BCH INC
Keeping Families Together
Mission
BCH Inc provides Christian care and counsel for daily family living. BCH Inc is a Christian based nonprofit ministry that cares for children and families both locally and internationally.
Ruling year
1972
President
Linda Brooks
Main address
354 West St Ste 1
Valparaiso, IN 46383 USA
EIN
35-1051511
NTEE code
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Foster Care (P32)
Adoption (P31)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a religious organization.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Baptist Children's Home works to help the children of families in need. This need can range from a family crisis to current inability to parent a child. We aim to stabilize the family, provide for the needs of the child, and provide a loving childhood to each child during their time in our care.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Hearts of Compassion
Hearts of Compassion is our international program focused on protection of vulnerable children by supporting family permanency. We care for families and children overseas in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Zambia. This care is done through family support, foster or adoptive homes, and group home care internationally, with a focus on keeping families together.
Homes of Compassion
Homes of Compassion provide a temporary home for children whose families are facing crises, at no cost to the parent. We work to help support families and help prevent child abuse or neglect. We provide support to parents who are isolated and benefit from community support.
BCH Cares
BCH Cares is our trauma and training ministry designed to educate adults who work with children, especially children who may have experienced trauma.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
ECFA 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children with a source of ongoing care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Due to country restrictions overseas, we were no longer able to provide care to homes between 2018 and 2019. We are working to add additional homes in locations where we can safely do so.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Average length of stay (in days)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Homes of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of children and youth who have received access to stable housing
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Average length of stay (in months)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of orphanages supported
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of clients in residential care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Hearts of Compassion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Baptist Children's Home provides Christian care for daily living.
We care for children in need in the United States through group homes, foster homes, volunteer homes, and adoption. We care for children overseas in four countries through group homes, foster homes, or orphanage care as culturally appropriate.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
In the United States we work with churches and individuals who provide referrals and resources for our paid staff to care for children.
Internationally we work with groups of churches and foreign nationals to care for orphaned and semi-orphaned children. Through our Global Compassion Initiative, we have a Christian university, widow care, church planting, and ministries to the poor.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Many of our leadership staff have Master's degrees in Childcare Administration, Human Services, and Counseling. This education is used to supervise other staff members and provide quality care for our clients.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have been caring for children since the 1950's. In 1995, we expanded to care for children in India. Since then, we have also expanded to Myanmar, Liberia, and Nepal. We started with one group home in India, and we now care for 1,000 children internationally. In 2013, we began a partnership with Safe Families for Children. This has enabled us to care for more than 100 children each year who are at great risk in northern Indiana.
In 2021, our mission has expanded into Zambia. These homes are helping care for children including their food, housing, clothing, and education.
In 2022, we expanded into caring for children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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BCH INC
Board of directorsas of 01/24/2024
Todd Baker
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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