Grand opening of New Creations foster care center -- um, it's just a group home

New Creations Foster Care Center Has Grand Opening
The Chattanoogan, March 6, 2007.

New Creations held a grand opening ceremony this week at 2404 Navajo Road.

The mission of New Creations is to provide a clean, safe family oriented living environment, where the child is nurtured, encouraged, and supported as he works toward reunification and independence, officials said.

Special program guests included Suzanne Bailey, Hamilton County juvenile court judge, Rev. Frank Scott, president of New Creations, Tupelo, Miss., and Rev. Bernie Miller, New Covenant Fellowship Church.

New Creations is a home for boys’ between the ages of 13-18.

“This is a unique approach to foster care” said Jim Stubbs, executive director of American Family Institute, the agency that oversees New Creations.

Collins Lord, board chairman of American Family Institute, said, “This home has full-time live house parents with case management support staff. It’s a creative approach to foster care for the juvenile justice transitional adolescent.”