- Appalachian Children's Home
The Appalachian Children's Home is an
orphanage located on a convert|158|acre|km2|sing=on campus on the outskirts of Barbourville,Kentucky , [http://www.achky.org/aboutus/who-we-are.php Appalachian Children's Home | Who We Are ] ] [http://www.knox.k12.ky.us/news/07-08/10/careerdayknoxapp.htm] operated as a Christian ministry with support from several Independent Pentecostal churches in Kentucky and over 130 other local churches. [http://www.knox.k12.ky.us/news/07-08/02/mcconnell.htm Senator McConnell visits, praises Appalachian Children's Home] , Knox County Public Schools website, article published February 5, 2008]Its stated mission is to "Strive to provide the best possible care available for the children placed in our custody".
History
The home was established in 1949 as a ministry of the Independent Pentecostal Churches and was formerly called the Barbourville Pentecostal Children’s Home. [ [http://www.fowc.us/links.htm Website Links] , Freedom of Worship Church (Norton, Virginia) website, accessed August 3, 2008] Since 2001 it has been operated by Steve and Alice Yeary. [http://lmu1.lmunet.edu/cgi-bin/MySQLdb?VIEW=/news/view_one.txt&newsid=174 Appalachian Children's Home Endowed Scholarship for Social Work Established at LMU] ,
Lincoln Memorial University news release,February 6 ,2007 ]Licensing
The home is licensed by the
State of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a child-caring institution andemergency shelter for up to 44 boys and girls under the age of 18. [ [http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8BEC7D9C-BD04-4C78-BF81-155004CE46E9/0/ChildCaringFacilitiesDirectory1408.xls Directory of Child-Caring Facilities] , Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, accessed August 3, 2008]Knox Appalachian School
The Knox Appalachian School is a
public school founded in 2004 as ajoint venture between the Appalachian Children's Home and the Knox County Board of Education to serve the children committed to the Children's Home. [http://www.achky.org/ourwork/knox-appalachian-school.php Knox Appalachian School] , Appalachian Children's Home website, accessed August 3, 2008] It has five certified public school teachers and aTitle One Coordinator and provides instruction from grades 5 to 12. [http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/HomePageRepository/Publications/Knox+County+Schools.htm]Special education services are offered on-site by a certified special education teacher. One of the most technologically advanced schools in the area, the school is apilot program for the Plato Learning System. Its students have opportunities for educational travel on a 60-passenger tour bus to sites such as the Gatlinburg aquarium, visits by Kentuckyhistorical reenactment specialists, and career days to learn about possible employment opportunities.References
External links
* [http://www.achky.org/ Appalachian Children's Home] official website
* [http://www.knox.kyschools.us/ Knox County Public Schools]
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