About us
We provide exceptional care for at-risk children and teens through our Adoption, Foster Care and Residential programs. Through family counseling, individual therapy, educational opportunities and structured group living, the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home provides a continuum of care tailored for each child's need. Creating a safe and supportive environment allows each child to discover their talents and build on their strengths. This is accomplished by the excellent care of a trained staff and provides each child the opportunity to overcome the circumstances of their past, while exploring a world of opportunity for their future.
Mission
Smoky Mountain Children’s Home is a private, faith based, non-profit, multi-service agency that provides care, love, and healing to children and youth who have no one else to advocate for or care for them. This mission is mandated by the Word of God in James 1:27 (NLT), “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” A continuum of quality programs is offered to meet the unique needs of children of different ages, capacities, races and creeds, as well as their families.
Philosophy
Today, as in the early years of Smoky Mountain Children’s Home development, fundamental beliefs guided the efforts of our Board of Directors and staff. They are as follows: (1) A belief that every child, despite apparent disabilities and inadequacies, has a right to the opportunity to be a worthwhile part of their environment; (2) To accept children and youth regardless of deficiencies; and (3) To encourage each child toward satisfying and supportive relationships, fulfillment, self-respect and dignity. The belief in the personal worth and importance of individuals entrusted to our care has remained a guiding principle.
Adherence to these principles has governed our growth and shaped the development of our treatment approaches and services. Years of experience and evaluation have helped us translate these central beliefs into practical approaches for SMCH. A measure of our success is how effectively each child or youth becomes better equipped to live with others in community, as well as with themselves.
We are dedicated to achieving excellence and will use our professional knowledge and resources to advocate, enrich and empower the lives of children and families. Our vision is to become a complete child and family service agency providing an array of programs that are family focused and serve to strengthen, preserve and reunify families. When reunification is not an option, our goal is to provide children and youth with permanency.
Adherence to these principles has governed our growth and shaped the development of our treatment approaches and services. Years of experience and evaluation have helped us translate these central beliefs into practical approaches for SMCH. A measure of our success is how effectively each child or youth becomes better equipped to live with others in community, as well as with themselves.
We are dedicated to achieving excellence and will use our professional knowledge and resources to advocate, enrich and empower the lives of children and families. Our vision is to become a complete child and family service agency providing an array of programs that are family focused and serve to strengthen, preserve and reunify families. When reunification is not an option, our goal is to provide children and youth with permanency.