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Our mission is to provide short or long term care and guidance to girls, ages four through twenty-one, who cannot live with their families.
Miller Home seeks to provide these services within a supportive, non-institutional environment, which encourages each girl to grow and develop to her highest potential. It is the goal of Miller Home to assist its residents in becoming responsible productive citizens.
Miller Home is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services and is a private non-profit group home. We do not accept federal, state or local money and our choice to remain a private home allows us to serve children whose families are without the resources to pay for group home care. We consider each situation separately and use a sliding scale to determine the amount of family support.
Samuel Miller, Founder (1792-1869)
The Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum
Our History
Miller Home was founded in 1875 by a local businessman, Samuel Miller. Samuel Miller (1792-1869) rose from poverty and earned his wealth as a tobacconist, merchant, and railroad investor. In his will, Samuel Miller donated land and an endowment fund for the care and support of young women in the Lynchburg community. Since opening its doors in 1875, Miller Home has cared for more than 1000 girls.
When first established, the Miller Home was known as the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum. At that time the home could care for approximately 100 girls at a time and it was located in a four story building on a working farm.
Today, Miller Home is still located in Lynchburg, and continues Samuel Miller's intention of providing care and support for young women in the community. Miller Home still sits on five original acres of the land left by Samuel Miller and serves a smaller population of young women coming from Lynchburg and across the state of Virginia. Miller Home serves a diverse population and believes that the differences each girl brings is what makes the Miller Home a special place to call home.