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Vickie Russell has always been gifted at envisioning As she enters retirement, Vickie looks forward to
new programs and bringing them to life. She not only spending time with her husband Jimmy in Stephenville,
dreamed and developed initiatives but also managed along with their two daughters, Valerie and Jenn, and
the contracts and systems needed to sustain them. their two beautiful granddaughters. Moving from
In 1995, Vickie was appointed Vice President of the a lifetime of full-time service into retirement will
Children’s Home. undoubtedly bring its own adjustments, but those who
know Vickie have no doubt that she will navigate this
Throughout the years, Vickie consistently looked new chapter with the same determination and grace
ahead to identify unmet needs and opportunities to that has marked her entire career.
better serve children. She guided the agency through
its first accreditation in 1997 and later recognized the As for the Children’s Home of Lubbock, we will honor
need for more therapeutic care, opening two cottages Vickie’s legacy by continuing the work she has devoted
to provide more individualized care for children her life to, faithfully caring for the children who come
needing additional support. She also established a through our doors.
teen mom program to provide specialized care and
encouragement for young mothers.

In fact, nearly every program on the Children’s Home
campus has been touched in some way by Vickie
Russell’s vision and leadership.
Her final major accomplishment has been guiding both
the Campus and Foster Units through certification in
the Texas Child-Centered Care Program. This important
step provides additional funding that allows the
ministry to continue meeting the needs of children
entrusted to its care. Throughout her career, Vickie (left) built lasting relationships
and a legacy of compassionate leadership.

GREETINGS Children’s

F om the

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Donate at thesupersummer.org
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