Maple Ridge Center has Closed!
On December 1, 2025, Maple Ridge Center, Inc entered into a lease-to-own agreement with Jefferson Lewis BOCES.
When Pratt-Northam chose AMCA as stewards of the property over twenty years ago, we were excited for the opportunity to reach further into the community and partner with organizations to provide family building activities and programming. For over twenty years AMCA has done just that.
So many have experienced a sense of care and renewal at events such as family celebrations and weddings, public forums, hymn sings, counseling sessions, The Story of Hope Live Nativity,festivals for arts, kite flying, Blue Grass music and winter fun, fundraisers and meals with‘homegrown’ maple syrup, the Community Tent meetings, and the MCC Meat Canner. Fledgling businesses have gotten their start, and churches have hosted services and youth events. Through radical hospitality we have loved our neighbor and found ways to share AMCA’s stories of faith and service to the broader community.
These last two years have focused on enhancing the facility and expanding staff hours to seek substantial new revenue streams that were also missional. We now know that the future of Maple Ridge belongs with a different group, and we are grateful for the signs that God put in place. The BOCES staff and students have become outstanding partners who have a clear need as well as the means to successfully operate and fully utilize Maple Ridge. They align with our desire to keep Maple Ridge as a place of welcome for the community and are supportive of continuing the Meat Canner and the Maple Projects. Currently Jeff Lewis BOCES does not intend to operate the snow tubing hill.
We are excited that this transition will be a financial blessing to Beaver Camp, as will the social capital that has been gained through the relationships built over the years. As we transition to this next chapter in Maple Ridge’s history, we extend a heartfelt thank you to the devoted staff and volunteers who have served at Maple Ridge Center with grace and humility over the years. Thanks be to God.
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Maple Ridge Board of Directors