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<\/p>\nRedemption Home in Ocoee helps boys in foster care rebuild their lives<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, FINDING A SAFE AND STABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME CAN BE ONE OF LIFE\u2019S BIGGEST CHALLENGES. WHILE MANY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON HELPING GIRLS, RESOURCES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR BOYS ARE OFTEN TOUGHER TO FIND. WESH TWO. ALAN CAMPBELL IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT A LOCAL GROUP HOME. AND ALAN, THIS ONE IS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT. YEAH. JASON, THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE. SO IT\u2019S CALLED REDEMPTION HOME AND IT\u2019S GIVING BOYS AND YOUNG MEN A CHANCE TO HEAL, GROW AND BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE TOGETHER INSIDE THIS HOME IN OCOEE, LIVES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED NO MATTER HOW BAD IT GETS OR HOW BAD IT WAS THAT THERE\u2019S STILL HOPE, THERE\u2019S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO CLIMB OUT OF THAT REDEMPTION. HOME SERVES BOYS WHO HAVE AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 17 YEARS OLD. MANY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, ABUSE, NEGLECT, FAMILY SEPARATION OR LOSS. BUT STAFF HERE SAYS THIS ISN\u2019T JUST A PLACE TO STAY, IT\u2019S A PLACE TO REBUILD. WE\u2019RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON YOU. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE HERE. SO WE\u2019RE NOT LIKE THE PAST. FOR THE THREE CO-FOUNDERS, MR. FORD, MR. GRAY AND MR. JAMES, THIS IS A PASSION PROJECT THAT STARTED IN 2022, WORKING TO SHOW KIDS THAT LIFE CAN AND IS BETTER WITH FAMILY AROUND. WE DO HAVE KIDS THAT WE DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH AND THAT WE ARE CHANGING THEIR LIVES. THIS IS THE FIFTH HOME FOR THE NONPROFIT, AND THE STAFF IS WELL TRAINED TO HELP, SUPPORT AND GUIDE THE FUTURE OF THESE YOUNG MEN. WE ARE PREPARED SO WE PREPARE OUR STAFF WITH EXCLUSIVE TRAINING THROUGH TBRI. THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE OVER 30 YEARS WORKING IN THIS FIELD FOR THE BOYS WHO WILL BE LIVING HERE, THE IMPACT CAN BE LIFE CHANGING. YOU LITERALLY CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF SOMEBODY THAT WAS HEADING IN A DARK PLACE. YOU GIVE THEM LIFE, YOU GIVE THEM NEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT\u2019S WHAT MAKES REDEMPTION HOME A WESH TWO COMMUNITY CHAMPION. I DON\u2019T I DON\u2019T KNOW WHERE THE STARS MAY FALL OR ALIGN FOR US RIGHT NOW. I\u2019M JUST PROUD OF WHAT WE\u2019RE CURRENTLY DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, ME PERSONALLY, I WOULDN\u2019T MIND ANOTHER FIVE. WHY NOT? YOU KNOW, REALLY, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. JOINED THIS MORNING BY DALE MAIN, MARCUS AND FRANKIE. THANK YOU GUYS BOTH SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. YOU THREE ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS OF REDEMPTION HOME. FRANKIE, LET\u2019S START WITH YOU. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU ALL THREE CAME TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH THIS PLAN AND THIS IDEA. WELL, IT HAPPENED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, 2022. WE STEPPED OUT ON FAITH AND STARTED A MISSION, AND WE SAID, WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO HELP THESE YOUNG MEN, GIVE THEM A SOLID FOUNDATION. MR. GRAY ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH THE NAME REDEMPTION. AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK OFF OPENING OUR FIRST HOME IN 2023. AND WE\u2019RE NOW AT FIVE HOMES SERVING AT RISK YOUTH. AND IT\u2019S REALLY INCREDIBLE BECAUSE THIS FIFTH HOUSE THAT I ACTUALLY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING IN AND TOURING WITH YOU GUYS, THIS ONE IS SPECIFIC FOR PEOPLE OR KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND WHO HAVE AUTISM. YES, YES. AND WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT? YOU WANT TO HAVE THIS, THIS FIFTH HOME JUST FOR THOSE KIDS? WELL, WE SAW THE NEED. AMONG OUR OTHER PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SOME OF THAT DEMOGRAPHIC ACTUALLY SPRINKLED IN AND CURRENTLY IN OUR OTHER HOMES. SO BETWEEN US AND DCF, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO GO IN THIS DIRECTION. MARCUS, I SPOKE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT. YOU MENTIONED TO ME THAT YOU WANTED TO BE A COACH, AND THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO REALLY HELP SOME OF THESE KIDS BY COACHING THEM AND SHOWING THEM THAT THE FUTURE IS A LOT BRIGHTER FOR THEM. AND THE PAST IS SOMETHING THAT\u2019S IN THE PAST THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE TRY TO PREACH THAT THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT THROUGH THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE, DOESN\u2019T MEAN THAT YOUR FUTURE HAS TO BE COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF THAT. YES, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A COACH, AND THIS IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT AREA. I WANTED TO BE IN FOOTBALL, BUT THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT. I WOULDN\u2019T SAY IMPORTANT. THAT MIGHT BE THE WRONG WAY TO SAY THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THIS IS MORE LIFE CHANGING. WE ARE WITH THE KIDS EVERY DAY. SO WE DO GET A CHANCE TO COACH. WHAT\u2019S IT LIKE WHEN THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY AGE OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THEY THEY CAN STAY UNTIL THEY\u2019RE 17. BUT WHEN THE KIDS AGE OUT, WHAT HAPPENS THEN WITH THEM? SO WE HAVE A SISTER PROGRAM CALLED DORSET HOME WHERE IT\u2019S IT\u2019S FOR 18 TO 22. WE ALSO HAVE HOPES OF OPENING A, A P D PROJECT FOR OUR KIDS THAT COME FROM THE DEVELOPMENTAL HOME, NOT HOUSE NUMBER FIVE. FRANKIE, YOU KNOW, YOU\u2019VE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE ALSO BEHIND THIS PROJECT WITH YOU GUYS. TELL ME ABOUT THE SUPPORT YOU\u2019VE RECEIVED FROM THEM AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THESE HOMES ARE. OH MAN, THAT\u2019S A GREAT QUESTION. LAVONNE BRACEY HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US, ADVOCATING FOR SOME APPROPRIATION BILLS, SOME MONEY TO, TO HELP US EXPAND THE COMMUNITY. THE LOCAL LEADERS HAS STOOD BEHIND US 100%, AND RUNNING FOR THE CITY OF ORLANDO MAYOR. SHE\u2019S VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN INSTRUMENTAL IN TRYING TO GET US TO OPEN UP A HOME IN ORLANDO IN THE CITY OF ORLANDO. SO THE LOCAL LOCAL LEADERS HAVE REALLY STOOD BEHIND US WITH OUR MISSION, YOU KNOW, TO SAVE ONE SOUL AT A TIME. YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH THESE FIVE HOUSES HERE AND A LOT TO TAKE CARE OF. WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THIS HELP FROM, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDS TO GET THESE HOMES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE KIDS ARE BEING PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF? WELL, THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PAYS THEIR NIGHTLY RATES. WHAT WE WANT TO DO NOW IS REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT\u2019S YOUR TIME, WHETHER IT\u2019S YOUR DONATING SHOES, WHETHER IT\u2019S DONATING FINANCIAL HELP. IT TAKES A COMMUNITY, ABSOLUTELY, TO HELP US CONTINUE THE SOLID FOUNDATION THAT WE\u2019RE DOING NOW. SO WE JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT WE\u2019RE DOING. THIS EXPOSURE IS GREAT FOR US. SO WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED MONDAY NIGHT MENTOR, WHERE YOU CAN COME IN AND SPEAK TO OUR BOYS EVERY MONDAY FROM 630 TO 730. SO PLEASE REACH OUT, WHATEVER KIND OF HELP YOU CAN, YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE GRATEFUL. WHAT ABOUT WITH THE FUTURE? I SPOKE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US OPEN FIVE MORE HOMES. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU OPEN THIS RECENT FIFTH HOME? WELL, YOU KNOW, THE SKY\u2019S THE LIMIT RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE OUR THE DIRECTION WE\u2019RE GOING IN IS, IS VERY POSITIVE. SO THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE TEN HOMES, MAYBE 15, MAYBE NATIONWIDE, I DON\u2019T KNOW. BUT I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD SOLID FOUNDATION BETWEEN THE THREE OF US AND THE HELP THAT WE\u2019RE GETTING FROM THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THE SKY\u2019S THE LIMIT. I THINK YOU\u2019RE OFF TO A GREAT START. HEY, THANK ALL THREE OF YOU FOR COMING IN AND SHARING THIS GREAT PROGRAM THAT YOU GUYS HAVE WITH REDEMPTION HOME. YOU KNOW, WITH FAR FEWER FOSTER CARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR BOYS LEADERS AT REDEMPTION HOME, THESE THREE SAY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REMAINS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THESE YOUNG MEN HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED RIGHT NOW. AND ALSO IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN LEARN HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER ALSO WHERE TO DONATE ON THEIR WE WILL PROVIDE A LINK FOR YOU ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN GO TO WESH.COM. ALSO, DON\u2019T FORGET IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU THINK SHOULD BE OUR NEXT COMMUNITY CHAMPION, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. SEND US THE DETAILS T\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Redemption Home in Ocoee helps boys in foster care rebuild their lives<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:22 AM EDT Jul 2, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n