Residential Program

Since 1977 the Community Service Foundation (CSF) has been helping troubled youth referred by juvenile courts, children and youth agencies, drug and alcohol commissions, and school districts in eastern Pennsylvania. Our residential program for dependent or delinquent youth aged 12–18 combines a highly-structured, community-based group home setting with enrollment in our day treatment/alternative school program. The combination creates a 24-hour intensive treatment setting.

For more information or to refer a student, please contact Rev Rhodes at (215) 348-2087.

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Our residential program offers:

  • 16 DPW-approved group homes for 6 boys or 6 girls, in Bucks and Montgomery counties, all within reasonable busing distance of our school/day treatment sites

We accept youths who:

  • Have mental health or self-esteem issues
  • Exhibit aggressive, impulsive or ungovernable behavior
  • Abuse drugs or alcohol
  • Are chronic truants or runaways
  • Have family problems or have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse
  • Are transitioning from shelters, youth detention settings or other placements
  • Are pregnant

What’s different about us:

  • Young people thrive, making real, lasting changes that turn their lives around.
  • We hold young people accountable for their behavior and support them at the same time.
  • We have a rapid admissions process. Youths can start within a few days of referral.
  • We have a consistent, unifying philosophy and treatment approach in all our programs.

Our residential program provides:

  • Practical family experience that youths can bring back to their home setting
  • Structured time before and after school and on weekends
  • A daily regimen of chores, including cooking and cleaning
  • Recreational activities
  • Employment, community service and other restitution repayment opportunities
  • Daily group sessions, weekly house meetings and regular counseling circles to:
    • Examine current issues and problem solve
    • Reinforce social skills and appropriate behavior
  • Thoroughly trained houseparents with 24-hour support and professional supervision
  • Highly qualified counselors and caseworkers who:
    • Oversee all youths’ concerns
    • Streamline communication with referral sources
  • Frequent family counseling sessions and reunification support
  • Transportation services
  • Good communication between our houseparents, counselors and caseworkers and the client’s parents, probation officer, C&Y caseworker and therapist
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