Masonic Children's Home of Georgia
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The Masonic Children's Home of Georgia was erected in 1905 and has since provided for the care of both children and the widowed. Originally, the Home (as it is referred to by its residents) provided care for widows and their children. During the 1920's the Home started to accept only children. The last adult resident died in 1945. Today the Home provides care to children 6-18 (though younger children are considered for enrollment if brought with a sibling). The Home also provides for continued education of its residents.
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[edit] Funding
The Home is not supported by the local or federal government at all. Its substantial bills are paid by the Masonic Order, along with supplementary donations from organizations that are related to the Masonic Order, such organizations include: the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Shriners.
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The Home offers a suitable simulation to a normal household so as to cater to the development of the children who reside there. Children are divided amongst six halls. First they are divided by sex, then by age with some regard for the maturity of the said individual. They are supervised by what is referred to as a houseparent. These houseparents live in the residence and supervise 24 hours a day for six days.
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