Representatives

from the Youth Protection Homes spoke to the Fayetteville Metro Kiwanis

concerning the needs of the Friday Johnson homes.

Jim Friday

told of helping to put together, along with the late Bob Disharoon, and

hundreds of others, two homes for abused and neglected youth.

One is located

in the north end of the county and one in the south end. They primarily

house Fayette County children, but each maintains several empty bedrooms

for whatever the need may be.

So far over

200 children have been served, 50 in the last year alone. They are welcome

to stay for a week or several years, depending on each situation.

Jane Gough,

public relations and development director for the homes, said that it

takes $500,000 a year to maintain the homes, and that each year $400,00

of that must be raised. She mentioned that Kiwanians were among the first

groups to support the homes with a yearly contribution.

Stephanie Nix,

outgoing president of Metro Kiwanis, presented this year's check to Gough.