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Palmer home for Children is a ministry to children in need.....children who are growing up as social orphans without the nurture and support of a loving family.....children who need a place to be and to become.

For more than 112 years, Palmer has provided needy youngsters with a stable, Christ-centered home built on loving  one-to-one relationships.  Founded in 1895, Palmer remains committed to helping children achieve their full God-given potential, however scarred or shattered their family background.

Today, that founding vision provides comprehensive and compassionate care at three residential locations:  the original campus in Columbus; the Hernando campus; and the Mississippi Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranch located between Columbus and Starkville.  Together the three campuses provide year-round care for some 90 boys and girls from birth through college age, who live in cottages designed much like single family homes.  Palmer's care also includes providing for a child's long-term education, family counseling, foster care and adoption, and other family-related services that palmer offers through its well qualified, professional staff.

Palmer's services are provided free of charge to both individual children and sibling groups from lower socioeconomic circumstances who need and want to be together.

Each day is structured to provide a careful blend of education, work, family and fun -- all the things a healthy child needs, including the incorporation of Biblical principles into every aspect of life

Palmer Home and the Ranch have helped hundreds of children overcome the uncertainty and despair of a broken home and embark on successful careers and family life; yet never has the need been greater.  One prominent social historian, Dr. Marshall B. Jones, has identified today's child welfare crisis as the most pronounced in American history, far more protracted and severe than either the Great Depression or Civil War.

To help meet today's urgent needs, Palmer's board is committed to serving as many children as resources will possibly allow.  The private sector, and each of us, bears special responsibility to give these deserving boys and girls the love and encouragement they critically need to become all that our gracious God intends.

Your prayer and financial support can help provide a productive future for a needy Palmer child.  Palmer Home, which accepts no direct government aid, is supported entirely by voluntary gifts and bequests from interested friends who share its vision of ministry.  Many friends also volunteer their time by working to improve our facilities or by becoming a personal prayer sponsor for a Palmer child.

We cordially invite you to become a part of the growing Palmer family of friends who are determined to make a difference in the life of a needy child.  You can request additional information by filling out our online form, us, or better yet, stop by to visit with us.  We'd be delighted to introduce you to the children and let you see their progress firsthand.

Perhaps you would like to have representative from Palmer Home come and speak at your church or civic group

 Palmer Home for Children - P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703 - Phone:(662)328.5704