Holston United Methodist Home for Children is guided by the following MISSION:

"Holston Home is a Christian ministry providing hope and healing for children and families struggling with life's challenges."

To achieve that lofty objective, Holston Home operates with the following VISION:

"Holston Home strives to be the agency of first choice in serving children and families with special needs in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The agency will continuously be recognized as a regional child- and family-service leader with energetic and involved trustees and competent, committed staff and volunteers.

Holston Home's FOCUS is:

To fulfill our mission, we work to build meaningful, trusting relationships which result in wholeness and permanency for children and families. Building on the foundation of Christian principles and best-practice standards, we offer a broad array of services, including:
• Child advocacy and public awareness activities
• Comprehensive child- and family-support services
• Early childhood education
• Special education and day treatment
• Adoption and foster-family care
• Community-based group homes
• Residential treatment

Holston Home is guided by the following BELIEFS:

We are guided by principles that have been passed down throughout the history of this ministry. These beliefs strongly influence our advocacy and our services:
• It is the birthright of every child to have a family
• Our society’s stability is directly related to the stability of our families
• The best place for a child to be raised is within a caring family
• Development of mind, body and spirit is essential for wholeness
• People can change
• Lasting change occurs only through caring relationships
• Healing occurs in safe environments characterized by trust, hope and encouragement

The people of Holston Home shall diligently attend to those in our care through these practices:

• Provide QUALITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE for our clients
• Treat all people with DIGNITY, RESPECT and FAIRNESS
• Keep all information CONFIDENTIAL
• Be OPEN, DIRECT and CLEAR in all communications
• RECOGNIZE PROGRESS and ACHIEVEMENTS of children, staff, volunteers and agency
• ADVOCATE for the rights and needs of our children
• PRACTICE THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP in every aspect of our ministry

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