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Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters Pre-Adolescent Treatment Home Service (PATHS)
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Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters
Operating since 1973, the Valley Youth House - Lehigh Valley is a twelve-bed facility for runaway, throwaway, homeless, troubled, abused, and neglected boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 17. Youth may enter the Shelter and receive counseling and other Shelter services at any time during the day or night. While protecting children from the dangers of the street, counselors attempt to resolve the crisis that precipitated the runaway incident and obtain long term living situations for youth. The Shelter is located at 539 Eighth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18018. Contact Director Lorrie Reddy at 610-691-1200 or Click here to send an email to the Bethlehem Shelter.
Valley Youth House Shelter - Bucks County was opened in Warminster, Bucks County in March of 2002 to serve Bucks County youth, aged 6-18, referred through Bucks County Children and Youth Services. The Shelter also serves runaway and homeless youth ages 12-17. The 12-bed shelter provides the unique capacity to serve child and adolescent sibling groups while working toward family reunification or longer term residential care. Youth travel to their home schools or attend an in house educational program. The Shelter is located at 800 N. York Road, Bldg. 22, Warminster, Pennsylvania, 18974. Contact Director Chuck Sipe at 215-442-9760 or Click here to send an email to the Bucks Co. Shelter.
A Street Outreach Program was initiated in 1999 as a branch of the Lehigh Valley Shelter services. In a fully equipped van, two full-time and two part-time staff travel a daily route to sites in the community where youth living on the streets or in inappropriate settings can be reached. Services include counseling, referrals (including Shelter services) drop in sites, first aid, clothing, and meals as needed. The Street Outreach Program office is located at 539 Eighth Avenue in Bethlehem. Contact Director Lorrie Reddy at 610-691-1200 or Click here to send an email to the Bethlehem Shelter.
Independent Living Programs (To Top)
The Independent Living Programs, one of the
first in the state, consists of the Adolescents Achieving Independence (AAI),
the Realistic Environment for Adolescent Living Program (REAL), and three
Supportive Housing Programs, one in the Lehigh Valley, one in Philadelphia, and
one in Montgomery County. Staff in all three programs provide assistance to
adolescents ages 16 to
Pre-Adolescent Treatment Home Service (PATHS) (To Top)
PATHS is a community-based residential program for boys between the ages of 7-12 who have been taken out of the home because of behavioral difficulties. The program provides treatment that focuses on changing behaviors and developing healthier coping mechanisms to ensure a safe return to a family setting. The PATHS program is located at 1185 Mosser Road, Breinigsville, PA. Contact PATHS Director Lorrie Reddy at 610-706-0799 or lniering@valleyyouthhouse.org.
Bucks County Group Home (To Top)
The
Bucks County Group Home is licensed by the Department of Public Welfare and
certified by the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The
community-based group home serves 13-18 year old males who are in need of a
structured therapeutic setting but who do not require a more acute treatment
environment such as inpatient hospitalization. The
group home program is designed for youth experiencing emotional and/or
behavioral difficulties. The
facility is located at 800 N. York Road – Building 28, Warminster, PA.
Contact Chuck
Sipe, Director, at (215) 443-2520 for information or: Vyhbucks.grouphome@verizon.net
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Residential Division
20 in the areas of education, employment, residential planning and attainment,
life skills, and interpersonal skills.