Established in 1971, North Carolina Baptists, with the help of J. E. Broyhill and his family, began a ministry to children and families in the western, mountain region. Modeling Christian values and family life, child care workers provide nurture, care, love and support. A caring team, consisting of a social worker and the child care workers, is assigned to each cottage. They utilize specific program models to reach and teach children, including a work responsibility program, campus council, enrichment activities, family clarification, peer group process, intense adult-child interaction, parent education and aftercare. A unique part of Broyhill is the sense of community.
Residents work together with staff to create a friendly, fun campus where everyone feels welcome.
Cottage representatives form a campus council, which gives each child a voice in campus happenings and a welcoming committee, which helps orient new residents. Daily devotions are essential to cottage life. Residents are encouraged to participate in sports, community clubs and other events. They attend local schools, Clyde Elementary, Waynesville Junior High and Tuscola High. And each cottage attends a different local Baptist church where residents are involved in Sunday school, worship, special youth activities and church-wide events.