Week 1: Affirmation Books

Our first Saturday was great, we owe a debt of gratitude to Merry Goldberg for establishing a bond and sense of trust with the young ladies at Waxter. Some of the girls remember us from last year. I believe that each one of us has the capacity to do great things, but we must begin it! I invite you to join us again this Saturday, March 12, 2005 from 9:00 til 12 noon.

THOMAS J. S. WAXTER CHILDREN'S CENTER[YOUNG WOMEN'S FACILITY OF MARYLAND AT WAXTER]375 Red Clay Road, SWLaurel, MD 20724 - 9786
The Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center started in November 1963. Then, it was called the Southern Maryland Children's Center (Chapter 38, Acts of 1962). The Center was renamed in 1963 to honor Thomas J. S. Waxter, the Director of the State Department of Public Welfare from 1953 until his death in 1962. (Chapter 131, Acts of 1963).
The Center is a facility for juvenile detention. In January 2000, it became a facility for females only. Alternately known as the Young Women's Facility of Maryland at Waxter, it houses up to ninety minors (from as young as age 10 to as old as age 19). It also houses a program offering secure commitment for up to twenty-eight girls. Located in a semi-rural part of Anne Arundel County, the Center serves Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Prince George's counties, and Baltimore City (Code 1957, Art. 83C, sec. 2-117).