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Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina's mission is to create a true home -- a place filled with faith, hope, encouragement and second chances where we help children and families heal from their past, discover their strengths and dream about their futures.  Learn more and get involved.

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  • Our programs are designed to further our mission and provide much needed services for the youth and families we serve.
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  • Fundraisers and events help us raise awareness and generate crucial resources to serve our community. Join us at our next event and see how you can get involved.
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  • Improve your community by joining our cause. You'd be surprised at what a huge difference a little bit of your time can make.
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Fall Highlights

  • 2024 BGHNC Board of Trustees Retreat

  • BGHNC staff dressed up for the second annual campus Halloween that included a Trunk-or-Treat event featuring 8 civic clubs and community groups. 

  • Summer 2025 Foster Care Appreciation Party at White Lake Waterpark

  • The Brighter Futures Breakfast Committee of the Sandhills formed in Summer 2025 to create a "friend-raiser" donor breakfast at Pinehurst and continue fundraising for Boys & Girls Homes into the future. 

  • The Board of Boys & Girls Homes gave a special memoriam and tribute to the family of current board member Jess Hill after the death of his father James Earl Hill, Jr., a longtime BGHNC Board member and supporter.

  • FireQuacker 3000 East Race helpers BGHNC President Marc Murphy, Director of Gift Planning Ray Cockrell and BGHNC Board member Scott Stephenson.

  • Paul Elswick of the Christian Motorcyclists Association thanked the crowd of motorcyclists who came to the 4th annual CMA ride for BGHNC in September 2025. 

  • The two FireQuacker 3000 races in the West and East in North Carolina this year raised more than $101,000 enabling our campus to purchase vans to get children to their appointments.

  • Thomas Academy benefactor and namesake Grace Thomas, receiving a token of appreciation from BGHNC president Marc Murphy.

  • Whiteville Chief of Police Paul Rockenbach speaks to Thomas Academy students about the dangers of vaping in Fall 2025.

  • Carolyn's Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center workers Nicole Thompson, Lauren Geiss and Director Danielle Nolan speak about their work with radio stations in the Sunrise Communications station in Wilmington. 

  • Owner of Black's Tire Ricky Benton speaks to the sold-out crowd of golfers at the 2025 Black's Charity Golf Tournament in September 2025, which raised its largest amount yet for Boys & Girls Homes -- more than $272,000!

  • The 2025 Black's Charity Golf Tournament in September 2025 raised its largest amount yet for Boys & Girls Homes -- more than $272,000!

  • Boys & Girls Homes employees gathered for a fun field day together in Fall 2025. 

  • BGHNC's kinship caregivers and area social workers gathered for a day of training and fellowship at BGHNC in Fall 2025.

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70 years of Boys & Girls Homes
  • Former Director Rube McCray working with Boys Home boys
  • Bill Jones riding a horse on the BGHNC farm in the 1960s.
  • Boys making their beds in their cottage in the 1960s.
  • Kids working on a lawn mower at BGHNC, circa 1960s.
  • A Boys Home portrait, circa 1960s.
  • The Boys Home Choir in the 1960s.
  • Study hall, a required daily exercise.
  • Boys Home boys circa early 1970s.
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