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Cherokee Home Mourns

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

The residents and staff of Cherokee Home for Children in rural San Saba County are mourning the death of their executive director since 1998, Danny Duggan, on Tuesday. The 59 year old Duggan received a life threatening head trauma while playing a basketball game last Wednesday between the staff of Cherokee Home and a group[.....]

Please Pray for Danny Duggan, Executive Director of Cherokee Home for Children

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Please continue to pray for Danny Duggan. You can leave a message for Danny and Janiece at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dannyduggan.

Prayers for Danny Duggan, Executive Director of Cherokee Home for Children

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Danny Duggan, Director at Cherokee Home in Texas, suffered a head injury January 12, 2011, while playing basketball on campus with his kids. He is in a coma in an Austin hospital. Prayers requested for him, his wife Janiece, and their campus.

Review of Movie “Martian Child”

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

“Martian Child” is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and prodiuced by New Line Cinema. The film stars John Cusack and Bobby Coleman. The movie runs 107 minutes and is rated PG. David Gordon (John Cusack) a popular science fiction author, lost his wife Mary when they were in the process of adopting[.....]

IRA Charitable Rollover Gives Options for Charitable Giving

Friday, December 31st, 2010

A new law signed in December brought back a popular option for charitable giving among those 70.5 years old and older. The IRA Charitable Rollover allows those givers to make tax-free charitable gifts from an IRA.The receiving non-profit organization must be a qualified 501(c)(3) organization like Children’s Homes, and the maximum allowable gift is $100,000[.....]

Children’s Defense Fund Releases the State of America’s Children in 2010

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

NEW Data on Child Poverty CDF just released The State of America’s Children 2010, a compilation of the most recent and reliable national and state-by-state data on key child indicators, including child poverty. The Child Poverty section of the report includes state data on the number and percentage of children living in poverty and extreme[.....]

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to Host Agape of North Alabama Benefit Dinner

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

2011 Agape Benefit Dinner will be held March 22, at 7:00 p.m. For morre information or to buy tickets go to www.agapecares.org Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is the host of the number one rated weekend hit HUCKABEE on the Fox News Channel and is heard three times daily on ABC Radio Network’s Huckabee Report,[.....]

Christian Works for Children in Dallas Provides Opportunities to Adopt Internationally

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

International Adoption Services At ChristianWorks we believe international adoption is a way to answer God’s call to tend to the fatherless. There are over 143,000,000 children across the world who have been orphaned due to the deaths or abandonment of caregivers, physical or sexual abuse, extreme poverty, and neglect. Many countries simply do not have[.....]

November is Adoption Awareness Month

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Monday morning will be the first day of Adoption Awareness Month! We’d like to ask each of you to take on the challenge of praying for the children who are waiting to be adopted, the parents seeking them, and the families that have already been formed through adoption. THANK YOU!

Web Based Prayer For All CCFSA Members Available

Friday, July 16th, 2010

July, 16, 2010 CCFSA held it’s fourth web based prayer session with Dr. Harold Shank. If you missed the session, you can read the prayer by going to the CCFSA web site, clicking on members, and then forum. Sally Shank has posted yesterday’s “father prayer”. The previous three prayers may also be read.