Congratulations to our Graduates!

July 20th, 2017|

Thanks to you, these four graduates are ready for the next phase of life. ANDERSON Anderson was placed in foster care at 3 years old. Before arriving at the children’s home in 2015, he was bumped from home to home, never able to settle down. “Living at the children’s home for the last two years [...]

A Hello and a Goodbye

July 19th, 2017|

From entrance into the program to graduation, your gifts are making a difference in the daily lives of our children. When you’re going through a major change in your life, it can help to talk to someone who has already been there. Friends Autumn, a 2017 children’s home graduate, and Bridget, a 10-year-old girl who [...]

The Road to Success

June 8th, 2017|

The children’s home welcomed back two 2016 college graduates to share their stories. Congratulations, Michael and Charity! Michael  A graduate of Drexel University with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Michael has accepted a position at Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, in King of Prussia. Although he has had many successes, things [...]

Track and Field Star Ventures to Puerto Rico

May 26th, 2017|

100%. That’s how much effort it takes Arthur to lunge his body across a pit of sand and land feet-first. His sport fights against gravity and the odds, much like he has. A Philadelphia native, Arthur’s youngest memories include struggling in the school system and worse at home. Under a recommendation from a Masonic Children’s [...]

The Masonic Children’s Home Set to Undergo Renovations, and You Can Help!

May 22nd, 2017|

The Masonic Children’s Home will soon undergo a facelift that will unveil a kid-centric décor to maximize the space within each cottage and provide more private, as well as shared, spaces for the kids to … well, be kids! The five cottages will undergo their first renovations since the program was moved into its current [...]

Finding Stability

May 17th, 2017|

Resilient. If Daniel had to describe himself in one word, that would be it. By the age of 7, he moved seven times. He was always being shuffled between his mom’s house, his dad’s house and foster homes, rarely living a stable life. His siblings, two boys and two girls, were split up when they left [...]

Donor Leaves $10.9 Million to Masonic Children’s Home

December 8th, 2015|

She passed away at age 101 on Oct. 17, 2012, leaving a $10.9 million bequest to the place that took her in when she was just a girl. In 1914, at age 3, Dr. Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer moved to the Masonic Children’s Home and lived there with her brother until she graduated from high school. Her [...]

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