National EMR HISTORY TIMELINE

An Unmet Need

rESTRUCTURE TO bcfs

Restructure to National EMR

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BCFS-EMD

bAPTIST cHILDRTEN AND fAMILY sERVICES

bAPTIST cHILDRENS hOME mINISTRIES

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2021

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1997

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The Evolution of National EMR

Mexican BaPTIST oRPHANS hOME OF tEXAS

1945

BCFS Health and Human Services had its unofficial beginning in 1943 when three orphaned Mexican American children were denied admittance into orphanage homes due to segregation laws in the country. Compelled to action by this unmet need, Texas Baptists moved to fill the need for permanent housing.

To fulfill this unmet need, a group of local business leaders, including the founder of H-E-B Grocery Company, and baptist clergy, established the Mexican Baptist Orphans Home of Texas. This group secured land near Lackland Air Force Base to fulfill their dream of developing a home for orphaned children of Mexican descent.

In 1997, the Baptist General Convention of Texas approved a new umbrella to manage the expansion of programs. That new entity, Baptist Child & Family Services, equipped us to broaden our scope of services to meet the ever-growing needs of children and families with a vast array of programs.

BCFS developed the Emergency Management Division (BCFS EMD) to provide emergency management support to BCFS and affiliate companies.

In 1993, under its existing name of Baptist Children's Home Ministries, the agency began to move beyond the bounds of emergency extended residential services, expanding its reach to include services that strengthen families through its Community-Based Services Division.

BCFS EMD expanded their capabilities from not only serving the organization and affiliates, but to the entire country. To mark this expansion, BCFS EMD became National Emergency Management and Response, or National EMR.

After 16 years, Baptist Child & Family Services restructured into BCFS Health and Human Services, or BCFS HHS.