July 21, 2023
Your support gives our kids a home, family, and community where they feel special, loved, and wanted. Your gifts to Cookson Hills allow children to feel cherished. You help kids catch a glimpse of how our Creator sees them; valuable and worthy of love. This view is far more significant than Christmas memories; it impacts … Continue reading A Christmas Full of Hope
April 21, 2023
My name is Chayde, and I’m in the 9th grade. Before Cookson Hills, I was always getting into all sorts of trouble. I hung out with the wrong crowd and I was constantly getting bullied. It was causing me to have breakdowns every few hours and sometimes every few minutes. I always felt like I … Continue reading Chayde’s Story of Acceptance
April 21, 2023
I remember gushing to my husband after the first day of practice with our girls in July. It was my 7th season as an assistant volleyball coach at Cookson Hills, and two things were immediately apparent: These girls had some serious potential They were the most coachable group of players I have ever worked with … Continue reading Bigger than a Championship
April 21, 2023
By Hayley | Chargers Chronicle | Volume 5, Issue 1 | 19 August 2022 This season on the Cookson Volleyball team, we have an exciting line-up. We have Lexie, Faith, Hayley, Ahbrianna, Taniya, and Reagan on Varsity. JV/Varsity consists of Brianna, Kelsey*, Jaelynn, and Victoria*. On the JV team, we have Maya, Amyah, Megan, Kaylee, … Continue reading Straight to the Championship
March 22, 2023
My name is Jorge. My wife and I have been houseparents at Cookson Hills since 2018, but God had been preparing my heart long before we arrived. Jorge’s Story I had a good early childhood. I thought we had a strong family, but in my adolescent years, things started crumbling. My dad left and abandoned … Continue reading A Little Taste of Eternity: What it’s like to be Houseparents at Cookson Hills
December 13, 2022
When a kid is looking at Cookson Hills as a possibility they usually have many questions. Sarah Curry sat down with senior, Sidney, to ask her the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) to get a perspective from one of our kids who has been through it all. This is the video (and transcript) of the … Continue reading Student FAQs with Sidney
December 13, 2022
When a family is looking at Cookson Hills as a possibility they usually have many questions. Sarah Curry and Lauren Hard answer our most frequently asked questions (FAQs). This is the video (and transcript) of these prospective family FAQs. Lauren: Hi. I am Lauren Hard, and this is Sarah Curry. We are your Storytelling Group … Continue reading Prospective Family FAQs Answered
November 07, 2022
I don’t get around at all. I stay well to myself. Some would say that I have no boundaries and let people walk all over me. And I would say you’re right! Because I’m a bridge, and that’s pretty much my job. I was built in 1968. You probably couldn’t tell by my looks because … Continue reading A Bridge for kids
October 24, 2022
By April Graney | Chargers Chronicle | Volume 5, Issue 2 | 14 October 2022 Not having a flagpole couldn’t keep Cookson’s first-ever “See you at the Pole” event from happening on Wednesday, September 28th! “See you at the Pole” is a global movement of students organizing and leading prayer for their schools on the … Continue reading See you at the pole