About Black Mountain Home
Begun by Presbyterian minister Robert Perry Smith in 1904 as Mountain Orphanage, Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families began its ministry taking in Appalachian children whose parents had died or disappeared. Today, the ministry serves youth from birth through college graduation through family foster care, residential care, transitional living, and independent living.
SALES BENEFIT BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
The Mountain Home Thrift Store: Cheryl’s Place provides jobs and training for our older youth who are preparing for adulthood. the store also provides income for the ministry as government funding continues to dwindle. The store is part of our four track apprenticeship program: culinary arts, outdoor leadership/recreation, hospitality/housekeeping, and maintenance/automotive. Youth participate in a year-long, on-campus training and work experience program before being paired with a local business for a paid internship. After completing the two-year apprenticeship program, the goal is for the business to consider offering continued employment at a living wage.
When you shop at the Mountain Home Thrift Store:Cheryl’s Place, you’re supporting our at-promise youth and helping them realize their potential!
Hours:
Tuesday- Friday: 10 am – 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 4 pm
Thirteen Pennies CAFÉ:
Thirteen Pennies Café is housed inside the Mountain Home Thrift Store building. It offers breakfast and lunch items while providing training and hands-on job experience for youth in the culinary arts training track of the Home’s Apprenticeship Program. The café is named for the first financial gift made to the ministry in 1904.
HAZEL JOHNSON
When Rev. Robert Perry Smith approached what was then the Asheville Presbytery about starting an orphanage in Western North Carolina, he was asked how he proposed to pay for such a venture. That’s when Hazel Johnson—only a child herself—gave Smith the first donation for the ministry—13 Indian head pennies. From that small foundation, the children’s home has grown into a thriving ministry providing care and support for countless children.
AVAILABLE AT THE CAFÉ
Black Mountain Home Roast coffee is now available. This Honduras roast is a single-origin, direct trade, specialty grade coffee grown at elevation with an excellent cupping score of 86. One pound ground and whole bean or fresh ground bags are available for $12.99 + tax ($13.90). You can purchase them by visiting the cafe, by calling 828-581-0593 to have them shipped, or by visiting our eBay store. Sales benefit our kids at BMH as well as an orphanage in Honduras where the coffee is grown! Double your impact!
Hours
Tuesday – Friday: 7 am – 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 4 pm
French toast
salad
coffee
avocado toast
Volunteer With Us!
Individuals, groups, children, adults, professionals, novices–all are invited to share your time and talents at Black Mountain Home. Volunteer opportunities range from pulling weeds to construction projects. Top on-going needs include individuals who can commit to regular tutoring (background checks required) and groups that can tackle general maintenance projects.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, contact Jimmy Harmon at [email protected] or call him at 828-686-3451 x139.
Contact Us
To learn more about Black Mountain Home, the Mountain Home Thrift Store, or Thirteen Pennies Cafe, fill out the form below.
