Residential

Promise of Purity

Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to myself, my family, my friends, my future husband, and above all else to God to be abstinent from this day until the day I marry my husband.

With Christmas right around the corner, the girls’ residential team customized their devotional time on the real meaning of Christmas.  Little did they know that God was working overtime in the hearts of two girls.

With his shaggy hair covering his eyes, TJ arrived to Sheridan House last fall wearing an offensive rock t-shirt and a cynical “whatever” demeanor.  These external indicators proved to be sadly accurate in discovering some of TJ’s character traits as well; however, what we were unable to see was the determined and stubborn resolve that resided in him.

When Shane arrived at Sheridan House he barely spoke above a whisper.  In a house filled with boys all striving to be heard, there sat silent Shane.  With a slow to speak and slow to act quality about him, making connections with others in the home was going to take some time.

The boys and girls of our residential program experienced an incredible summer trip thanks to the generosity of our donors!  Because of your support to sponsor the summer enrichment program, their summer wrapped with two unforgettable trips.

The theme for the boys this summer was Man Up and their camping trip put everything they learned all summer into practice.  Not only did they eat military rationed portions that they were in charge of themselves, but when faced with the challenge of the mountain and elements they knew that they had to finish what they started…and they did!

“I do not trust my daughter!”  Those were the words that resonated from Cassie’s mother during their initial interview for the Sheridan House residential program.  As a young child, Cassie was “a good girl” according to her mother; then, things began to change.  Cassie stopped doing her school assignments.  She withdrew from her family.  She initiated fights at school.  When she started sneaking away from home at night, her mother decided that enough was enough.

When Andy entered the Sheridan House Residential Program, he was struggling in just about every area in his life.  He didn’t get along with or respect his parents, he refused to follow the rules at school, and he wasn’t even attempting to “work” our program.  In fact, he had such a difficult time with the structure of our program we didn’t think he would last long.

House parents, Steve and Teri Griffith, received the following letter from Tracy on his graduation day.

With excitement and joy, the Sheridan House residential program girls decorated the teacher’s lounge at Walter C. Young Middle School to show their tremendous appreciation for a great school year.  The theme for the event was a Mexican Fiesta and the food was generously provided by Lime Fresh Mexican Grill of Pembroke Gardens.

When Elijah came to the Sheridan House just a few months ago one of the first things everyone noticed (aside from the fact that he was a foot taller than all other 6^th graders) was how sad he always seemed to be.  He always had is head down and walked slowly.  He quickly picked up the nick-name “Eeyore.”  His mom reported that just before entering the program, Elijah had bashed his head against a wall and said “I want to die.” She also reported that every weekend, just before returning to Sheridan House, he would cry and beg her not bring him