Since 2002, Abbott House has operated a foster home
for six young women in a house adjacent to the main building.
These girls no longer require residential psychiatric
treatment but lack the skills necessary to live independently.
A salaried couple serves as the parental figures for
six foster children. Many of the girls are former residents
of Abbott House but are considered difficult to place
in regular foster homes because of age or behavioral
problems. This house provides a transitional experience
before the girls move into adulthood. Each resident
of the foster home has her own bedroom, attends school
and holds a summer job. Abbott House sees this home
as an investment toward independence and personal responsibility.
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