A ribbon cutting was held on November 20 in celebration of Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter’s new designation as a Parents As Tender Healers (PATH) training facility for Southeast Tennessee. As a result of a $25,000 donation from Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel for facility renovations earlier this year, the state of Tennessee awarded Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter a PATH contract to train foster parents throughout the region. Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter aims to preserve family unity and to help prevent the dependency, neglect, abuse and delinquency of children by responding to the community’s childcare needs. The organization operates an early childhood education and child care program that provides care for children while their parents work or attend school. In addition, the Chambliss Shelter serves as a safe haven for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment, neglect, or for those coming out of the Juvenile Court System. Today, the Chambliss Shelter not only provides for these children, but also recruits and trains foster families, so that children may be cared for in a home environment. For 125 years, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel has served as counsel for regional, national and international businesses, financial institutions, local governments and nonprofit organizations. (Photo provided)