Vision:
Bancroft NeuroHealth aspires to become the world's leader in promoting the highest quality of life and treatment effectiveness for children and adults with neurological and other related disabilities.

Mission:
Bancroft NeuroHealth's mission is to provide a spectrum of individually tailored services and opportunities to help children and adults with neurological and other related disabilities achieve maximum self-sufficiency and fulfillment in their lives.

To foster and disseminate best practices by conducting research and providing training and consultation services for organizations and professionals in our field.

Description:
For more than a hundred years, Bancroft NeuroHealth has helped people with neurological disabilities live more independent, happier and healthier lives.

Founded in 1883 by special-education pioneer Margaret Bancroft, the organization began as one of the first schools for children with developmental disabilities. Over the past century, what began as the "Bancroft School" has expanded to meet a broad spectrum of needs for people of all ages with acquired brain injuries, mental retardation, autism, learning disorder and other developmental disabilities.

Today, Bancroft NeuroHealth offers a full range of educational, vocational, residential and therapeutic programs--all designed to foster the greatest level of independence and highest quality of life for children and adults.

More than 900 people from all parts of the United States and several foreign countries receive services from Bancroft NeuroHealth. As a non-profit organization--and one of the world's premier resources in the disabilities field--we also provide consultation and training for other professionals from around the globe.

History:
In the 1800s, a Philadelphia school teacher named Margaret Bancroft became concerned about the plight of children with mental handicaps. At the time, there was a general lack of understanding about people with disabilities, and most of these individuals were not even provided the most basic education. Miss Bancroft, however, was convinced that many such children could become useful and productive citizens if given the proper attention and training.

With the encouragement of several prominent professionals, she established -- with just one student -- the private residential school which is now Bancroft. A pioneer in the field of special education, she recommended such innovations as early intervention, small classes, and structured learning programs based on individual abilities.

Based on Margaret Bancroft's vision and commitment to individuals with special needs, the school she founded has evolved into a multi-faceted organization providing educational, vocational, residential, and rehabilitation services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and other neurologic dysfunctions.

Contact person: Debra Conner, Manager, Volunteer Services, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (856) 354-9459

Address:

425 Kings Highway East Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bancroftneurohealth.org

Directions:

FROM THE SOUTH: (From Washington, D.C., take Route 95 North to the Delaware Memorial Bridge; pick up Interstate 295 North.) Take Interstate 295 North to Exit 32 - Haddonfield-Gibbsboro Exit (approximately 30-35 miles). Turn left at end of exit ramp onto Route 561 West (Haddonfield/Berlin Road). There is a traffic light at the ramp and Garden State Cable will be in front of you. Travel straight on Route 561 for about 3 to 4 miles (four traffic lights). As you pass Kress Liquors (on your right), be sure to stay in the right lane even as the road veers to the left. Proceed up the hill staying in the right lane (Potter Street) to traffic light. Turn right onto Kings Highway. Follow Kings Highway for about two blocks to Haddonfield Memorial High School, which is a large building on the left. Once you pass the high school, Hopkins Lane is the next street on your left. Bancroft's campus includes both sides of Hopkins Lane. FROM THE NORTH: Follow the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 4 (Mt. Laurel). At Exit 4, take Route 73 North. Stay to the right on Route 73 and after approximately 3/4 of a mile, turn right onto Route 295 South. Remain on Route 295 South for approximately two miles to Route 70 West. Follow Route 70 West and watch for signs to Route 41 South - Haddonfield (there is a large jug handle to access this route just before you get to the Red Lobster restaurant). At the top of the exit ramp, turn left onto Route 41 (there are two lanes for a left turn--stay in the right lane with the left-turn arrow). Continue through the next intersection (crossing Route 70), and get in the extreme right lane, which becomes a turn-off for Haddonfield. At the next traffic light turn left onto Route 41 (Kings Highway). Continue straight for approximately 1 mile. After you pass through the intersection at Park Boulevard (first traffic light), the next street on the right at the top of the hill will be Hopkins Lane. Bancroft's campus includes both sides of Hopkins Lane. FROM PHILADELPHIA: Take the Benjamin Franklin Bridge into New Jersey. Stay to the left and take Route 30 East (Admiral Wilson Blvd.) Continue about a mile to where the road splits. Take the ramp to the left, following signs for Route 70 East. After the ramp, bear right onto Route 70 East. Follow Route 70 East about 3 miles to Route 41 exit to Haddonfield. (The exit is immediately after Ponzio's Restaurant on the right.) Take Route 41 South (Kings Highway) about 1 mile. After you pass through the intersection at Park Boulevard (second traffic light), the next street on the right will be Hopkins Lane. Turn right onto Hopkins Lane. Bancroft's campus includes both sides of Hopkins Lane. DIRECTIONS TO THE VOLUNTEER OFFICE: When you turn on to Hopkins Lane, there is a parking area to your immediate right. There are some parking spaces for visitors in that lot. Once you have parked your car, you will walk down the sidewalk past Farrington Hall (the big brick building facing Kings Highway) to the second building on the right, Bancroft Hall. (This is an L-shaped building.) There is a sidewalk that leads to the entrance to Bancroft Hall. Go through the first glass door and turn immediately to your left. This will place you in a stairwell. Go up the stairs and at the top of the stairs you will turn right and go all the way to the end of the hallway. You have reached the Volunteer Office! I will look forward to seeing you. For maps or information, please see http://www.septa.com/

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No