Our mission is to deliver educational and cultural programs for children, families, and communities, primarily in Southern Appalachia. We serve by sharing and spreading centuries old traditions of song and story.
Music, storytelling, puppets and more! The Children's Enrichment Program is our signature mission, bringing the arts to communities across Southern Appalachia.
Craddock Center programs bring "Happy & Hope" to children across the Southern Appalachia. Help us make a difference.
From the Executive Director Happy Holidays to you!! Wishing you a safe holiday season and a prosperous New Year! For a nonprofit such as The Craddock Center, staying relevant is essential to our long-term impact, sustainability, and our ability to...
Read moreA Taste of Milk & Honey Evidently, we have not been clear about who attends Head Start. Last week a person who was just learning of our Children’s Enrichment Program asked, “And you take this program to Head Start schools?” ...
Read moreA Taste of Milk & Honey MY VISION…My vision for The Craddock Center is clear and firm: that we keep our pledge, in some way, every day, to enrich lives through service. This means that all who work in and...
Read moreA Taste of Milk & Honey It hurts, But I understand when someone turns down our request for financial support with the response, “We give to the poor but to programs that meet their real needs.” Meaning, of course, food and Read more…
***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*** The Craddock Center is excited to announce that on January 26, 2024, we received the award for the 2023 Non-Profit of the Year from the Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to our dedicated Board of Directors Read more…
A Taste of Milk & Honey My only problem with Santa Claus was that dadgum, good for nothing, plague take it (you can tell by my language I am still upset) list. Yes, the list. Granted, Santa knows when you’ve Read more…
A Taste of Milk & Honey Resilience. In a recent seminar for ministers in Kansas City, I was teamed with psychiatrist and long-time friend, Dr. Betty Bashaw. In our discussions of displacement, disappointment, and violence, Dr. Bashaw introduced the subject Read more…
A Taste of Milk & Honey “Thou Shalt Barely Get By” is not the Eleventh Commandment. In fact, it is not a commandment at all; it is not even a guide for anyone’s life. Even the poorest of the poor Read more…
A Taste of Milk & Honey O, FOR A THOUSAND TONGUES and then I could express the gratitude of 1,000 children who say to you, “Thank you.” It is important, whether you gave little or much, that you know you Read more…
A Taste of Milk & Honey YES, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY that our Children’s Enrichment Program adds luxury to the otherwise rather sparse lives of many of the children we serve. This is not to say that we regard Read more…