Welcome to our home. We are very proud of it. And those who have lived here think of it as their own. At Hephzibah, our home is the space where our children heal and grow. It is the space that holds their hopes, their fears and their yearnings. It is the sounds of their laughter, their cries and their footsteps. Our home is the place where those who first came to us as small children, now come back to visit as adults. It is their foundation, their anchor. It is where their childhood memories come back to life.

Our home knows tragedies and triumphs, overwhelming sadness and the redemption of broken lives made whole.

Our present home is the latest in a series that started in 1897. It was built in 1929 for the then princely sum of $81,670. It is a handsome and sturdy home built for the Hephzibah mission of making a home for children who don't have one of their own.

For the children of Hephzibah, our home is a place where there is stability, predictability and love. It is a place to stay for a short time or a long one. It is a shelter along their road where they can be free of fear, worry, neglect and loneliness.

For those who care for the children of Hephzibah, our home is a place where the rewards are never what was first expected. It is a place where the children give far more than they will ever realize. They show us the beauty of life and the sheer joy of helping another find that beauty.

The children of Hephzibah have the same difficulties and talents, the same hardships and happiness, the same delight in small successes as children everywhere. For many of them, Hephzibah is the first place where they can truly be children, to be themselves as only children can.

Hephzibah is a place for children. For the children who pass through our doors, it is a place where every single day they will be loved and watched over, sent to school and helped with their homework, their clothes cleaned and placed in their bedrooms, their birthdays remembered and celebrated.

Thank you for visiting our home. We would be very happy to tell you more about ourselves and our mission. We are supported by our community and we work hard to earn that support. We would like to hear from you.