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Virtual Information Sessions

For Prospective Houseparents

Attend an upcoming virtual information session to learn more about the full-time houseparent role and ask questions with our MHS recruitment team.

Building a Bigger Family as Houseparents

Becoming a houseparent means building a life in the welcoming community of Hershey, Pennsylvania. For children of houseparents, it’s a chance to have more brothers and sisters while attending a local school. Houseparents also get to build relationships with the students in their care.

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MHS houseparents walking elementary students to school in the morning

What is houseparenting?

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MHS houseparents with their personal children outside their student home

What's it like living in Hershey?

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