Is there any orphanages left in the United States?

Question

Is there any orphanages left in the United States?

Answer 1

Yes, but they are generally limited to children older than 10 and many specific to sibling groups.  My state (MN) currently has none.  In fact, I don't know of a single Northern state that has an orphanage.

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

Not in the original sense. If at all possible, a child is placed in a foster home. Group homes under their various names are usually reserved for children who cannot adapt to a foster placement (i.e. fire starters, those who very aggressive or sexual, chronic runaways, chronic drug abusers, and so on).

Answer 4

yes, they're not just always little babies from unwed teens like in the past.  They're often called something different along the lines of youth homes (even though that sounds a little criminal) or add "school" to the name.  60 Minutes or one of those did somehting, on how they'll run these parent days, almost like pagents, which tears at your heart strings

Answer 5

Yes there are!

Visit www.RescuedOrphans.com  They are the premier directory of orphanages on the internet, listing orphanages worldwide by state or country served.

Answer 6

This might help:

Answer 7

Maybe, but Delaware does not have orphanages

Answer 8

They are called "group" homes here in the great white north, mostly pre-teens and teens.

Answer 9

Yes, there are hundreds of them still, but they are now referred to as "Children's Homes" and generally the children who live in them are hard to place kids from foster care. Below is a link to one of them. They are rarely orphans - but then again a lot of the kids who were in orphanages back in the day were rarely orphans too. My Aunt and Uncle were both in an orphanage as children because their father was ill and their mother couldn't take care of them.

eta: here is just one of many that I found for a Northern state:

http://www.childrenshome.us/

Answer 10

YES! there are also open adoption agnecies that work with pregnant women trying to find a good home for the baby to be. do a google search and I am sure you will find one

Answer 11

Residential Care Facilities for Children in the USA and Canada

Orphanages were the primary way of caring for indigent children in the USA from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. After that, foster homes and small institutions like group homes replaced orphanages.

Here are the Christian facilities we have located.

  

Alabama Baptist Children's Homes  Provides homes for children and youth at campuses in Decatur and Mobile, and at group homes in Mobile, Dothan, Gardendale, Oxford and Alabaster.

Albuquerque Christian Children's Home  (New Mexico)

The children are from broken homes with a single parent who is financially destitute, or because of weak or non-existent relationships with parents or step parents. They all need security, nurturing, guidance, and protection as they attend school and church to prepare for responsible adulthood.

Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes  (Arkansas)

Providing help to children and families in need through a statewide comprehensive program of services utilizing Christian compassion and professional skills. Boy's ranch. Volunteers and "summer missionaries" welcomed to inquire.

Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina  (North Carolina)

Residential Services are provided at the four campuses of Baptist Children's Homes, in community-based group homes, and at a wilderness camp for boys. A variety of placement and prevention services are available to meet the needs of the individual child and/or family. Volunteers welcomed to inquire.

Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children  (Kentucky)

We serve the needs of children of both sexes, aged from 10 years and over, and families in Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville, providing a safe haven and an opportunity for a better life.

Bethel Bible Village Children's Home  (Hixson, Tennessee)

We are a mission operating seven residences on one campus caring for children whose families are unable or unwilling to care for them. Christian houseparent couples live full-time in a residence with 8 children. Volunteers can help with carpentry, electrical, plumbing, general maintence, grass cutting, office help.

Blue Mountain Children's Home  (Blue Mountain, Mississippi)

A home for troubled, abused, and abandoned children. We are here to help, teach, train, and love hurting children to grow in mind, body and spirit. We give each child a home, showing them our love and, most important, God's love. Volunteers are welcomed to inquire.

Boles Children's Home (Quinlan, Texas)

Residential care in a licensed, homelike atmosphere for children and single-parent families. It is Most children are between 10 and 17, placed here because their family is unable to provide for them. Christian couples are needed to serve as house parents in cottages with up to eight children. Training provided.

Buckner Foundation  (Dallas, Texas)

Residential treatment for abused and neglected children to extensive non-residential services in surrounding communities. Other ministries across Texas designed for senior adults, children and families. Children's summer camp counselors recruited from colleges and universities. Baptist affiliation.

Children's Foundation of Mid-America

Volunteer opportunities in group homes in Kansas and western Missouri. (Presbyterian Children's Services)

Care4Kids (Missouri)

Children's Foundation of Mid-America Presbyterian Children's Services (Missouri)

Adolescent children find a gentle, loving environment where they know people really care about them. Volunteers welcomed to inquire. Farmington Children's Home, Midwest Learning Center, Regional Girls' Shelter, Stubbins Family Youth Center.

Christian Heritage Children's Home  (Nebraska)

We work with abused, neglected and abandoned children and youth in homes located in central and eastern Nebraska. We are always looking for couples and individuals who have a heart for children and want to serve the Lord by working with youth.

Covenant House  (USA, Canada, Latin America)

The largest privately-funded child care agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth in many locations in the USA and Canada (see locations here). Also Covenant House Crisis Shelters and Rights of Passage Programs. Facilities in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. (Roman Catholic affiliation)

Eagle Ranch (Flower Branch, Georgia)

A Christ-centered home for boys and girls in crisis and in need of hope and healing. We pursue family restoration and reunification. House parents have no more than seven children per home, allowing for focused attention for each child. Volunteers who can help with prayer, cooking, cleaning, tutoring, and landscaping, please inquire.

Escuela Caribe (American run, in Dominican Republic)

Rear round, fully accredited Christian therapeutic boarding school for high school students. We believe all our students will grow and develop spiritually, socially, emotionally, educationally, and physically. We offer what other American placements cannot: atmosphere, culture shock, and distance. Our mission is to assist parents whose children have high potential but are underachievers.

Florida Baptist Children's Home (Miami, Fort Myers, Lakeland, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Pensacola)

Safe homes for boys and girls who have been neglected, misdirected, abandoned, abused, or caught up in family turmoil. They get medical care, proper clothes, education, counseling, lots of love, attention, and a positive lifestyle. Most important, we teach them about Jesus Christ. Volunteers may inquire.

French Camp Academy  (French Camp, Mississippi)

A Christian School and home for young people who come from broken families and/or instable families. We live, work and study in a residential setting within 780 acres of forest land. Volunteers with skills in quilting, horseback riding, Bible study, landscaping, athletics, tutoring, carpentry, etc., are welcomed to apply.

Georgia Baptist Children's Homes  (Georgia)

Twelve locations: residential care, campuses. We are the largest single provider of residential services to abused, neglected, and troubled children in Georgia.

Goodland Presbyterian Children's Home  (Oklahoma)

Supervised, residential care for boys, ages 6-18 years. Boys who live here attend church services each week in various Presbyterian churches around the area, and participate in weekly Bible study and worship services on the campus. Affiliated with Presbyterian Churches. Church work groups welcomed.

Happy Hill Farm (Granbury, Texas)

Serves troubled, hurting children with a broad range of behavioral and academic problems, children who are experiencing emotional instability, often due to family trauma. Some are from backgrounds of abuse and neglect. All live, work, and study in a year-round, residential school/farm setting. On-line video.

High Plains Children's Home  (Amarillo, Texas)

Committed to the physical, emotional and spiritual health of society's youth who are orphaned, outcast, homeless, neglected or otherwise taken advantage of. The Home nurtures in each child an environment of love, security, productivity, social maturity and trust in God.

His House Children's Home  (Miami, Florida)

We offer help and hope to children and families in crisis by providing residential services for children, newborn to ten years of age, who have been abused, neglected or abandoned and children whose parents are in crisis. Cottages are staffed with house parents with supporting caregivers. Volunteers always welcomed in inquire.

Joy Ranch Home for Children (Hillsville, Virginia)

Providing a safe, secure, and Christian haven for children in distress situations. Our residential program for ages 5-17 uses an eclectic approach which includes Reality Therapy, Behavioral-Cognitive Therapy, and Psycho-Social Theory. We work to bring wholeness and wellness to the child and his or her family.

Mercy Home for Boys and Girls (Chicago, Illinois)

An open, long-term residential home for troubled youth. Three campuses offer residential care to boys and girls from 11 to 21. Eight programs offer the structure and independence to work through emotional difficulties and the opportunity to achieve academic success. Volunteer opportunities. (Roman Catholic)

New Horizons Academy (Marion, Indiana)

A year-round Christian therapeutic boarding school licensed by the State of Indiana. Warm acceptance in a supportive setting stimulates students’ growth and maturity. Students learn the value of character and integrity while undergoing intense academic training, personal counseling and Christian teaching.

Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services (Austin, Duncanville, Itasca, San Antonio, and Waxahachie, Texas)

19 group homes serve 130 children with trained professionals and support staff. We maintain a nurturing environment where children can learn and practice positive behaviors and healthy family relationships. There is spiritual guidance, prayer, Bible study, participation in worship and congregational life.

Presbyterian Children's Services  

Many services for children in various conditions and with various needs.

Southern Christian Home (Morrilton, Arkansas)

Affiliated with Church of Christ.

St. Joseph's Orphanage  (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Provides a diverse continuum of care through certified mental health programs, licensed residential care and community support services. Some paid openings for mental health workers, case managers -  more.

Stubbins Memorial Regional Family & Youth Center (Central Missouri)

12 - 18 year old males and females find a gentle, loving environment at this group home, where they know people really care about them.  (Presbyterian Children's Services)

Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes  (Tennessee)

Through this program, six to eight children live together as an active, giving family unit in campus cottages with a married couple who serve as houseparents. Facilities in Brentwood, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Millington. Volunteer opportunities to help children who have been neglected or abused make a new start.

The Baptist Children's Village

Several facilities in Mississippi for children under 18.

The Grace Home for Homeless and Needy Children  (Tucson, Arizona)

The only non-government funded home for children in AZ. Our's is truly a home filled with God's love. We are all volunteers, and are currently looking for houseparents to live with and love our children. A big heart, an application, and background clearance are required. Part of The Giving Tree Outreach Program.

The Tipton Home  (Tipton, Oklahoma)

WE have a long and proud history of raising children in a loving, caring, Christian environment. We have been taking care of kids for over 75 years. Children, 5 through 18, reside in cottages with houseparents who strive to meet their needs and provide a loving home. (Affiliated with Church of Christ)

Thornwell Home and School for Children  (Clinton, South Carolina)

A 130 year old residential facility serving children ages 2-18 who are in out of home placement due to abuse, neglect, and abandonment. We use the Teaching Family Model of child care, a humane, nurturing, and effective program for working with hurting children. Volunteers from the local area are welcomed to inquire.

Treutlen House  (Rincon, Georgia)

"A community-based, ecumenical ministry for children and families who are dealing with personal crisis and are seeking assistance to improve their current situation."

Wears Valley Ranch  (East Tennessee)

A Christian children's home and school that provides the Gospel of Jesus Christ, solid Bible teaching, an individualized education and the unconditional love of carefully chosen house parents to deserving young people from crisis family situations.

Westview Boys' Home  (Hollis, Oklahoma)

We offer boys a rural environment in which they can grow, live, learn and be loved. Our wide open spaces open the eyes of needy children to endless opportunities. Boys 6 through 18 live in cottages, two to a room. (Affiliated with the Church of Christ)

York Place  (York, South Carolina)

The Episcopal Church Home for Children Residential Treatment Facility serves children and adolescents who are "most in need". There are many opportunities for volunteers to help the children at York Place.

Answer 12

Yes, there are loads of needy, healthy children waiting for caring, loving, all knowing  adoptive parents to absorb them into their lives.

Jesus loves adoption!

Answer 13

Yes, there are, but they're usually called something like "Medina Children's Home" or "Mary Margret's Home for Children".  Also, you can't just drive up, pick out a kid, and drive away like in the old days.

Answer 14

there are alot i don't knwo where they are but we have them sometimes they are called boys homes etc like that now.

Answer 15

No. They are foster homes now.