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History
Group Homes for Children is a private not-for-profit corporation funded by both private and public contributions. In 1970, a small group of concerned citizens from Tippecanoe County organized Group Homes, Inc. to provide a home for children in crisis as an alternative to institutions or detention. Their first attempt, Hartford House, was a failure. Scholer Home, named after a Lafayette architect, Walter Scholer, Jr., was opened in December, 1972 as an emergency shelter.
As the communities need for long-term placement increased, Revington House, named after Betty Revington, was opened on January 15, 1978 and Thompson House for boys, named after Judge Warren Thompson, was opened on November 26, 1979. The Howell Program began in 1984, named after Louise Baker Howell.
The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce honored Group Homes for Children for all the years of caring for children, by giving it a Marquis de Lafayette Award for community service in 1985. The prestigious Grand Marquis de Lafayette Award was presented in 1987 for 15 years of service to children of Lafayette. Group Homes for Children is very grateful to our Board Members, volunteers, and donors who all typify the helping spirit that keeps Group Homes for Children a viable organization.
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