Our History
Since the start of the Foundation, over $1,000,000.00 in grants have been donated to children's homes across the country.
Broad Street Children's Foundation was founded in 1996 as the Boys Home Foundation by former residents Patrick Kelly, James Kelly, and Jim Hingley of the Virginia Home for Boys. The foundation's philosophy mirrors that of the Home in which they grew up, as it well should, for many former boys used the Foundation as a way of giving back to something.
Broad Street, being the road where the Virginia Home for Boys was originally located, stands as the solid background for the beginning of the Broad Street Children's Foundation. Mr. Leigh Carneal, President of the Virginia Home for Boys in 1946, said, "What greater ideal could a man or woman have, or what greater service could he or she perform, than taking the underprivileged child and giving him an opportunity and developing him in life?" Today, those words still ring true. That is why we support both boy's and girls' residential children's homes.
Since the foundation's start in 1996, we have made grants totaling over $1,000,000.00 to children's homes across the United States. Additionally, through a scholarship program, we have been able to assist a number of young people in continuing their education and working towards a degree.
It is our goal to build the Foundation to assist even more children in the future. Because every child can succeed in life regardless of their circumstances.
THE ROAD AHEAD
We are excited about the future of Broad Street Children's Foundation! The current Board of Directors consists of one of the original founders and four of the founding members' children. Each second-generation Board member holds a deep passion for seeing children in need not only thrive but succeed in life like their fathers did.
Broad Street Children's Foundation is dedicated to the support of children's homes that continue to do an exemplary job of caring for and raising children whom
have found themselves deprived of a loving and nurturing home environment. We support both boys and girls residential homes across the United States which receives 25% or less of their funds from government sources.
Whether the outcome is adoption, reunification, or independent living, Broad Street Children's Foundation values the overall strengthen of body, mind and spirit in each home's programs. With your help, we can give children's homes across America the support needed to help end the generational cycle of poverty, abuse and violence that affects so many children today.
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M-F from 9-5.
(904) 233-4115
Mail Us
4446 Hendricks Ave., #236
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Contact Info
Broad Street Children's Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity organization