The Kids to Love Foundation has grown to become a lot of things since it began in 2004 in founder and CEO Lee Marshall’s garage. Since then, Kids to Love has served hundreds of thousands of children living in foster care, putting clothes on their backs, getting Christmas presents under the tree and giving them scholarships for the next steps of their education. Kids to Love also operates Davidson Farms, a foster home for girls, the Whitaker Cottage Community for girls aging out of foster care, and our own licensed Child Placing Agency. It is also home to KTECH, a private school that offers job training in manufacturing, robotics, and more to young adults and people looking to make a career change. Through our wide variety of programs, Kids to Love is able to reach out and wrap loving arms around children through every step of their time in foster care.
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140 Castle Dr
US，Alabama，Madison，35758
We were very excited to host Leadership Alabama's latest class on Saturday! Leaders from across the state came to the Kids to Love Center for a tour and to hear how we're serving (and they got a great breakfast sponsored by CB&S Bank and Dutch Bros Coffee!) Our team had a great time sharing the Kids to Love and KTECH vision with everyone who came out.
The team from ServisFirst Bank came by for a tour of our new building last week. We enjoyed showing them around and can't wait for them to come back and see the finished product!
This may look like a messy playroom to you, but to our therapists, it's a room full of progress. They may have to clean up our therapy rooms after a session with one of our kids, but these play sessions are a vital part of the trauma therapy they do every day. This is part of how they heal, and that's more than worth 10 minutes of picking up toys. ?? #mentalhealth #traumatherapy
Our Clinical Director and Equine Therapist Jenni got a chance to speak this week at the Alabama Association of Drug Courts Professionals Conference in Orange Beach! Jenni spoke about our Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program, explaining how it works and why it's effective in treating trauma in adolescents and adults. We love spreading the word about the good work our equine therapy team is doing every day!
Our new building is moving right along! The walls are going up inside for the Smith Family Wellness Center, Curtis Cares Center and Isenberg Center for Education & Innovation! If you're as excited as we are and want to do your part to help children in foster care, we'd love to hear from you! Go to our website today to see how you can help! https://lnkd.in/e3UUk6tN
On Monday we were at the grand opening of Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill at Madison's Clift Farm, where they presented us with a $5,000 donation! We're so thankful to have new businesses in our community that want to hit the ground running and making a difference! ??
Today is a big day for Kids to Love Founder and CEO Lee Marshall, MSW, TS – it's graduation day! Lee walked across the stage today at Walden University to receive her Master's of Social Work with an embedded Trauma Certificate. She graduated summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA! Lee decided to pursue her master's degree because of the opportunities it would open for her to meet the needs of children in foster care on a deeper level. Her passion and purpose is to break the cycle of foster care, reaching beyond short-term solutions to long-term success for our kids. "My life was meant for this," Lee said. "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called. Earning my Master's degree in social work is another way of fulfilling His call on my life to serve children in foster care." We're so excited for Lee, as she's worked tirelessly and put in long hours to get this degree. It's not easy running a nonprofit that serves thousands of children in foster care, and she puts in long hours to make sure our kids have everything they need to succeed. Piling coursework on that has meant a lot of sleepless nights and stress. On top of all that, she still finds time to be a loving wife and mother. Congratulations Lee!
We are very excited to announce the date and entertainment for this year's Denim & Diamonds! ???? This is our yearly celebration of Davidson Farms — a refuge for children filled with faith, hope and love. We're thrilled to announce that this year's entertainment for Denim & Diamonds is hit country artist Darryl Worley, singer of hits like "I Miss My Friend", "Have You Forgotten?", and "Awful, Beautiful Life." ?? So mark your calendar for SATURDAY, APRIL 26th at 6 p.m. at The Jackson Center in Huntsville! Tickets and more info at https://lnkd.in/gEUyQJes
The dream and the reality are getting closer! The facade is going up on our new 17,000 square foot facility that will house the Smith Family Wellness Center, home of the Grant Hill Trauma Team, the Isenberg Center for Education and Innovation, and our expanded Curtis Cares Center! This facility is going to allow us to serve more children in need in so many ways. It's coming together fast, and we can't wait to get inside and get to work!
We could not be more EXCITED about being part of Star Wars Night with the Huntsville Havoc, brought to you Nov. 29 by CB&S Bank! Mark your calendar, get your tickets, and bring a new hoodie that night for a child in foster care! We're hard at work on Christmas and need those hoodies for our kids! This is going to be a night to remember, so don't miss out!