The organization’s first group home, the Jim Friday Home, opened its doors in August of 1989. With accommodations for up to 12 children, the home would offer refuge to hundreds of children in need.

Bloom broke ground on a second residential group home in Brooks, GA.  With the opening of the Asden Johnson Home in August of 1998, program capacity doubled. The Johnson Home was similar in design to the Friday Home and provided shelter for children ages 6 through 17.

Bloom created the Bloom Foster Parent Program to recruit, train, and oversee foster families. Bloom became licensed to recruit, train and support a network of family foster care homes to serve children of all ages.

Bloom Executive Director, Becky Davenport, started up a free clothing resource center called The Bloom Closet in the office basement.

SMC3 donated an 8,000 square foot building located at 150 Marquis Dr., Fayetteville, GA to Bloom which became the headquarters for The Bloom Closet.

Bloom became licensed to serve medically fragile and therapeutic foster children, as well as pregnant (or parenting) teen girls living in foster care.

Bloom launched a new program, called “Bloom University,” which trains and equips foster families to care for traumatized children.

Bloom’s Foster Parenting program provided homes for more than 100 abused and neglected children, and over 4,500 foster children traveled to The Bloom Closet from 90 Georgia counties to receive free clothing and supplies.
After running a successful capital campaign, Bloom opened a Volunteer & Donation Center around the corner from The Bloom Closet.

Bloom purchased and launched The Bloom Closet Express, a 20’ fashion delivery truck, in order to reach foster children living in underserved areas of the state.