It shall be the goals of Kent Youth, Inc. to provide a residential facility and outreach services for teen-aged boys and their families from the communities of Maryland in order that they may learn to make better life decisions.  And further, to deliver these services by developing unique programs for each youth to facilitate growth toward responsible, self-sufficient adulthood and reintegration into the community. As a primary care agency for the Department of Juvenile Services, Kent Youth, Inc. fully recognizes and adopts into its goals and objectives the mission of the Department of Juvenile Services - To provide a variety of programs and services that reflect the most creative, effective, and efficient us of resources at the least restrictive level of care consistent with public safety.

For those youth who require more intensive and restrictive services, Kent Youth, Inc. has been offering residential treatment through a 10 bed group home located in Chestertown, Maryland since 1971.

Serving 14 to 17 year old males referred by the Department of Juvenile Services, the home is an alternative between supervised and institutional placement and serves as a cost effective resource in preventing out-of-state-placement. It lives up to the label "community based facility" by utilizing services available in the community such as public schools, individual and family counseling, drug/alcohol education and treatment, mental health services, and medical facilities and programs.

Services provided in the group home include individual, group, and family counseling, educational support, pro-social and life skills, anger management, crisis intervention, Drug/alcohol awareness, and recreational activities.  Residents also participate in community volunteer activities for local towns and organizations.