Organization: Elon Homes and Schools for Children
Mission: The organization's mission is to provide safe haven, life skills and education to children in our care. Elon Homes fulfills its mission through its two primary programs: Community-Based Foster Care and the Foster Care Village.
Activities: Community-Based Foster Care program provides refuge, within a licensed family setting, for children who need a safe place to live when their parents cannot adequately care for them. We serve children, ages 0-20, in roughly a dozen North Carolina counties from Mecklenburg to Durham, accepting referrals from any NC Dept of Social Services. We provided for services for approximately 150 children.
The Village at Elon Homes is a residential foster care program for young men and women ages 18-21, who have lived in foster care at some point in their lives. The Village, located on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, supports these youths as they transition from foster care to life as independent adults. We provided services to approximately 40 young people.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Youth Development