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We've
designed this site to let the community at large - our
supporters, sponsors, potential volunteers and those
interested in staff positions - know about Kent Youth's long
history of helping Maryland teenagers improve their lives.
We
want to tell you who we are and what we do. And we want to
ensure that Kent Youth, Inc. is not confused with other fine
agencies whose names are similar.
Kent
Youth, Inc. serves teen-aged boys from Maryland who have
been referred to the facility under the auspices and
licensing authority of Maryland’s Department of Juvenile
Services, and has been doing so since 1971.
We
offer a safe and constructive residence with a structured
environment for our clients while they attend local public
schools. Our staff and consultants teach life skills,
provide counseling on anger management and, if necessary,
alcohol/drug abuse. We arrange proper health care, and work
with public school counselors, open the doors to additional
positive educational and recreational experiences, and help
our kids get through some tough times using common sense and
compassion.
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Kent
Youth maintains a residential home for ten boys, between the
ages of 14 and 17, in a facility in Chestertown on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. We also conduct non-residential
outreach counseling services for a larger number of Eastern
Shore students and families.
What's
extremely important in working with our young men is that
programs and care plans are tailored to the individual needs
of each resident. There's no one-size-fits-all procedure.
The progress of each resident is monitored in consultation
with State Juvenile Services counselors.
Most
of our residents stay with us for a period of between six
and nine months. They progress through a system of
increasing responsibilities and rewards until they graduate.
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Our
goal is for all our residents to become productive,
educated and goal-oriented young citizens.
The
success of Kent Youth, Inc. for these past three decades is
the result of the dedication of the many staff and
volunteers who have been part of the effort. While there is
financial assistance from the Department of Juvenile
Services, based on the number of young men being served, we
could not keep the doors open if it weren't for the help of
community members providing financial support, teaching
expertise, recreational opportunities, equipment and
supplies, and so many other volunteer efforts.
It
takes all of us to make the program a success and we are
fortunate to have a hard-working staff and a dedicated Board
of Directors. We need your help too. Please contact us if
you would like to make a difference in the lives of young
people who are confronted with difficult times and life
choices. If you have a talent, skill or interest to share
with a teenager, let us know. We're ready to find a place
for you in the Kent Youth family.
Sincerely,
Earl
Runde
President of the Board of Directors |
