Did you know that our Krause Youth Center is named in honor of Alma Krause who dedicated her life to making life better for children.  Alma worked at the Youth Development Center for 19 years and after her retirement she volunteered at our boys group home and then at the Krause Youth Shelter  up until just a couple of months before her passing in July of 2004.  Mrs. Krause was named First Lady of New Castle in 1969 and received the WQED Award of excellence in 1970 for her work with young people.

Today the program that carries her name, the Krause Youth Center is the only residential option for youth, ages 10 – 18, in our community.  As a shelter and residential program, Krause houses youth who have been removed from their home due to abuse, neglect or out of control behaviors.  Krause offers counseling, social and life skills training and drug and alcohol programming based on individual service plans.  Some youth in this program may also receive Aggression Replacement Training.  When children are removed from their homes, they make more sustainable changes when able to remain in their local community and maintain attachments.  Krause is a local resource helping local kids find success.