Coming Full Circle: My Journey from MHS Student to Houseparent Recruiter
By Deleila Alloui ’13 I talk about Milton Hershey School any chance I get. I graduated from MHS in 2013 after six life-changing years. Recently, I returned home as a...
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Houseparenting Runs in the Family for Milton Hershey School Alums
Milton Hershey School alumni Yvonne (Smith) Serrano ’04 and Nick Serrano ’04, and Eric Holland ’14 and Anna Kauffman ’14, are a houseparenting family. Anna, Eric, and Nick are MHS...
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...
Milton Hershey School Houseparents Thrive in Their Second Career
Tenacity and grit—leadership traits that create the recipe for a successful student home. Andrea and Matthew Cedro’s careers were built on these principles before becoming houseparents at Milton Hershey School...
Milton Hershey School Student Home Celebrates Countdown to Christmas
December can be challenging for many Milton Hershey School students. Some go home for Thanksgiving and eagerly await Christmas break. The school hosts several special events, such as Milton’s Christmas...
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...