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11/04/2001 - CEC Opens Three Facilities

Washington, Nov 4 -

CEC Opens Three Facilities

ROSELAND, NJ (November 4, 2001)--Community Education Centers marked the official opening of three new facilities within a three-day period, November 3-5, 2001. Lipman Hall in New Jersey, Coleman Hall in Philadelphia and Liberty Hall in Indianapolis, all admitted their first residents and joined the growing family of CEC facilities in ten states.

"The simultaneous opening of these three facilities is a tribute to our capable and dedicated staff at Community Education Centers," according to company president, John Clancy. "The completion of this tremendous undertaking in three states was possible only because of the hard work of individuals both at the corporate level and at the individual facilities."

The Wynona M. Lipman Education and Training Center, known as Lipman Hall, is a state-of-the-art residential treatment center and on-site school for children, located on an urban campus in Newark, New Jersey. The facility will serve up to 216 adolescent males with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Lipman Hall will admit both adjudicated and non-adjudicated youth, whether classified or not, who are referred through state and local child welfare agencies, mental health agencies and juvenile justice systems.

Coleman Hall is a 300-bed residential treatment and work release facility, located in Philadelphia. Coleman Hall residents are referred to the facility by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. In addition to work release programs, Coleman Hall will focus its efforts on Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Life-Skills, Employment and Community Reintegration.

Liberty Hall, located in Indianapolis is a 250-bed facility that provides treatment services for Technical Rule Violators who are referred to the program by Community Correction agencies and Probation Departments throughout the State of Indiana. Liberty Hall is the first Technical Rule Violations Center to be established in the State of Indiana. The residential programs at the facility focus on Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Life-Skills, Employment Skills and Community Reintegration.