The Howard Cates and Mary Kelly Group Homes

for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Howard Cates Group Home

Mary Kelly Group Home

In 1979, FBC began its ministry to developmentally disabled individuals. Initially providing care for one developmentally disabled individual so her parents could attend Bible study and worship, the ministry grew quickly as the focus shifted to providing for the physical needs and spiritual nourishment of the individuals themselves. Early on, concern grew about what would happen to these individuals when their parents could no longer care for them. This concern led to the establishment in 1993 of the Mary Kelly Group Home for Women, and in 1994 the Howard Cates Group Home for Men. Both of these homes, located in Spotsylvania County, are operated in partnership with the Developmental Disabilities Ministry of the Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services.

The Herbie Embrey

Group Home Endowment Fund

Herbie Embrey

Some residents of the homes are unable to pay the fees required to live there. In response, FBC has established an endowment fund, the proceeds of which are used to scholarship these individuals so that they may continue to live there. The fund is named the Herbie Embrey Endowment Fund to honor the memory of a former resident of the Cates Home who had endeared himself not just to FBC, but the entire community. While administered by FBC and supported primarily by its members, the Herbie Embrey Group Home Endowment Fund accepts contributions from any individual, agency, or institution that wishes to be supportive of this cause. All contributions to the fund are fully tax deductible.

For information about the Herbie Embrey Group Home Endowment Fund, please contact Dennis Sacrey at the 540-373-4402, or email.

If you would like more information about the Kelly and Cates Group Homes, please contact Gail Hylton, Area Coordinator at 540-785-9777 or email .

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