House parents - Ryan and Monica Maris

Ryan Maris - Bachelor of Arts in Business, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR.

Monica Maris - Bachelors of Social Work, Northeastern State University, Talequah, OK; Masters of Social Work, University of Oklahoma.

The Maris family serves as house parents at Saunders House. They bring experience to this work as house parents at Children's Home of Paragould, AR.

At Saunders, the Maris family has a group of boys in their care, and tend to the horses. Young men at Saunders can participate in Westview’s pig program. For more information on these programs, see Livestock programs.  

Ryan and Monica have one child of their own and one on the way.

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