WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito toured Crittenton Services facilities in Wheeling on Tuesday as the nonprofit prepares to break ground on new residential facilities this spring.
Capito secured appropriations funding for the project, which is expected to cost about $30 million. The expansion will include cottages for adolescent girls ages 12 to 18 with mental or behavioral health issues.
The cottages will be spread across two buildings, with eight bedrooms in each.
“There’s going to be community living areas, recreation areas, rooms to meet privately with family and to do therapy, and to have those services they need in a private location within the home,” Crittenton Services President/CEO Jennifer Spencer said. ‘So, pretty much what you would expect and need from a home, but with a few extras to make sure they get the services they need.”
“They fill an enormous void in West Virginia, for so many young girls and women,” Capito said. “I think the way they’ve constructed getting a new building, taking into consideration the family style and the living arrangements, I think they feel it will be much more conducive to successful treatment.”
The cottages are expected to be finished by March 2027.