What Pursue the Smile is all about

Pursue the Smile wants to re-imagine the foster care system by providing a long-term, supportive group home for adolescent boys, empowering them to become positive, contributing members of society (The James House).

 

There are 210 million Christians in the United States; there are 355,000 youth in the foster care system. This means that there are 591.5 Christians per foster youth. What would it look like to change the face of the foster care system by outdoing one another in generosity, hospitality, and exhortation?

 

It starts with you. With your contribution today, we can open The James House (TJH): a quality, long term Christ-focused adolescent boys' home. This is all for the betterment of our community.


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Our Mission

 

Our mission is to create a quality, long term Christ-focused group home for adolescent boys.

We desire to re imagine how GOOD the foster care system could be.

We believe that a GOOD foster care system lessens the negative impact on the community.

We encourage the community to act with GOOD will, GOOD faith, and GOOD deeds to bring about lasting and uplifting change.

 

"Every GOOD gift and ever perfect gift is from above"

James 1:17


Our Vision: The James House

 

Our vision is to offer a long-term, Christ-focused group home for adolescent boys because we are called to look after the orphans (James 1:27). We envision a society where youth are trained up as cheerful and competent contributors to society, regardless of their challenges. We exhort the community to invest into The James House, and help change the face of the foster care system.



How YOU can be the difference

  • PRAY for the firm foundation of The James House
  • PURCHASE merchandise and wear your new PTS swag around town
  • PARTICIPATE by offering your unique contributions to TJH

And

  • PURSUE the SMILE!