New Life Family & Youth Services

New Life’s Mission as a Christian organization is to provide residential, educational and community based services for troubled youth & families

Founded in 1953 by former state trooper and Presidential body guard, Walter Haman, New Life Youth & Family Services provides multi-faceted services to troubled youth and their families. Haman’s vision was to create an environment of hope and ’new life’ for troubled youth.

The highly trained staff at New Life offer specialized educational, counseling, social service and mental health programs designed to recognize the unique qualities of each child. They strive to develop relationships that model compassion, fairness, personal responsibility and dignity.

The main campus is located 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia in rural Schwenksville, Pennsylvania; however, New Life’s educational and community based programs also serve troubled youth and families at their locations in West Chester and Quakertown. The organization provides treatment in a variety of settings, across a wide range of programs including residential, independent living, alternative education, truancy prevention, visitation and in-home family services.

Historically, New Life Youth & Family Services has only served adolescent males in their residential program. In keeping with its vision of “Changing Lives…Strengthening Families”, they made the decision to expand their services to meet the growing need for a quality residential treatment program for adolescent girls.

According to some statistics, girls presently make up nearly 30% of all juvenile arrests in the United States. With the October 2009 opening of their new residential facility, Brett’s Place, as many as 14 girls reside in this new self-contained facility which includes classrooms, counseling offices, bedrooms, kitchen and recreational facilities.

With almost 60 years of experience serving youth, New Life’s goal is to provide troubled youth with the skills and support they need to be successful and productive members of society.

To learn more, please feel free to contact 610-287-7884 ext 1770 or visit them on the web at: www.nlyfs.org