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A Place to Call Home

Martha Carr

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Description:"Martha Randolph Carr captures the story of a mother's journey to save herself and her son by letting go and finding miracles in America's orphanages. Children's homes are a success story that have been hidden away for too long and Carr's message is inspirational for us all." -Lillian Vernon, Founder of Lillian Vernon Corporation"Carr's book should touch hearts and open minds." -Publishers WeeklyJamie Foxx, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Angelina These are just a few of the famous faces who have gotten involved in the world crisis of homeless children. What is in the best interests of the child is once again a hot topic, and finally, with a twist. Orphanages are becoming part of the discussion again, but in a modern-day form.A Place to Call Home is the untold story of present-day orphanages - now called residential education facilities (REFs) and academies - and how they fit into the spectrum of choices for children who no longer have a family to return home to every night. Noted journalist Martha Randolph Carr tells the story of five residential education facilities from the heart of urban America to the plains of Texas.Go along with Carr on an amazing journey of discovery as she opens the doors of REFs and shows the cottages, resident couples, dining halls, gyms, flute lessons, bowling trips, hayrides, karate lessons, graduations, and many more glimpses into the lives of the thousands of children who now live and thrive in these places and call them home today. Learn how the tools for successful reinvention used in these academies can be adapted by anyone who is facing great changes such as divorce or career shifts. And get solid tips from each home on how every family can raise a happier, more confident, and independent child.As Carr learns about the families that are made in residential education facilities, she relates the moving story of her relationship with her son, Louie. She discovers that though they have been pulled apart, the secrets the homes have to share could become the road map to mending their troubled relationship and allow them to embrace the constant changes required to feel fulfilled and live without regret.Part study of modern-day orphanages and part memoir, A Place to Call Home shows us an effective solution for America' troubled families. In light of the demonstrable successes of REFs in helping homeless children, Carr questions why there should be any controversy about them, especially considering the decline in the number of available foster families. She argues that REFs are a less-expensive option for public money, providing wrap-around care and structure to the world's most vulnerable population. Furthermore, REFs have succeeded in sending more children to colleges and trade schools than from the general populace. Finally, she describes her own foundation, the Shared Abundance Foundation, a national college scholarship fund for children who have grown up in US residential education facilities, plus the Family Tree Project, which works to reunite the thousands of alumni of orphanages who cannot find each other. Small vignettes of REF alumni are included between chapters. A Place to Call Home is a compelling story of many dedicated people who are succeeding in providing a better life and a hopeful future for more and more homeless children.FURTHER PRAISE FOR A PLACE TO CALL "Martha Randolph Carr invites the reader to a journey through the 'change stories' in those facilities once known as orphanages. You will see the parallels in your own life's victories." -Bob Danzig, former CEO of Hearst Newspapers, Author and Speaker"The American public needs light shed on the important and reemerging option of boarding schools and children's homes for children and youth whose families cannot care for them.... Martha Randolph Carr ... lets us reconsider the former 'orphanage' as a valuable solution for at-risk youth." -Heidi Goldsmith, Founder and Executive Director of Coalition for Residential EducationMartha Randolph Carr (New York, NY) is the creator and executive director of the Shared Abundance Foundation and the Family Tree Project. Carr is also a journalist who frequently writes for the Washington Post; a columnist for Meredith Viera's Web site, ClubMom.com, and IdealLives.com; and the author of the film scripts A Cardboard Fable and Wired and the novels Wired and The Sitting Sisters.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Place to Call Home. To get started finding A Place to Call Home, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Release: 2009

ISBN: 161592275X

Description: "Martha Randolph Carr captures the story of a mother's journey to save herself and her son by letting go and finding miracles in America's orphanages. Children's homes are a success story that have been hidden away for too long and Carr's message is inspirational for us all." -Lillian Vernon, Founder of Lillian Vernon Corporation"Carr's book should touch hearts and open minds." -Publishers WeeklyJamie Foxx, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Angelina These are just a few of the famous faces who have gotten involved in the world crisis of homeless children. What is in the best interests of the child is once again a hot topic, and finally, with a twist. Orphanages are becoming part of the discussion again, but in a modern-day form.A Place to Call Home is the untold story of present-day orphanages - now called residential education facilities (REFs) and academies - and how they fit into the spectrum of choices for children who no longer have a family to return home to every night. Noted journalist Martha Randolph Carr tells the story of five residential education facilities from the heart of urban America to the plains of Texas.Go along with Carr on an amazing journey of discovery as she opens the doors of REFs and shows the cottages, resident couples, dining halls, gyms, flute lessons, bowling trips, hayrides, karate lessons, graduations, and many more glimpses into the lives of the thousands of children who now live and thrive in these places and call them home today. Learn how the tools for successful reinvention used in these academies can be adapted by anyone who is facing great changes such as divorce or career shifts. And get solid tips from each home on how every family can raise a happier, more confident, and independent child.As Carr learns about the families that are made in residential education facilities, she relates the moving story of her relationship with her son, Louie. She discovers that though they have been pulled apart, the secrets the homes have to share could become the road map to mending their troubled relationship and allow them to embrace the constant changes required to feel fulfilled and live without regret.Part study of modern-day orphanages and part memoir, A Place to Call Home shows us an effective solution for America' troubled families. In light of the demonstrable successes of REFs in helping homeless children, Carr questions why there should be any controversy about them, especially considering the decline in the number of available foster families. She argues that REFs are a less-expensive option for public money, providing wrap-around care and structure to the world's most vulnerable population. Furthermore, REFs have succeeded in sending more children to colleges and trade schools than from the general populace. Finally, she describes her own foundation, the Shared Abundance Foundation, a national college scholarship fund for children who have grown up in US residential education facilities, plus the Family Tree Project, which works to reunite the thousands of alumni of orphanages who cannot find each other. Small vignettes of REF alumni are included between chapters. A Place to Call Home is a compelling story of many dedicated people who are succeeding in providing a better life and a hopeful future for more and more homeless children.FURTHER PRAISE FOR A PLACE TO CALL "Martha Randolph Carr invites the reader to a journey through the 'change stories' in those facilities once known as orphanages. You will see the parallels in your own life's victories." -Bob Danzig, former CEO of Hearst Newspapers, Author and Speaker"The American public needs light shed on the important and reemerging option of boarding schools and children's homes for children and youth whose families cannot care for them.... Martha Randolph Carr ... lets us reconsider the former 'orphanage' as a valuable solution for at-risk youth." -Heidi Goldsmith, Founder and Executive Director of Coalition for Residential EducationMartha Randolph Carr (New York, NY) is the creator and executive director of the Shared Abundance Foundation and the Family Tree Project. Carr is also a journalist who frequently writes for the Washington Post; a columnist for Meredith Viera's Web site, ClubMom.com, and IdealLives.com; and the author of the film scripts A Cardboard Fable and Wired and the novels Wired and The Sitting Sisters.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Place to Call Home. To get started finding A Place to Call Home, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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