Three Rivers Youth

Three Rivers Youth preserves and unites families, combats homelessness, enhances educational opportunities and builds life skills for at risk youth.

Three Rivers Youth was founded in 1880 on a social justice platform as The Home for Colored Children, the second oldest organization to care for abused, neglected & abandoned children of color. Over time, we have ridden the tide of change & have aligned ourselves with evidence-based approaches to ensure that the least of us is not the worst-off of us. Three Rivers Youth offers a continuum of care to children, youth & adults: foster care; in home family preservation services; behavioral health; case management & employment services for individuals re-entering society after incarceration; school-based drug and alcohol diversion programs; & a range of drug and alcohol recovery services. We have evolved into an organization that provides a rich ecosystem of interventions and supports that focuses on improving health outcomes, driving the social determinants of health for vulnerable populations, and strengthening families so that they are resilient and remain intact. This year, we proudly celebrate our 145th anniversary and our own resiliency in remaining relevant, agile, and adaptive to the evolving landscape of child welfare and community-based health.

Testimonials

My mother left me with friends because she was not able to care for me. She was barely 17 years old when I was born. I had a good life when I lived with her friends. However, the authorities were notified that I was living in the home of someone that was not a family member. I was subsequently removed from the only home that I knew and moved to the Termon Avenue Home. I learned basic life skills (responsibility, accountability, household chores, managing finances, etc.) and lessons that helped to shape me into the man that I am today.