Maryland Department of Juvenile Services

9925 Blackwell Road
Rockville, MD 20850
410 792-0865 or 301 762-7800

The Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center is a regional detention facility serving youth primarily from Montgomery County and often from Howard, Frederick and Washington Counties. The facility, named after a Juvenile Court Judge for Montgomery County in the 1970s, opened in 1977 and is located adjacent to the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescent in Rockville.

Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center provides residential care for a capacity of fifty seven youth raging from ages twelve to eighteen. Intensive supervision and services are provided by a staff of Resident Advisors, Case Management Specialist, a psychologist, teachers, nurses, and support staff. Youth receive five hours of academic instruction five days a week and participate in life skills groups, recreational and leisure activities.

For information regarding the Alfred D. Noyes Center, contact John Dowdy, Facility Operations Manager, at (301) 762-7800 or DowdyJ@djs.state.md.us.

Advisory Board
Alfred D. Noyes Center
9925 Blackwell Road
Rockville, MD 20850