Heaven Sent Children

The Center for Family Development is a non-profit organization based in Tennessee, committed to assisting families through a range of holistic programs such as Healthy Families, Relative Caregiver Program, and Parents as Teachers. By providing tailored support, educational opportunities, and referral services, the Center empowers individuals to navigate life's challenges and enhance their parenting skills. In addition to its core programs, the Center offers various support groups and resources to address the diverse needs of families in the community. Its multifaceted approach fosters connections and promotes self-sufficiency, ensuring that families have access to the necessary tools and support for a healthy future. Generated from the website

HistoryOur agency was started as a home study agency with the focus on helping those wishing to adopt internationally. Since that time we have grown to provide services for families pursuing domestic, interstate, international, independent, and embryo adoption, as well as birth parent services.SpecialtiesWe are a licensed adoption agency that works with adoptive families and birth families in Middle Tennessee. We assist adoptive families through the home study, child placement, and post placement supervision. In addition, we provide counseling to expectant mothers considering adoption in choosing the best option for her and her child. Should she choose adoption, she can create an open adoption with the family of her choice. Our agency also provides adoption education classes, referrals to resources, counseling, and family events.

Founded in 1896, Youth Villages is a nonprofit organization that provides services to emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and families. It offers in-home residential treatment, foster care and adoption programs. The organization also provides community-based, transitional living and specialized crisis services. It assists clients in daily activities, such as feeding, dressing, learning, communicating and bathing. The organization also organizes various recreational and enrichment activities and offers counseling and training sessions. Its CHOICES program provides intensive family-based services to children and adults with a variety of developmental disabilities. Youth Villages center for intensive residential treatment features a nursing station, activity rooms, bedrooms and outdoor play areas. The organization employs counselors and teachers and maintains a location in Columbia, Tenn.