Ministries Missions and Outreach Mars Home for Youth
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Mars Home for Youth exists for the emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of children and families in crisis. Mars Home for Youth was founded in 1878 as the United Presbyterian Orphan's Home when members of the Fourth United Presbyterian Church of Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh's North Side) accepted the challenge to care for several orphaned children. In 1929, the ministry moved to its present l ocation on 140 acres in southwest Butler County, Pennsylvania. In the 1950s, it was renamed the United Presbyterian Home for Children as its emphasis began to change from caring for orphans to caring for children from broken homes. During the 1970s the mission of the home shifted to focus on serving the special needs of troubled and abused children and youth.
Mars Home for Youth www.marshomeforyouth.org
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