Mon Valley News Briefs

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Towns

McKeesport

Auberle, a faith-based agency that works for troubled children and their families, will get a $400,000 capital budget appropriation from the state tomorrow.

State Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, will present the check at an 11 a.m. ceremony in the Gallitzin Room at the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Offices, 111 Boulevard of the Allies, Downtown.

The appropriation is earmarked for the construction of a new building on the Auberle campus on Hartman Street in McKeesport. The new building will house children as part of the agency's residential program.

The capital budget appropriation is the first in Auberle's 55-year history. At a time when residential services are on a general decline, the demand for Auberle's are increasing, prompting the need for the new facility. The new building will hold 24 additional beds for children in need.