News & Updates
Back to School: Help Unlock the Future for Foster Youth
The promise of another school year is upon us, and the youth at Sunnybrook are preparing for their next academic adventure. As they look ahead to a new class schedule with new teachers, the opportunity for a brighter, more educated future has the power to alter the...
A Sunnybrook Success Story: Welcomed Back with Open Arms
Swaying back and forth on the porch swing in the backyard of her teenage home, Deondra Willis reflected on her experience at Sunnybrook, a residential campus supporting foster youth ages 16-24. Her journey began five years ago when she found herself standing in front...
Sunnybrook Youth Attend Young Life Summer Camp for the First Time, Thanks to Unique Partnership
Close your eyes and imagine crackling fires, sweet treats, the aroma of sunscreen, cooling off in the water, and creating lifelong memories. Summer camp engages all five senses in a way that can truly change your life. The close friendships, newfound skills and...
Sunnybrook Houseparents: Hospitality at the Front Lines of Faith
Sunnybrook houseparents serve an essential role in our ministry, building a Christian foundation with our residents and shepherding them into a productive life. Human connection has the power to change lives. Its consistent presence helps lay the foundation for key...
Sunnybrook Residents and Transitional Living Services Come of Age Together
Focusing on an Underserved Community For more than 50 years, Sunnybrook Children’s Home served as a guiding light for young children who were in Mississippi’s foster care system. In the late 2010s, Sunnybrook leadership shifted focus to older youth, creating a...
Harry’s Take: My Foster Family Saved My Life
Learning the True Meaning of Family Thinking back on it nearly six decades later, Harry Liggett can describe his home life in nine simple words that hold an ocean of meaning: “Things were not well and life was not good.” At times, Liggett’s household included a...
Ron’s Take: Foster Brothers Share Lifelong Connection Thicker Than Blood
In the first of this two-part interview, we explore the personal connection that Sunnybrook Director of Advancement Ron Veazey has with foster care, offering his perspective on a lifelong brotherhood and friendship shared with Harry Liggett. Redefining the Concept of...
Win-Win With Sunnybrook: Donate Today, Reduce Your Tax Bill
Every day across Mississippi, the Sunnybrook team provides programs and facilities to help loving families nurture foster children within a stable, Christian environment. The impact of services like ours has been measured in the most important ways, as the...
Combating Poverty and Socioeconomic Injustice in the City
At Sunnybrook, you will find a classroom filled with sheets of paper taped to the walls, each one written on with different colored sharpies and post-it notes. This is the classroom where Sunnybrook residents come weekly to participate in two courses: Work Life...
Trauma’s Traffic
Driving in a foreign country can be a daunting task. No matter how much you prepare before going, once you’re behind the wheel traveling in an unfamiliar environment, you know the rules have changed. Although you’re legally allowed to drive and can easily...
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Good Grit Magazine – Sunnybrook Feature
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A Place to Call Home
Andrew stepped in to Emily’s Sunnybrook bedroom to take photos for the magazine shoot. Joyful shouts of the girls playing in the living room echoed throughout the house as he worked to get the perfect shots to tell Sunnybrook’s story. Almost everything in 11 year old...
Stories From the Hill: The Sanks Family
Sunset Hill is the hospitality home of Sunnybrook Cares, a ministry supporting foster families. Michael and Meg Sanks live with their five children in Fort Worth, Texas. Four of their children are biological and one child is adopted through the foster care...
Stories From the Hill: The Walker Family
Sunset Hill is the hospitality home of Sunnybrook Cares, a ministry supporting foster families. By Suzanne Walker Lee and I became foster parents in 2015, while we still lived in Clinton, MS. We had one biological daughter, Esther. I worked part-time from home,...
A Sunnybrook Christmas
As the holiday season rolls in and we make plans for our children, we are continually reminded of what Christmas is all about. We desire for Christmas to be a celebration of God’s gift to the world- Jesus- while also providing practical and special...
CPS Adoption Day Celebration 2019
The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services came to Sunnybrook Children's Home to celebrate a record year of adoptions in the state of Mississippi on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Mississippi finalized 657 adoptions this year. The event included food, bounce...
2019 Champions for Children Dinner
We hope that you will join us on September 26, 2019 for our 4th Annual Champions for Children Dinner! This night at The Country Club of Jackson with Guest Speaker Deborah Bryant will feature a silent auction and a dinner celebrating what God has done in the past...
