Meadowbriar Home For Girls Inc

Robin R Brown went to Meadowbriar from age 13 to 15. I would love to have any more info about Patricia Ann Jones...she ran the place
I had a brain

I was a 13,yr old young lady.I llived my year or so living at meadowbriar.my counsel was the best,Pat a black woman ran the home back then,I'm 64 yrs.old now.I graduated from Klein high school work.cant find my diploma.reaching out .I worked at wieners clothing store after I graduated,I was told no one in my family wanted me.I was okay ,I never had them since 9 yrs old,I was a happy girl.with no abuse happiness .Meadow briar was a great home to me.yes it was the 70s.I still feel great.The good memories from here to have helped me stay strong in my life.I want to say Thanks to all the staff and volunteers that were there in 1975&76 Gid Bless Y'all.I can be reached @512-757-4762,I'm hopeful I can get a copy of my diploma.

Oh my god - by a spiritual chance to find this blog to post my memories of meadow briar in 1974/5. I grew up in California and when abusive family moved to HTx, family split up, therefore I spent 6 months bc I ran away and had no parents to care for me but I was a good kid. I do remember counselors Diane and Pat brown. For all tense and purposes, life wasn’t all that bad living there. I’m so much older now, 65 (14/15 yrO then). Joann and Michelle, Debbie ball and Effie Mae were those I remembered. I was shy. It was a descent place and we did outings and helped in the community, I babysat at Bamel church on Sundays. I was never violated and attacked. It was comfortable. After meadow briar, 6 months halfway house in Montrose and married -after 5 yr divorced. As an adult, I’ve had to find my own path, rocky, challenging, all weather terrain but with a spiritual sense, I’m grateful for all experiences (neg/pos). I’m at Ldt2dig@yahoo.com if you’d like to reach out to me, be kind in love and happy!

Yes, this is the same Meadowbriar Home for Girls where I resided back in the 70's. The address above through me for a loop as I know it was located off of FM 1960 and Kuykendahl, in Spring Texas outside of Houston. I came to Meadowbriar through Debbie Webber a friend from school who also resided at Meadowbriar and helped me escape an abusive Father. I got on the bus that day and when we first pulled up and I saw the high fences and barbed wire, it scared me and I jumped off the bus and started running. I was already a run away from home. Fortunately, Debbie had called Sue Peterson and Dorothy Slatten and made them aware of my situation. They chased me down and calmed me down and took me inside the office and kept me there for several days, were two of the sweetest ladies I ever met. They allowed me to share a room with Debbie Webber who was in Attention Hall at the time, as they knew we were already friends, we didn't sleep a wink Meadowbriar saved my life, as later on my Father went on a rampage and murdered my Mother, one Brother and his Mother, (My Grandmother). I was then placed in an Orphanage called Burnett Bayland over off of Chimney Rock, I hated it there and was pegged a habitual run away. When I went to court I pleaded with the Judge to please send me back to Meadowbriar where I felt loved and safe, the Judge agreed and sent me back.
I met so many wonderful girls there, many were just driven up and dumped in the drive way. The girls to me weren't nearly as messed up as the Parents. We were just young girls trying to find our way through society, Some had been actually driven to Meadowbriar and shoved out of their Parents cars. Everyone had their own little quirks, but that also made it a special place to all who resided there. I do remember the days we sat under the trees as several of the girls played guitar and they played well !! I've been searching for over 40 years for my fellow Sisters/ friends and many of the Counselors as well. We were treated with dignity and love at Meadowbriar. It changed my life forever. I am also looking for several of the counselors from that era. Dorothy Slatten, Sue Peterson, (Counselor)Patsy Kennedy, (Counselor)Zoe Gail Childers. My Big Sister was Sandy Lowless, who I ran into years later as she was getting married in Aldine. I recall the cooks, one I believe was Ella, who has since passed away, I am still in search for Debbie Webber, and many of our Sisters. I have been contacted by several of the Meadowbriar Girls/ Ladies, Terry Campbell Taylor, Peggy Harvill, Angela Phillips Bashaw, Debbie Boone Mezzell, Karry Maready (McCowin), Peggy Widner, Carolyn Foster, Michelle Risch,
I did find Carolyn Foster and thought she had passed away, but I just found her again !!! One more Sister !!!! I was informed that Sue Peterson had passed away, which really breaks my heart as I loved that Lady for taking me under her wing when I was so scared and confused.
For years I tried to get the Houston News Paper to write a story and bring all the girls back together. I'm in the process of trying again, We need this, this is our family !!
Hi Five to all my Sister's from Meadowbriar Home for Girls.

My name is Angela (Angie) Phillips Bashaw. I was at Meadowbriar Home for Girls back in 1973-1974 when I was 13 y/o to 14 y/o. This place was a blessing to me which gave me a more stable footing to becoming a productive member of society later on as an adult. The staff there; Sue Peterson , John Fogelsby, Pat Jones, Ken....can't remember his last name, and others helped me to realize that I was smart and worth something more than the path I was going down and what it would lead me to. My turning point didn't happen over night and I had a few runs left in me before I settled down making a choice to move forward in my life. Of course there were struggles and hardship and still some more bad choices made along the way but I survived thank the good Lord and the people that saw fit to help me during my troubled times. I'm a counselor now; imagine that. My decision for being a counselor was easy as I wanted to give back and help someone out just like I was helped. I often wonder what happened to the other girls and staff that were there during the time I was. I keep all in my prayers~