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    A Summer Bounty!

    A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. — Liberty Hyde Bailey In the country, neighbors share their bounty with neighbors. We thank our good neighbors ‘just over the hill’, Jessie Riley and her father Farris Riley, for donating these fresh grown vegetables….tomatoes, zucchini, summer squash and green beans. With the vegetables grown in our own gardens and the contribution from the Rileys, our children will enjoy and benefit from many healthy meals prepared using these. The ladies in the kitchen have been busy breaking up the excess beans to…

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    Tips for dealing with stress during COVID-19

    Physical health: The COVID-19 pandemic can feel overwhelming due to new information, long work hours, and caring for your family and yourself. It’s important to pause for a moment and collect your thoughts, as worldwide pandemics can be taxing. Remaining calm can help. It is normal to feel stressed or overwhelmed during uncertain times. Emotions in response to uncertainty may include anxiety, fear, anger and sadness. You also could feel helpless, discouraged and, occasionally, out of control. Physical responses may include headache, muscle tension, fatigue and sleeplessness. Taking care of yourself is important so you are equipped to help your family through this time. Fuel your body by eating a…

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    First Annual BCFS Valentine’s Dance

    [x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]On February 9th the girls and boys from the Buckhorn Children’s Center and Dessie Scott Children’s Home came together to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Staff from both campuses outdid themselves! Beautiful decorations and a photo booth for the kids to enjoy. Favorite foods were served including: buffalo wings, cheese balls, chips and dip, fruit and dip, and of course cupcakes and cookies! A music playlist that included all the latest fan favorites along with some line dances was…

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    Code of Ethics

    ISSUED BY: Human Resources ISSUE DATE: 01/01/01 REVISION DATE: 11/14/2020 POLICY   Buckhorn Children & Family Services (BCFS) prohibits the preferential treatment of members of the governing body, voluntary board, personnel, or consultants in application for and receipt of the Agency’s services.  BCFS also prohibits the practice of steering or directing referrals of its applicants, clients, or their families to a private practice in which the Agency professional personnel or consultants may be engaged. Board members, employees and paid consultants of BCFS shall have no direct or indirect financial interest in the assets, leases, business transactions, or professional services of the Agency.  They will also agree to disclose in writing…

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    The Nehemiah Project – Phase One

    [x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Over the past year, Buckhorn Children and Family Services (BCFS) have been working to raise $100,000.00 in order to fund phase one of the Nehemiah Project. Through the Nehemiah Project, BCFS hopes to address the critical needs of the on-campus residential facilities. The cottages that house the youth haven’t had any major repairs or renovations since the mid-1990s. This is an issue that directly affects the children and youth here at BCFS. This past week, BCFS partnered…

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    BCFS Prom 2017 “A Night in Disguise”

    BUCKHORN – This past weekend was full of disguises as the Buckhorn Children’s Center (BCC) hosted their annual prom event. The theme for the evening was “A Night in Disguise.” The kids were encouraged to wear a masquerade mask along with their formal attire. Many of the prom dresses and shirts/ties were donated. Community members also volunteered their time and helped the ladies paint their fingernails and do hair/makeup. This was very special for the kids. “This dress from my teacher makes me feel beautiful,” one young woman said. The evening was full of fun for both the kids and the staff. There was delicious food, good music, and lots of…

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    Camp Mariposa: An Awesome Adventure!

    Camp Mariposa was held at Buckhorn Children’s Campus on December 8-10. We had so much fun!! We started our evening by roasting hotdogs for dinner. Each camper got to roast their own hotdog over one of two campfires we started. Then we went to our cabins (because it was SOOO COLD outside) and decorated gingerbread houses, drank hot chocolate and watched Christmas movies. [soliloquy id=”1975″] On Saturday, we had planned to go to Lexington to Southern Lights but the weather changed those plans for us.  We decided to go to Hazard instead, because it was closer.  Such a great idea!!  We went to The Small Town and watched the parade, then…

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    DSCH Receives Special Gift from Trail Keepers

    [x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]PINE RIDGE – On October 10, Jeffrey Herald, director of BCFS’s program for Developmentally Delayed and Intellectually Disabled (DDID) children at our Dessie Scott Campus, attended a trail ride and fundraiser by The Trail Keepers Foundation to benefit Dessie Scott Children’s Home. The Trail Keepers Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create and preserve recreational trails on public and private land. The foundation uses environmentally responsible trail planning, construction, management, and user education to…

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    Healing Gardens Yield New Harvest

    [x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]BUCKHORN – Recently, female residents on the campus of Buckhorn Children’s Center have been reaping the rewards of their therapeutic gardens. Each cottage on the Buckhorn campus has its own garden, and over the last several months, the girls have been maintaining and tending to these garden beds every day as part of recreational therapy. In the program, the girls learn how to grow their own produce and prepare it for meals, but more importantly, they are…

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