<p>We teach by showing children how healthy families work.</p>

<p>I liked meeting new and extraordinary people.</p>

<p>If it wasn’t for Monroe Harding, I would have been on the streets having no mind of my own.</p>

<p>The best thing I liked about being at Monroe was going to the community football and hockey games.</p>

<p>I gave them hell and they gave me heaven.</p>

<p>Being able to cook your own food, going to public school, not being locked down and going on an outing was the best thing.</p>

<p>The staff showed me what real friends are – how to treat others with respect and that there is another kind of life for me out there.</p>

<p>Every child needs a faithful fan, especially in a losing season.</p>

<p>I know that Monroe Harding is not an ordinary program and that youth can benefit and go on and succeed in life and become whatever you want.</p>

<p>What you give is important! What you get in return is satisfaction for a lifetime!<br>– Foster parent</p>

<p>Before Monroe Harding, I thought ‘Why should I care, no one else cares?’ Now I know there are people who care.</p>

WHAT IS MONROE HARDING?

What is Monroe Harding? An opportunity for change! Children and youth in state custody or foster care find safety, support, and caring people. We provide comprehensive services for children and youth who are in foster care or who have aged out of foster care. Our programs include: Foster care, Cooperative Living, Independent Living, and Youth Connections, A Resource Center for young adults who are transitioning from or who have aged out of Foster Care. We’ve been changing the lives of young people since 1893 when we started as an orphanage. Today, our young people get a family that helps then make educational gains, develop healthy relationships, have fun, volunteer in the community, and find jobs. We are about developing happy, healthy, young people who can and will thrive!