Established in the 1800's,  Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries (GBCHFM) offers a variety of programs for youth ages 6 - 17.  GBCFM responds to referrals from The Department of Family and Children Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, Community Services Boards, parents, church pastors, physicians, psychiatric hospitals, schools, juvenile court judges, and other social service agencies. 

GBCFM has three campuses across the state - in Baxley, Meansville and Palmetto. In addition to the campus locations, GBCHFM has group homes in local communities positioned across the state. These homes have the capacity to serve five to eight children in a single home atmosphere. Community group homes include Angel's House in Coweta County, Alice's House in Carroll County and The Friday-Johnson Community Group Home, a division of Bloom Our Youth, Inc., in Fayette County.

The campus locations also offer community counseling centers. These centers are recognized as Georgia Medicaid/Mental Health Core Provider that primarily serve indigent children, adolescents, and their families. The centers seeks to serve Georgia children, adolescents, and their families in need of mental health and addiction services as defined by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) These centers offer a full range of coordinated mental health and community support services including:

- a maternity home for unwed teen mothers (Palmetto)

- DAC cottages for children with higher behavioral needs (Palmetto)

- maximum watchful oversight program (Baxley)

-  residential care to troubled adolescent boys through a unique farm-based treatment program. In addition to serving residents, the horses are used in a unique equestrian treatment programming for people with disabilities  (Good Shepherd) 

- residential recovery program for girls (12-17) who are victims of commercial exploitation  (Victory Program)

-  a summer residential camp for youth ages 8-21coping with varying developmental disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning disorders, Autism, brain injuries and/or other developmental delays (Camp Hawkins) 

GBCHFM served a total of 1,006 residents and clients in 2013.  They are accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc.

It is an honor to welcome Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries to our membership.

TOGETHER GEORGIA is the new name of our state’s most venerable organization for child and family services providers: the Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children (GAHSC). Since its inception 50 years ago, GAHSC has been a tireless champion of children all across the Peach State. While we’re proud of what GAHSC has accomplished over its long history, we’ve redesigned the organization from the ground up to add even more value to the hard-working providers serving Georgia’s children and families. Find out more by being our guest at a meeting, talking with our friendly members and leadership team, and by visiting our website at www.gahsc.org.

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