Centralia Group Home & Residential
Group Home
The Centralia Group Home serves young women ages 15.5 – 17.5. Our care is focused on mental health treatment and the stabilization of these young women, emphasizing preparation for adult living.
Our programming centers around self-care and home maintenance, employment readiness, and advanced education.
Who is Eligible?
Young women ages 15.5 – 17.5 who have been referred by DCFS.
Residential
The Centralia Residential program serves young women ages 15-17.5 who have moderate to severe emotional and behavioral disorders. The emphasis of treatment is always to assist these young women in transitioning into a lower level of care such as returning to their biological home, a relative’s home, a foster home, group home, or a transitional living program.
We aid youth in developing social skills, building trust, and forming relationships to both support them in returning to a family setting and preparing them for adulthood. Our team helps them achieve self-sufficiency, educational goals, and financial stability.
Who is Eligible?
Young women ages 15-17.5 who have moderate to severe emotional and behavioral disorders.
Activites
we offer
We provide a space for youth to have fun and connect with others, empowering them to be their true, authentic selves.
Daily activities include:
- Celebrating holidays, birthdays, or special occasions
- Attending a physical fitness group or playing sports
- Joining a music group or spending time in the studio
- Creating something from scratch — a painting, a loaf of bread, a wooden bird house
- Getting lost in a book from the library
- Participating in the Youth Council on campus
- Planting some new seeds with the gardening group
- Working in our campus job program to gain transferrable skills
- Meeting up with a group to discuss self-care, excel your social skills, or other important life topics
- Playing games or puzzles with your peers
Off campus activities include:
- Roller skating at the local rink
- Attending a movie, play, or go bowling
- Eating a turkey leg at the Renaissance Fair
- Catching a baseball game
- Enjoying the outdoors camping, swimming, and picking apples at an orchard
- Playing laser tag
- Shopping at the mall
- Playing games at carnivals and fairs
- Spending the day at an amusement park
Our Team
Stephanie Bowdler, MA
Director of Programs,
Joined 2007
I continue in this field as we have the privilege of seeing lives changed. In, residential every day is a different day and it keeps us on our toes. We have the opportunity to help youth grow and hopefully become a better version of themselves.
what our staff says
“The people who work here really care about these kids. It’s like a family.”
Address
1400 E. McCord St.
Centralia, IL 62801
Phone
618-532-4311
Business Hours
Weekdays - 9AM to 5PM