Alta Care Group plans new building at Camp Challenge with community's help

Alta Care Group, a local agency committed to the social, emotional behavioral and physical well-being of children, adolescents, young adults and families will begin construction on a new facility at its Camp Challenge location.
Alta is able to take on this new project thanks to a capital grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, as well as over $160,000 raised from partners and local communities.
Contributions came from organizations such as PNC Charitable Foundation, Western Reserve Health Foundation, Premier Bank Foundation, Garry L. & Wanda B. Mrozek Family Foundation, Cortland Bank and the Youngstown foundation. These contributions totaled $161,750.
In addition, a building dedication will soon be announced thanks to another significant donation from a local family foundation.
The new 2,400 square foot facility will be built on the Camp Challenge property nestled in the heart of Mill Creek park.
The building will provide Alta with additional space for behavioral health services for youth between the ages of six through 18 and operate Alta's Mental Health Day Treatment Summer Program, as well as other programs.
Services at the new facility will serve as a complement to Camp Challenges' current social-recreational and therapeutic programming which helps children with behavioral and social skills through engaging activities throughout the five-acre property.
Alta Care Group CEO, Joe Shorokey says he's honored to have provided the Valley with behavioral healthcare through Camp Challenge for over 35 years.
"And with this amazing support from the community, we are able to build upon that legacy both physically and metaphorically. This new facility is going to provide us with the additional space we need to help children and their families throughout the Valley receive the mental healthcare they need," Shorokey said.
The building is scheduled to begin construction this fall.