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OBLONG CHILDREN'S CHRISTIAN HOME

The Program for Children

Children should be raised in a home--not an institution!

At home:

  • Live in a home with experienced houseparents.  These parents provide love and guidance.
  • Meals are in the family dining room. 
  • Bedrooms are private or semi-private
  • Participate in tasks to develop responsibility, individual strengths, and a family bond

In the community:

  • Attend public school or local Christian Schools
  • Participate in extra-curricular activities such as band, sports, choir
  • Attend local Christian Churches or Churches of Christ

Counseling and social education: 

We are not a treatment facility.  We offer:

  • Development of the child's strength.  The child decides what he/she will develop.  Some choices are: basketball, writing, academics, and cosmetology
  • Weekly meeting with a counselor
  • Monthly class in family living skills. 

Family Involvement:

  • Weekly phone call
  • Monthly home visit
  • Parents visit campus once a month

 

  

Our Intrest Groups:
Young people have an opportunity to participate in various intrest groups on campus, led by house parents, office staff and community volunteers.  Current groups include:

Dinner
Children in our home eat in a family setting

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Kids and parents attend fa,ily development once a month

Horsemanship
Therapeutic horsemanship is part of our program

  • Current total capacity of program:  21 children
  • Ages are from 5 to 17 years
  • Minimum stay is one year
  • Preference is given to children whose families live within a three hour drive.  This is to facilitate family participation.
  • All races and reglions accepted if parents consent to religious training for child

E-mail us: christianhome@fairpoint.net

Phone number:  618-592-3633
Address:            4094 E. 1050th Ave.
                            Oblong, IL  62449

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