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* {{Subverted}} in ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland:'' Grace Field House seems to be this, with thirty-eight happy children and a loving caretaker whom they all call "Mom." However, the FirstEpisodeSpoiler reveals that the facility is actually [[PeopleFarms a human farm]], and all the kids who get "adopted" are actually [[FedToTheBeast eaten by demons]].

* The orphanage in ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'' where Lewis and Goob grow up appears to be one of these, complete with kindly matron Mildred Duffy. Interestingly, the {{DVD commentary}} says that Mildred is careful to not coddle the children ''too'' much, since they need to be able to leave when adopted without emotional hang-ups. The biggest problem at Lewis's orphanage is, well, [[ReluctantMadScientist Lewis himself]], though he [[CharacterDevelopment gets better]].

* In ''Disney/TheRescuers'', what little we see of Morningside Orphanage where Penny lives seems to be this. The children are well clothed, have toys and other belongings, and are given cookies with their meals. Also, after Penny is kidnapped, the MessageInABottle she sends is addressed to the orphanage (although the mice find it first), indicating that she trusts the staff to come to her rescue.

* In ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool,'' several characters (Disney/{{Aladdin}}, [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Flynn]], Disney/PeterPan) live at the Good Home for Lost Boys, run by [[Disney/MeetTheRobinsons Cornelius and Franny Robinson]]. It hasn't been seen on-page yet, but they're dishing out money for their kids to attend a fancy private school, so it's clearly a nice place.

* Tohma from Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce was sent to one of these after his hometown was destroyed. He would have gone on to be HappilyAdopted if the plot hadn't come along.

* Tohma from Anime/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce was sent to one of these after his hometown was destroyed. He would have gone on to be HappilyAdopted if the plot hadn't come along.

* In the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot of Franchise/{{Batman}}, the ultimate [[Comicbook/NightOfTheOwls Talon]] [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne's self claimed ''brother'' Thomas Wayne Junior]] was seriously injured in his youth and sent to a prominent children's hospital [[spoiler:by his parents Thomas and Martha Wayne]] to recover in secret. Thanks to the Waynes' funding, the hospital fit this trope. Sadly, when they were killed the funding dried up and the hospital became an OrphanageOfFear. Talon wants revenge on Bruce [[spoiler:for their parents' deaths which lead directly to his life becoming a living hell.]] At least, [[UnreliableNarrator that's his story]], Batman points out several flaws in it, but never learns the truth either way.

* In the''Girls Of The Good Day Orphanage'' series, the eponymous orphanage is one of these. They do have to deal with a stingy financial manager who tut-tuts at what he sees as "frivolities" (things like good food and toys), but the women who are actually in charge of caring for the girls are basically surrogate parents to them.

* When ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy finally learns her what her past was prior to being rescued by ComicBook/WonderWoman and raised on Themyscira in ''ComicBook/WhoIsDonnaTroy'' she finds out she was placed in an orphanage as an infant by her terminally ill birth mother, and the kind elderly matron who ran the place is able to recognize Donna on sight even though she hasn't seen her since she was a baby.

* In the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot of Franchise/{{Batman}}, the ultimate [[Comicbook/NightOfTheOwls Talon]] [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne's ''brother'' Thomas Wayne Junior]] was seriously injured in his youth and sent to a prominent children's hospital [[spoiler:by his parents Thomas and Martha Wayne]] to recover in secret. Thanks to the Waynes' funding, the hospital fit this trope. Sadly, when they were killed the funding dried up and the hospital became an OrphanageOfFear. Talon wants revenge on Bruce [[spoiler:for their parents' deaths which lead directly to his life becoming a living hell.]] At least, [[UnreliableNarrator that's his story]], Batman points out several flaws in it, but never learns the truth either way.

* [[spoiler:Kabuto]] of ''{{Naruto}}'' ended up in one after his original home was destroyed in a war and he lost his memory. While by no means perfect, the children and one of the caretakers accepted him as family. Even years since last seeing them, [[spoiler:his fellow orphans think of him as a brother]]. Also offers a much grimmer example of protecting it from closure: [[spoiler: while still a child, Kabuto became a spy for Konoha to prevent Danzo shutting off the aid]].

* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' - Wolfwood grew up in one of these... which is ironic since it is a TykeBomb group, in the anime, at least. The manga plays it much straighter, as the TykeBomb organization is an entirely separate entity.

* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' - Wolfwood grew up in one of these... which is ironic since it is a TykeBomb group.

* ''Franchise/{{Tsukipro}}'''s Issei and Ichiru grew up on one of these, more or less. The people there were kind, and took the kids on picnics with octopus hot dogs, that they nicknamed "tako-tako-kun". When the twins star in a play after moving to Tokyo and becoming idols, the caretakers from the orphanage come to see their play, and are happy for them.

* In ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'', Earl's Pokémon Academy doubles as this. As the place was low on funds and falling apart, Crystal decided to work for Professor Oak to pay for everything the kids needed. [[spoiler: Her selfless attitude inspires Emerald to become a Pokedex Holder.]]

* In ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool,'' several characters (Disney/{{Aladdin}}, [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Flynn]], Disney/PeterPan) live at the Goob Home for Lost Boys, run by [[MeetTheRobinsons Cornelius and Franny Robinson]]. It hasn't been seen on-page yet, but they're dishing out money for their kids to attend a fancy private school, so it's clearly a nice place.

* The Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium from ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' is as close as it gets to this trope, operating in a CrapsackWorld on a shoestring budget. All of Leela's memories of the place are good (save for the teasing about her eye), the director genuinely cares about the kids and he generally works hard on making them happy and finding them new parents.
** Of course, this being Futurama, it's more of a HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood that Leela has fond memories of in a manner similar to Phoebe (and some other folks) in ''Series/{{Friends}},'' complete with much of the humor coming from her ''talking'' of it as if it were great fun. For ''one'' example of what it's really like, they didn't have any books... because they ate them to avoid starvation since they didn't have any food. Leela also remembers genuinely fondly of how the warden used to tell her "You're worthless and no one will ever love you!"

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "The Big Candy Store" features an orphanage lovingly run by a sweet Irish nun. The mean candy store owner Mr. Flaxseed's refusal to donate candy to the kids for Easter sets him up for karmic retribution from the Warner siblings – and when the Irish nun and her fellow sisters see him mistreating the Warners, they unleash some serious MamaBear payback of their own.

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* ''Series/MillionYenWomen'' deconstructs the idea from the orphan's point of view. [[spoiler:Midori]] was abandonned by her parents at a young age. She ended up in an orphanage run by a couple who made it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" by their wards and asked them to treat each other as siblings. Possibly due to her history, [[spoiler:Midori]] never liked the setup, considers it to have been an abnormal upbringing and wanred to get out as fast as she could. The only other orphan she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who was asked to show her around upon her arrival.

* In the sixth chapter of the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic "Legend of Royal Blue and La Sylphide," it is revealed that, before going to live with his grandfather, Gabriel spent three years in one of these called Schaeffer's Home for Children[[note]]"Le Foyer de Schaeffer pour Enfants" in French[[/note]]. [[FamilyBusiness Run by the same family for generations]], Nicole the ApronMatron devotedly cares for the kids and raised her own son alongside them without any signs of favoritism. The otherwise antisocial Gabriel is so fond of the place that he comes to Nicole's birthday party every year, and is ''furious'' when the MonsterOfTheWeek dares to attack it.

* Downplayed in Steve Berry's ''TheThirdSecret''. The Romanian orphanage is... a Romanian orphanage. But the nuns and priest who run it are very kind. There just isn't enough money. Fr. Tibor's holding the place together with Scotch tape and rosary beads [[spoiler: before he's murdered. But Fr. Colin is inspired to make the orphanage his life's mission, and he's bringing his considerable personal fortune with him.]]
* In ''[[{{Sharpe}} Sharpe's Prey]]'', the orphanage at which Astrid works is this. Sharpe, who grew up in an OrphanageOfFear, takes a while to actually understand the concept.

* The orphanage in ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'' where Lewis and Goob grow up appears to be one of these, complete with kindly matron Mildred. Interestingly, the DVD commentary says that Mildred is careful to not coddle the children ''too'' much, since they need to be able to leave when adopted without emotional hang-ups. The biggest problem at Lewis's orphanage is, well, [[ReluctantMadScientist Lewis himself]], though he [[CharacterDevelopment gets better]].

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': The orphanage in which Voldemort grew up is more or less described as a pleasant, if gloomy, place to be raised ([[FridgeBrilliance and it doesn't help that this was during the Depression]]) -- Tom Riddle himself was the problem.