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Children’s Home Society awarded $125,000 grant by the
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

12/20/04
Contact: Brian Maness
Bmaness@chsnc.org
(800) 632-1400

Greensboro, N.C. – Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is the recipient of a $125,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The funds will be used to expand pre- and post-adoption clinical services for low-income children with mental health issues in Guilford and surrounding counties.

CHS will implement the expansion of the Pre- and Post- Adoption Clinical Services Program into 15 counties over a three year time frame. The expansion of services will address client needs, including children, families and child welfare agencies.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust was created in 1947 by the will of Mrs. William N. Reynolds of Winston-Salem. Three-fourths of the Trust’s grants are designated for use for health-related programs and services across North Carolina and one-fourth for the poor and needy of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is a state-wide agency that provides adoption and foster care services to children and families. In 2003, CHS placed 146 children in adoptive homes and provided 14,104 days of foster care to children. The mission of Children’s Home Society is to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe and loving home. Since 1902, CHS has placed more than 13,000 children into adoptive homes.

CHS is a statewide, non-profit, non-sectarian private adoption and foster care agency serving children in families in North Carolina for over 100 years. CHS is licensed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services. It is accredited by the Council of Accreditation of Services for Families and Children. It is a member of the Child Welfare League of America and Children and Family Services Association of North Carolina.