest Place Ever For Children💓‼️
I Remember This Place Very Well And It Will Always Be A Precious, Loving, Unforgettable Memory Of Mines...
McDonald's Is A Place That Has Everything A Child Needs In Foster Care, To Some It Up Shortly, & THAT'S LOVE
I Love You Guys/Women..
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I Am Now 32 Years Of Age, Married With A Family Of 8...
You All Did An Excellent Job Raising Me..
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