 The Receiving Home was charged with taking temporary care of individuals under the age of 18 who had become wards of the state.Long-term housing and care, defined as anything longer than a few weeks, was provided by the agency to which the child was assigned (such as St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospital, the city youth detention center, or a foster home).Originally located on the 800 block of Potomac Avenue SE, the Receiving Home moved several times over the next two decades.