In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, Lifeline Youth and Family Services, Inc. opened its brand-new state-of-the-art residential campus in September. Pierceton Woods Academy is located at 27 Pequignot Drive in Pierceton, Indiana, just north of the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Road 13. With 34,000 square feet under roof, the $6.5 million facility can house up to 60 youth at a time. The new 60-acre campus comprises a secured residential component, group homes, an alternative school, and recreational facilities.
Lifeline provides a continuum of prevention, intervention, and aftercare services for kids and families who are at risk for abuse, neglect or delinquency. Through programs like home-based family preservation, responsible thinking classes in the public schools, alternative education, residential child care, and independent living services, Lifeline is fulfilling its mission of “changing hearts and bringing hope to a generation at risk.” Pierceton Woods Academy will serve youth who were removed from their homes, either because of poor choices they’ve made or for their own safety and protection from an unhealthy family environment.
The new campus will allow Lifeline to work with an increased number of youth, as well as youth who have more difficult issues. For example, the new group homes feature smaller wings so that young people can be housed based age, issues, and needs. Lifeline’s residential programs were previously housed in converted farmhouses such as Blacklake Lodge in Columbia City, Indiana.
For more information about Lifeline contact Jennifer Sholund at (260) 615-9328 or jsholund@lifelineyouth.org.
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