372/Maryland Manual

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
Vacancy, Administrator
333-3873

Residential programs in Baltimore City for
youth committed by the court include the
Maryland Youth Residence Center, the Patterson
House (Girls' Group Home), and the Group Home
for Boys.

MARYLAND YOUTH RESIDENCE CENTER
Blanche Meadows, Acting Director

721 Woodbourne Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21212 433-6041

The Maryland Youth Residence Center opened
in 1972. The Center provides boys, ages 8 to 14,
with individual, group and family counseling, su-
pervision, education, recreation, and medical ser-
vices in a structured, nurturing environment.

PATTERSON HOUSE (GIRLS' GROUP HOME)
Blanche Meadows, Director

3810 West Rogers Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215 466-2361

Patterson House has been operating since 1968.
It is a community-based residential program that
offers counseling, supervision, education, recrea-
tion, and medical services for young women, ages
14 to 17.

GROUP HOME FOR BOYS
Blanch Meadows, Director

907-909 Druid Park Lake Drive
Baltimore, MD 21217 523-3430

Opened in 1972, the Group Home for Boys is a
community-based residential program to prepare
young men, ages 15 to 18, for independent living.

YOUTH CENTERS
Vacancy, Superintendent

Headquarters
326-328 Queen City Drive
Cumberland, MD 21501-1400 777-2163

The Department of Juvenile Services operates
five Youth Centers in Western Maryland. Youth
Centers serve older boys who are committed by
various State courts and jurisdictions or who are
transferred from the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School
(Chapter 370, Acts of 1955). Boys selected for
transfer must be at least 15 and 1/2 years of age, in
good physical health, and interested in an active
outdoor work and living experience.
The present names for the first five Youth
Centers (formerly known as Boys Forestry
Camps) were approved by the Board of Public
Works on September 20, 1977. The Centers are

combined into a single administrative unit
with one budget and one central business
management unit located in Cumberland (Code
1957, Art. 83C, sec. 2-117).

BACKBONE MOUNTAINTOUTH CENTER
Nancy Seifert, Supervisor

Route 1
Swanton, MD 21562 359-9190

In 1964, the General Assembly appropriated
funds to establish a permanent center at Backbone
Mountain in Garrett County with facilities for thir-
ty-five boys (Chapter 159, Acts of 1964). Backbone
Mountain Youth Center opened in 1966.

GREEN RIDGE YOUTH CENTER
Robert L. McElvie, Jr., Supervisor
Flintstone, MD 21530 478-2930

In May 1955, Green Ridge Youth Center was
established in Allegany County. Originally, the Cen-
ter was operated by the State Department of Public
Welfare in cooperation with the State Department
of Forests and Parks. The Center accommodates
thirty-five boys.

MAPLE RUN TOUTH CENTER
Vacancy, Supervisor
Flintstone, MD 21530 478-2511

The 1965 General Assembly appropriated funds
to establish a permanent center at Maple Run in the
Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany County (Chap-
ter 743, Acts of 1965). The Center opened in 1967
with facilities for thirty-five boys.

MEADOW MOUNTAIN TOUTH CENTER
R. David Shocmake, Supervisor

Route 2
PO. Box 75
Granrsville, MD 21535 895-5669

Meadow Mountain Youth Center opened in Oc-
tober 1984 in Garrett County. With facilities for
thirty boys, the Center provides treatment for
youth who suffer from alcohol or substance abuse.

SAVAGE MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER
Boyd D. Hoyle, Supervisor
Lonaconing, MD 21539 463-2244

The success of the first youth center at Green
Ridge prompted the General Assembly to ap-
propriate funds for additional facilities in 1956
(Chapter 98, Acts of 1956). Savage Mountain
Youth Center opened in 1957 and now accom-
modates thirty-five boys.