DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
24 hour emergency

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• In Home Services
• Adoption Services
• Supervised Independent Living
• Intensive Foster Care
• Diagnostic Foster Care//Emergency Shelter Car
• Therapeutic Foster Care
• Specialized Foster Care

AREA(S) SERVED

Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

• Delinquent and dependent young people
• Adoption - any biological parent(s) considering adoption and their infant

FEE:

Program specific

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Call the Bair Foundation

CONTACT POSITION:

Receptionist

AFFILIATION:

DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Friday (office) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Facility open 24 hours/day

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Adoption - provides all aspects of adoption services for adoptive couples, birth parents, adoptees, special needs infants, national and international
• Child/Welfare - Residential Services for girls 12 -17. Emergency shelter for all children 0 - 18
• Counseling - Family Based Mental Health Services
• Day Care - for children ages 0 - 12
• Education - Family life Education, Nurturing Program
• Foster Care - for children awaiting adoption
• In Home Services - Intensive Supervision for court ordered juvenile delinquents
• Neighborhood Intervention Services

AREA(S) SERVED

• Mercer County and contiguous counties
• International Adoptions

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

Depends on program; generally no restrictions

FEE: Depends on program

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Specific to program; self referrals accepted through: CASSP, Children & Youth, Juvenile Probation, and direct to Agency

CONTACT POSITION:

• Executive Director
• Program Director
• Child Care Director

AFFILIATION:

• Department of Public Welfare - 6 licenses
• PA Council of Children's Services
• National Association of Homes for Children
• Bureau of Charitable Organizations

DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Sunday
24 hours a day

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Community Based - Intensive intervention services to youths and families
• In-Home program
• Intensive In-Home Case Management
• Western PA Adolescent Center
• Independent Living Program
• Foster Care

AREA(S) SERVED

Western Pennsylvania

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

Adjudicated dependent or delinquent youth; court order

FEE:

Depends on program

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Referrals are received from Children and Youth/Juvenile Probation

CONTACT POSITION:

Executive Director

AFFILIATION:

DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Sunday
24 hours a day

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Residential Treatment for males ages 10 - 18
• Regular open setting residential treatment
• Special Needs - Psychiatric
• Diagnostic - 90 day
• Group Home Treatments

AREA(S) SERVED

Statewide, Multistate, National, International

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

Court Order; Private Referrals, boys ages 10 - 18

FEE:

Per Diem Rate

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Referrals are received from Juvenile Court and Children and Youth

CONTACT POSITION:

Admissions Office

AFFILIATION:

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Mercer County Juvenile Advisory Council, Inc.

PO Box 1084

3206 Lamor Rd.

Hermitage, PA 16148

TELEPHONE (724) 962-0363
FAX (724) 962-5668

DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Child Avocacy--Provides community volunteers to abused and
  neglected children in the court system
• Organizes in-service training programs for human service professionals
• Provides Community Awareness activities for residents
• Advocates for adequate services for children

AREA(S) SERVED:

Mercer County

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

• Court order (CASA Program)
• Any interested person can attend training sessions and community awareness activitiesTo become a CASA volunteer, one must go through screening and training and
  have a desire to help children

FEE: No fee for CASA Program

Minimal fee for Training programs and Community Awareness activities

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Referral to CASA program by Judge and/or Attorney. Call the office for any information

CONTACT POSITION:

Community Specialist

AFFILIATION:

National Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA)

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Mercer County Juvenile Probation Department

Mercer County Court of Common Pleas - Juvenile Section

120 Strawberry Street

Mercer, PA 16137

TELEPHONE (724) 662-3800 Ext. 2500
FAX (724) 662-4105

DAY/HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Intake 24 hours/day

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Intake on alleged delinquent juveniles defined as children age 10-17 charged with violation of PA Crimes Code excluding summary offenses
• Shelter care or secure detention of juveniles
• Investigation and reports to Court
• Treatment, supervision, and rehabilitation as Ordered by the Court.

AREA(S) SERVED

Mercer County

ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES:

Children charged under the Juvenile Act of PA with having committed a crime excluding summary offenses.

FEE:

None

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES:

Call Intake Officer (Police departments conduct initial investigation of criminal offenses)

CONTACT POSITION:

Intake Officer

AFFILIATION:

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