▁member - states ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁but ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁regions ▁intern ation ally . ▁While ▁the ▁term ▁" orph an age " ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁typically ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁nearly ▁every ▁US ▁state ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁resident ial ▁group ▁homes ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁safe ▁place ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁be ▁supported ▁in ▁their ▁educational ▁and ▁life - sk ills ▁purs uits . ▁Hom es ▁like ▁the ▁Mil ton ▁H ers he y ▁School ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Mo ose heart ▁in ▁Illinois ▁and ▁the ▁Cross n ore ▁School ▁and ▁Children ' s ▁Home ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁continue ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁need . ▁While ▁a ▁place ▁like ▁the ▁Mil ton ▁H ers he y ▁School ▁houses ▁nearly ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁children , ▁each ▁child ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁group - home ▁environment ▁with ▁" house ▁parents " ▁who ▁often ▁live ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁that ▁home . ▁Children ▁who ▁grow ▁up ▁in ▁these ▁resident ial ▁homes ▁have ▁higher ▁rates ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college ▁gradu ation ▁than ▁those ▁who ▁spend ▁equivalent ▁numbers ▁of ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁F oster ▁Care ▁system , ▁where in ▁only ▁ 4 4 ▁to ▁ 6 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁children ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁Research ▁from ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁Early ▁Inter vention ▁Project ▁( BE IP ) ▁is ▁often ▁c ited ▁as ▁demonstr ating ▁that ▁resident ial ▁institutions ▁neg