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The
Mission Of Carrie Steele - Pitts Home:
Carrie
Steele - Pitts Home is a private, nonprofit, and nondiscriminatory
child caring agency that provides 24-hour state approved
residency for neglected, abandoned abused or orphaned.
Through the services of caring informed, and responsible
staff, the Home aims to maintain a family environment
that fosters the physical, social-emotional, mental and
spiritual development of each child.
A celebration of the past, a legacy of the future:
On our 100th birthday, the Carrie Steele - Pitts Home
hosted a homecoming reunion for over 300 men and women
representing multiple generations of children who spent
a part of their childhood at the Home. DFACS workers came
to see the children that they had worked with years before,
now adults. Past residents gasped when they recognized
a former roommate, a child they looked up to, or a favorite
confidante.
The reunion was a powerful testimony to the powerful impact
of the Carrie Steele - Pitts Home. As we celebrated a
century of caring for children in need, the theme of the
birthday party was "Share The Legacy". We emphasized
the good work that we have done and encouraged everyone
to share in our success.
Now, as we look to the future, we recognize the importance
of ensuring that our organization will always be able
to respond to the pressing needs of at-risk children.
What the children need now is a place where they can participate
in therapeutic, cultural, and enrichment activities. It
is vital to their growth and development.
We must build a Life Learning Center; a special place
for the children of Carrie Steele - Pitts Home. It will
be a cultural and recreation center that is accessible
to the entire community. We must ensure that the legacy
will continue.
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