DEDICATED: We offer classrooms for children ages 3 through 12 which include full day care with preschool time, PA Pre-K Counts, before and after school care, no school day care and summer programs. Convenient hours, 6:15am – 5:30pm, downtown location and affordable care allow families to meet their child care needs while children learn and grow in a safe, educational and supportive atmosphere.

WELLNESS: Staying healthy is easy with JD Family Center’s classes and Fitness Center. Low impact aerobics, pilates, yoga and Tae Kwon Do are a few of the class offerings. The Fitness Center equipment includes a cable machine, elliptical machine, treadmills, exercise and recumbent bikes, free and hand weights. Susan Toombs, a certified trainer offers personalized exercise programs, equipment training and nutritional tips to help you with your fitness goals.

COMMITTED: As part of our commitment to the community, meeting rooms are provided to non-profit groups at a minimal charge. The Zonta Club, Kiwanis, Alcoholic Anonymous and A-lateen are a few of the groups utilizing the JD’s meeting rooms. The JD Center has large and small rooms, kitchen facilities and is handicap accessible for meetings or events.

COMMUNITY: Community service projects include the Resource Directory which contains information about housing, employment, health, support groups and more, an on-line version of the directory which can be found at www.AskTheJD.com and Project Kidsafe.  This program provides free fingerprinting and photo identification packets to children age 6 months and older.  

ADVOCACY: The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program trains volunteers, who are then appointed by a judge to investigate all resources connected with the safety and well-being of a child who is under court appointed protective custody. CASA volunteers work solely as an advocate for the child and work with the child until a safe and permanent home is established.

OUR MISSION 

The Jefferson DeFrees Family Center of Warren, Pennsylvania, is a community-centered, family-oriented organization, which strives to promote and encourage opportunities for all to grow through interaction, education, awareness and recreation.