Special Education Residential Program

Community Service Foundation, in conjunction with Buxmont Academy, offers special education residential services for socially and emotionally disturbed students in grades 7–12.

We have 16 homes in Bucks and Montgomery counties, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, each of which provides a family environment for either six boys or six girls. Young people residing in those homes also attend one of our eight special education–licensed schools.

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

The residential program offers referring school districts:

  • Reasonable cost
  • A quick and simple referral process
  • A commitment to return students home as soon as possible
  • Optional attendance at one of our schools when student returns home
  • 45-day emergency placements when needed

What’s different about us:

  • Three decades of expertise and success with the toughest kids from both urban and rural settings.
  • Young people thrive, making real, lasting changes that turn their lives around.
  • We hold young people accountable for behavior and support them at the same time.
  • We have a rapid admissions process. Students 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 and employment opportunities
  • Daily group sessions, weekly house meetings and regular counseling circles
  • Thoroughly trained houseparents with 24-hour support and professional supervision
  • Highly qualified counselors and caseworkers
  • Liaison with psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals
  • Frequent family counseling sessions and reunification support
  • Transportation services

We accept youths who:

  • Have mental health or substance abuse issues
  • Exhibit aggressive, impulsive or ungovernable behavior
  • Have family problems or have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse
  • Resist or refuse school attendance
  • Are pregnant
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