The Koba Institute, Inc., based in Silver Spring, Maryland, provides services for children in the Washington metropolitan area who have emotional and behavioral problems and lack traditional home supports. Through the linked programs of our acclaimed special education school and group homes, we give children the skills and the emotional support they need to be either re-integrated with their families or support themselves as fully functional, contributing members of society.

      We employ a full roster of qualified and dedicated individuals—from social workers, to psychologists, to youth counselors, to highly skilled teachers—who give our children the foundation that they need for success. Our program has helped countless youths achieve goals they had never thought possible before—whether simply graduating from high school, joining the workforce, or continuing their education at a community college.

      We continue to establish public and private partnerships with local governments to work with some of their most resistant students. Our defining mission is to offer these boys and girls invaluable opportunities for personal and academic success, preparing them for the demands and challenges presented in adulthood. To find out more about our services, please explore the links to the side.

      During the 1980s, Koba moved from its specialization in human services and management research to applying the results of its research. Koba’s work involved providing health and education services both nationally and to the residents of the Baltimore/Washington communities. These services included drug abuse prevention, treatment and research; maternal and child health care; AIDS research and prevention; and child and family services.

      At the end of 1990s, Koba shifted its focus from substance abuse treatment and AIDS-related research and services to expand upon its residential and educational programs—the current focus of our operations. Throughout its many incarnations, Koba has never forgotten its central principle: helping those most in need to achieve personal and professional success.

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