Craigwood Youth Services (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada)
Craigwood Youth Services (formerly known as Ailsa Craig Boys Farm), located one mile (1.6 km.) south of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, and 24 miles (39 km.) northwest of London, Ontario, is operated by the Mennonite Central Committee on behalf of the Mennonite Churches of Ontario represented in the Conference of Historic Peace Churches (CHPC), was established in 1955 as a home for the rehabilitation of delinquent boys. It is supported by contributions from the Ontario Mennonites and funds from the Ontario Provincial government. The CHPC appoints an advisory council and provides the channel for the Mennonite financial support.
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1057. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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MLA style: Bender, Harold S. "Craigwood Youth Services (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/craigwood_youth_services_ailsa_craig_ontario.
APA style: Bender, Harold S. (1959). Craigwood Youth Services (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/craigwood_youth_services_ailsa_craig_ontario.
