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The Friends of Children has been working since 2002 toward the goal of establishing a local campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes in north central Florida.

Many individuals and churches in north central Florida have donated much time and money toward this effort but we can always benefit from the help of others. This campus will serve children and families in need in this region so we welcome anyone to make a financial contribution or to help in some other way.

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2010 1K Club for Kids
Imagine that you are the oldest of six children and you and your five five siblings are in the care of strangers. You wonder, "Will we be living in different homes? How often will we be able to see each other?"

Four of your siblings are going to live in separate homes. Two will be living together in the same home. Imagine again that a new campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes were to open near you. If this were true, what a huge difference there could be for you and your siblings. They could all live together in the same house.

You may think this is just fiction but it is based on a true situation right here in one of our five-county service areas.

Imagine too that you're a parent who is temporarily unable to care for your children and that they must be taken from you to live at a Florida Baptist Children's Homes campus in another city, either Tallahassee or Jacksonville. In order to see your children, you will have to drive to the campus where your children live. But, if there were a local campus in north central Florida, you could visit them without the long drive and could visit them more often while they're living on the campus temporarily.

To help make this campus possible and to keep families together, join the 1K Club for Kids and give $1000 to the Friends of Children of North Central Florida in 2010. One thousand individuals giving $1000 each will finish the task and make the dream of a local campus a reality! Make a difference, join the 1K Club for Kids.

Be a part of this ministry by:
• Personally donating $1000 or more by Dec. 31, 2010
• Joining with your Sunday School class or other group to donate $100 per month in 2010
• Pledging to donate $100 per month in 2010
• Asking your civic organization or club to adopt the project
• Praying that the project will be completed in 2010

Baptist associations in the FBCH's north central region, include:
• Harmony Baptist Association, Trenton
• Lafayette Baptist Association, Bell
• Marion Baptist Association, Ocala
• Santa Fe River Baptist Association, Gainesville

Our Corporate Sponsors
Community Title, (LLC) • Pricilla Baptist Church, Bell • Benton Pediatrics • Law Offices of Tracey Carlisle • Alachua County Sheriff's Office • Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement • Westside Baptist Church, Gainesville • Chick-fil-A • James Moore and Co. • Gateway Grand •
Campus USA Credit Union • The Trophy Shop • Northwest Mini Storage and Warehouse • Tioga Dental • Trippensee Opticians •
Restoration and Remodeling Construction, Inc. • Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc.
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To make a tax-deductible financial contribution, write your check to:

Friends of Children
P. O. Box 358502
Gainesville, FL 32635-8502

Or click here to contribute

 
Friends of Children of North Central Florida is a nonprofit 501c3 organization created to raise funds to establish a campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes in north central Florida, serving Levy, Marion, Gilchrist, Dixie, and Alachua counties.

Friends of Children of NCF, Inc.
P. O. Box 358502
Gainesville, FL 32635-8502
352 377-3559
info@focncf.org
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   What happens to contributions made to the Friends of Children of North Central Florida?
All gifts given to the FOCNCF for the future campus are sent to the Florida Baptist Children's Homes where it is kept for the future campus. When sufficient funds allow for both construction and the future funding for personnel and programs, work will start on the new campus.
 
 

Friends of Children Board of Directors:
• Bev Carroll, Pres., Gainesville
• Ron Locke, Vice-Pres., Archer
• Mary Lynne Moore, Sec., Gainesville
• Juanita Melchoir, Corr. Sec., Bronson
• Bill Cellon, Treasurer, Alachua
• Tracey Carlisle, Gainesville
• Reba Ridaught, Alachua
• Jerry Gesell, Starke
• Wayne Harvey, La Crosse

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Learn more about the Florida Baptist Children's Homes

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How Are We Doing?
Since 2002, churches and individuals have contributed $1,593,861 toward the goal of establishing a local campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes in north central Florida. Now $806,139 is needed to reach our goal of $2.4 milion.

In addition:
• $164,569 was contributed in 2009 (included above)
• $9761 has been contributed in 2010 (included above)
• $103,955 has been contributed for construction of the campus
• $365,721 has been contributed since 2002, apart from contributions applied to the campus goal, to provide a local social worker for the Florida Baptist Children's Homes, providing foster care training and adoptions for this region