Welcome to  the Thea Bowman House!

We have been serving the Utica community for nearly 20 years. We provide quality care to some of the community's most vulnerable children and youth in the hope of breaking the cycle of poverty through a structured program of educational and social enrichment.  

It was recently announced that families living at or slightly above the federal guidelines for poverty will lose their child care subsidies due to lack of funding.  The example of $18,530 for a family of three was given.  Imagine managing your household’s basic food, clothing, and shelter needs on this amount and having disposable income of $125-$175 per week per child to spend on licensed child care. 

The families affected by these cuts are NOT on public assistance.   Read more on our latest news section......