Colbert Lauderdale Attention Home Inc

Since its inception in 1974, Colbert-Lauderdale Attention Home, Inc. has operated two residential facilities - a Boys' Home in Sheffield, Alabama and a Girls' Home in neighboring Florence, Alabama - that provide temporary houseing for at-risk children ages 10 to 18.  The children are referred by the Family Court System. The Attention Homes are unique because they offer children a supervised living environment that is structured yet homelike.  Kids are introduced, sometimes for the first time, to the concepts of discipline and responsibility.  They learn that actions have consequences; they are penalized for bad behavior and rewarded for good.  At the same time, however, they ar treated with compassion and respect.  As a child learns to perform assigned chores and to adhere to the Attention Home rules, he or she enjoys a sense of accomplishment and belonging.  Residents in the Attention Homes are given more than just food and shelter.  They receive medical and dental screenings and any needed medical treatment.  They are given menatal health assessments and, when necessary, crisis counseling from a trained mental health professional.  kids who are having trouble in school are given one-one-one tutoring.  Our staff is devoted to identifying and meetingthe unique needs of each individual child in our care.  Every year, hundreds of young lives are impacted through the Attention Home philolosphy that "a little attention now will prevent detention later."