For the children and families who come to Holston Home for help, life can sometimes seem hopeless. They are looking for vision, longing to find their way to new lives and new hope.      

The ministry of Holston Home began in 1895 when a single woman took a step of faith and founded an orphanage in Northeast Tennessee. From those early beginnings, the "Home" has grown to serve more than 400 children and their families on any given day with family service centers located throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.          

They believe children grow up best in healthy families. Their professional, caring services are focused on keeping families together. When it is necessary for a child to live apart from his or her family, they provide quality, compassionate care and remain focused on getting the child and family reunited.

They believe ministering to children and families is a high calling, and for most of them at Holston Home, the work is much more than a job. It is their personal ministry.

An essential part of their ministry is reaching out to others to involve them in caring for children. They seek your prayers and welcome your financial support as well as your partnership to help them continue to make a difference in the lives of children and families who turn to them for help.          

They believe the following, which they have adopted as their Mission Statement:       

Holston Home is a Christian ministry providing hope and healing for children and families struggling with life's challenges.    

That has been the mission of Holston Home since their founding, in 1895, when Mrs. E.E. Wiley, a widow, took in her first homeless child. Now, 112 years later, they're proud to say that their ministry has helped more than 8,000 children.

Christ tells us to Love The Children. At Holston Home, they're doing that every day. They welcome your help as they turn the lives of hurting children and their families around, one at a time.