Clocktower. Mooseheart, Illinois


Mooseheart. Located between Batavia and North Aurora, Illinois, Mooseheart is a self contained community established by the Loyal Order of Moose for the care of orphaned children or others in need. Mooseheart, the famed Moose "Child City," is a home and school founded in 1913 by the Loyal Order of Moose for the children of Moose member families in need and as of 1994, for all qualifying children in need. Mooseheart is a complete community for young people, situated on 1,000 acres of prime Illinois farmland in the Fox River Valley, about 38 miles west of Chicago. Mooseheart has its own homes, schools, cathedral, farm, health center, post office and utilities. Families whose young people come to Mooseheart are generally charged nothing, but the "entrance fee" is nonetheless extremely high: many youngsters at the Child City reside at Mooseheart because they have lost one or both of their parents. In many other cases, their parents have separated or divorced, or there has been severe financial need, or other problems causing family instability. Over 11,000 children have resided at Mooseheart for such reasons since its founding.


Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Mooseheart, IL 60539
Photo credit: © PanoramaSv / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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