IN THE NEWS

At The Children's Home, we have a lot of great stories to share! Please select the links below to read about us in the news:

Young Caregiveers Silent Struggle (posted 8/19/08)
A 2005 study found as many as 1.4 million children in the U.S. ages 8 through 18 provide care for a chronically ill or disabled family member.

The Children's Home welcomes a new board member (posted 7/25/08)
Pauline Crumpton has joined the board of directors of The Children's Home Inc. in Tampa, July 2008.

Board member Charlotte Baker, finalist for TBBJ 2008 BusinessWoman of the Year (posted 7/3/08)
The Tampa Bay Business Journal has named its finalists for the highly coveted 2008 BusinessWoman of the Year awards.

The Children's Home welcomes new board members (posted 7/3/08)
Charlotte Baker and Donna Marino Turner have joined the board of directors of The Children's Home Inc. in Tampa, effective July 1.

Kinship Care Offers Better Outcomes for Children than Foster Care (posted 7/3/08)
A new study finds that children placed into kinship care had fewer behavioral problems and were less likely to have unstable placements than those in foster care.


The Children's Home, Finalist for 2008 Nonprofit of the Year Awards!  (posted 5/7/08)
The Children's Home was one of almost 100 nonprofit organizations nominated for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's 2008 Nonprofit of the Year Awards. 

The Children's Home, Inc.  Awarded YouthPower Grant for Youth Service Day Campaign (posted 5/2/08)                                                   On Global Youth Service Day, approximately 55 youth from The Children's Home, Inc., worked with Keep Hillsborough Beautiful to clean up trash in Upper Tampa Bay Park.

South Tampa Magazine Profiles The Children's Home and the Gawlowicz Family (posted 11/30/07)
Read about this loving family who adopted three siblings using The Children's Home SEARCH Services.

"Love Has No Last Name" Features Children from The Children's Home in the Tampa Tribune (posted 11/28/07)
Raymond and Joseph, former residents of The Children's Home, were adopted with their sister Erica by the Ferstl family the day before Thanksgiving 2007.

Project Hits Home (posted 06/19/07)
Read this article on our Capital Campaign renovations in the Northwest section of the Tampa Tribune on June 16, 2007.

Look for The Children's Home Billboards in June  (posted 05/03/07)

In recognition of our 2007 major event sponsors, The Children's Home has placed 11 billboards in Hillsborough County, compliments of OAI and ClearChannel Outdoor.

Watch The Children's Home on Access Pinellas TV (posted 05/02/07)

See The Children's Home on the "Have A Heart" segment for Access Pinellas public television. Look for it on TV and on the web site Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., Fridays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 a.m. It also airs on Knology 21 and Brighthouse 96.