Maryland Department of Juvenile Services

18420 Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301 745-6071

The Western Maryland Children's Center is a 27,800 square foot, 24 bed detention facility on 8.5 acres in Hagerstown, Maryland. The facility opened in September 2003 and employs approximately 60 staff. The Center serves youth from Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Montgomery Counties. The Center has a medical suite, an intake area, a school, a full size kitchen and dining area, a maintenance shop, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, and three dormitories.

Western Maryland Children's Center's program is designed to meet the needs of detained youth. The goal of the Center is to complete assessments focusing on the educational, medical, mental health, substance abuse, and case management requirements of each youth. It is the Center's belief that the detention environment should be utilized as more than a temporary holding period so as to maximize the restorative process and truly impact the development of the children.

For information regarding the Western Maryland Children's Center, contact Dale Schroyer, Program Administrator at 301 745-6071 or Schroyer@djs.state.md.us.

Advisory Board
Western Maryland Children's Center
18420 Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740