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County says Milwaukee County Center for Youth SRC on track for fall occupancy; staff detail current secure commitments and aftercare
Summary
CYFS updated the committee on secure residential care: a 32‑bed Milwaukee County Center for Youth is under renovation with owner occupancy targeted for Oct. 31 and service in Q1 2026. Officials reported about 20 youths committed to juvenile corrections so far in 2025 and 27 youth in county‑supervised aftercare.
Kelly Pethke, administrator for Children, Youth and Family Services, presented the committee with a quarterly update on Milwaukee County's secure residential care center (SRC), which the department is calling the Milwaukee County Center for Youth.
Pethke said the Center is a 32‑bed secure facility built by renovating and expanding Bellard Phillips Youth Detention Center; four beds are allocated for girls but may be used for boys if not needed. She told the committee the county is scheduled to take owner occupancy around Oct. 31, 2025, and expect to begin serving youth in the first quarter of 2026. A program manager for the Center has been hired and is working with detention and…
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