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April 16, 2018, 11:42 a.m.

Southmountain Children and Family Services Add New Position

Southmountain Children and Family Services has created a new Professional Parent Supervisor position and Ms. Lynnae Hensley has been promoted to take on this role.  The Professional Parent Supervisor will provide supervision to the Professional Parents employed at Southmountain Estates, our Foster Community located in Nebo, North Carolina.&nb…

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April 6, 2018, 11:43 a.m.

Children's Advocacy Center of Burke County to Host Open House

   Burke County Child Advocacy Center Open House Friday, April 20, 2018 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact Beth Cali or Kimbra Pendley at the Burke County Child Advocacy Center with any questions. Please share this open invitation with anyone in our community who may be interested. Burke County Child Advocacy Center 408 South Green Street Morganton, …

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April 5, 2018, 3:07 p.m.

Children's Advocacy Center of McDowell County to Host Open House

Lily's Place Children's Advocacy Center of McDowell County to Host Open House Please join us for our Annual Open House Wednesday, April 18, 2018 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 378 South Main Street Marion, NC 28752 For Food, Drinks, Awards, and Appreciation for Everyone that Supports Lily's Place and our Fight to Prevent Child Abuse Lily's Place is a Pro…

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April 3, 2018, 12:58 p.m.

Children, Parents, and Staff Finish Strong in 5K!

On Saturday, March 10th, 15 children, foster parents and staff of Southmountain Children and Family Services participated in a 5K at Catawba Meadows Park and finished with great success!  Of these 15 runners, 10 won medals in their class, including Taylor Parsons, Lynnae Hensley, and several of our children.  One of our teenage boys fini…

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March 28, 2018, 5:19 p.m.

Children's Advocacy Center of the Toe River to Host Open House

Children's Advocacy Center of Toe River   Ally's House Please join us for our Annual Open HouseThursday, April 19, 20183 P.M. to 5 P.M.49 Rock Wall LaneBurnsville, NC 28714 We'll being having a cook out so bring your appetite! Ally's House is a proud program of Southmountain Children and Family Services

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March 27, 2018, 1:25 p.m.

Children's Advocacy Center of the Blue Ridge to Host Open House

Please come honor us with your presence!!Monday, April 16, 20184:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.The Children's Advocacy Center of the Blue Ridge8076 Hwy 105 South, Boone, NC 28607(828) 963-9777Please contact the CAC office or visit our website for more information www.cacbr.orgThis is a not for profit organization designed to help streamline child abuse case…

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March 22, 2018, 2:45 p.m.

Southmountain staff strengthens its' service with superior training

One of the goals of Southmountain Children and Family Services is to provide evidence-based treatment for children and families to help them heal from the trauma caused by abuse, neglect, family/community violence, or other traumatic loss. It is important that the treatment we provide is “evidence-based”, meaning that research has been…

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Feb. 21, 2018, 2:32 p.m.

Silver Fork Winery to Host Southmountain Capital Improvement Fundraiser

Won't you join us for a great cause?  Silver Fork Winery will be hosting a capital improvement fundraiser for Southmountain Children and Family Services on Friday, April 6, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.   $50 cost per person includes two adult beverages, heavy appetizers, and live music.   The Pavilion at Silver Fork Winery is located at 5000 Patton…

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Feb. 20, 2018, 10:58 a.m.

Let’s Run the World!

The 13th Runners Club is now in full swing in its 4th week at Southmountain Estates with a record number of participants.  This group, with 15 runners in all, includes children, foster parents, a therapist, and our support staff. This Runners Club will culminate in a 5k on March 10 to support a local Christian camp.

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Feb. 14, 2018, 10:44 a.m.

Staff Complete Internationally Recognized Forensic Interviewing Training

Three staff members from Southmountain’s Children’s Advocacy Centers recently completed the Forensic Interviewing of Children Training sponsored by the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC).  This is one of the premier trainings that our staff attend.  During this five-day, interactive training held in Huntsville, …

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Jan. 3, 2018, 2:01 p.m.

Southmountain Holiday Wheeled Escape

The children at Southmountain Estates enjoyed their seasonal escape from the schoolhouse with a wheeled foray on the Fonta Flora state trail.  The children also enjoyed a leisurely ride on Morganton's greenway.  We want to shout out a big holiday Thank You to all of those who donated bikes for our children as well as Michael Lowther's Overmounta…

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Dec. 20, 2017, 10:15 a.m.

Thank You to Toys for Tots

Southmountain Children and Family Services would like to say a big “THANK YOU” to Toys for Tots and to the Marine Corp League for their donation to Southmountain Estates.  The Marine Corp League and Toys for Tots recently donated an abundance of Christmas toys and has done so for many years. Dennis Brockland, of First Brockland Insurance Agency a…

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Dec. 7, 2017, 3:53 p.m.

Support our Children at Christmas Time!

Southmountain Children and Family Services' Christmas Appeal is now in full swing! Every year in December we ask the community to support the children at our Foster Community. Southmountain gives our Foster Parents $250 to spend on each child in their home and we ask the the community to make a donation towards this cause. Your donation of any amo…

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Nov. 27, 2017, 12:09 p.m.

Announcing the 2017 Christmas Parade and Open House

This coming Saturday, December 2nd from 1:45 - 5:00 p.m. Southmountain Children and Family Services will be hosting our Annual Christmas Parade and Open House.  The Parade will begin at 1:45 and the Open House will follow until 5:00 p.m.  Open to the public, we welcome all community members to spend an afternoon at Southmountain Estates, our Foste…

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Nov. 8, 2017, 8:02 a.m.

Thank You Grace Episcopal Foundation!

Southmountain Children and Family Services would like to express a heart felt Thank You to the Grace Episcopal Foundation for awarding Southmountain a grant for $1,000. The grant will be used to replace carpeting at the Gingerbread House, the Burke County Children's Advocacy Center. The Grace Episcopal Foundation has faithfully supported Southmoun…

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Oct. 26, 2017, 11:22 a.m.

Community Foundation of Burke County Awards Grant

Southmountain Children and Family Services is the proud recipient of a $7,900 grant from the Community Foundation of Burke County. The grant will be used to make needed improvement to the exterior of the Burke County Children’s Advocacy Center, also known as the Gingerbread House. The Gingerbread House provides services to child abuse and ne…

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