MacDonell United Methodist Children's Services, Inc. 8326 Main St.  •  Houma, La. 70363  •  (985) 868-8362
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History

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

MacDonell was founded as a French Mission in 1919 by Miss Ella K. Hooper and Mrs. Laura White, deaconesses of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  The mission was primarily a school for girls as Miss Hooper realized the need for their education in the Houma area, which was then a rural fishing village.

Circa 1952, MacDonell became a home serving children, who for various reasons, need to live away from their homes.  Since that time, it has evolved into a therapeutic residential facility for school aged children.

MacDonell United Methodist Children's Services
Serving Children Since 1919