First wilderness trip with group of adolescent boys from Michael C. Henkel’s church and Westmoreland County Juvenile Detention Center

Gene Giernacky was recruited to assist with trips and informal referrals from juvenile probation office were accepted

Outside In School of Experiential Education, Inc. was formed as a private 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation

Residential facility was purchased through the generosity of the foundation community

Honored as “Program of the Year” by Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole and Correction

Programs expanded to include Community Based Family Services and Pathway to Recovery Substance Abuse Project

Conducted Capital Campaign

New educational facility for our residential private school

Added residential counseling, family and experiential activity center

Built additional recreational center & 2 mile on campus hiking trail

Drug and alcohol outpatient clinic was opened in Fayette County and introduced Title I Summer School Program

Residential facility expanded by two new 12-bed cabins

New counseling wing was added to the residential facility

Closed the New Path program and created a new residential program called Voyagers

Received accreditation by Council on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Introduced Multidimensional Family Therapy

Created our own GED program

Nominated for Program of the year for the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission

Residential program won Program of the year for Allegheny County

Opened the Vo-Tech on residential campus

Residential program won Residential Program of the year from Allegheny County

Nominated for program of the year for the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission