Relief Houseparenting with the Augustines
Terry and Kathy Augustine were ready for something new. As they became empty nesters and entered retirement, they knew they wanted to spend the next phase of their lives giving...
My MHS BlogCategory: Houseparents and Home Life
A Life-Changing Education: Making an Impact as Houseparents at Milton Hershey School
By Rodney and Aimee Sonderman Nearly 26 years ago, during a visit to Hersheypark, we took a trolley ride that would change our lives. On the Hershey Trolley Works tour,...
Hiring Houseparents: A Sweet Career for Married Couples
There are careers, and then there are careers that make a difference. Just ask the Powers, Black, Cain, and Mason families who made Hershey, Pennsylvania, their home—all for different reasons...
Milton Hershey School Houseparents are Professional Difference Makers
By Julie M. Reese, MHS Houseparent My husband, Gregory, and I believe wholeheartedly that we are difference-makers. Through our careers, we impact the lives of children at Milton Hershey School...
We Work at Milton Hershey School: The Esquibel Family Shares Their Houseparent Experience
By Andrea and Dustin Esquibel, MHS Houseparents Nearly two years ago, we moved from Wichita, Kansas to Hershey, Pennsylvania to become Milton Hershey School houseparents. What we didn’t know then...
Our Journey to Houseparenting at Milton Hershey School
By Erika and Brian Roberson, MHS Houseparents Different roads lead students, staff, teachers, and houseparents to Milton Hershey School. Sometimes those roads are winding, bumpy, and every so often full...
Guiding Student Change as Milton Hershey School Houseparents
By David and Beverly-Ann Fraser, Senior Division Houseparents As students transition from Middle to Senior Division, the anticipation of enjoying new freedoms like the use of cell phones and other...
Milton Hershey School Houseparent Support System Is Strong
By Josh Pearson, MHS Home Life Hiring Manager and Former Houseparent When Milton Hershey School called us to inform us we were hired to be houseparents, my wife Sarah and...
Our Mother’s Houseparent Job at Milton Hershey School
By Kayla and Lauryn Washington, Daughters of MHS Houseparents When our parents—Karen and Leno Washington—first became Milton Hershey School houseparents more than two decades ago, we were nine and two...
Local Couple Becomes Milton Hershey School Houseparents to Impact Community
By Karen and Leno Washington, MHS Houseparents After growing up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and meeting in high school, we knew this area would always be our home. We never considered,...