At this time it is partially financed by the City of Pittsburgh through Development Block Grant money that is contracted to Three Rivers Youth, a private non-profit youth serving organization, for staffing and managing the day to day operation of the center. In-kind contributions from the City of Pittsburgh include the facility in which the center is located, support staff and City of Pittsburgh Police for enforcement of the law and transporting youth to the center. The United Way of Allegheny County has provided funding for computers and equipment for the children at the Truancy Abatement Center. The School Police Officers enforce the law and transport illegally absent children to the center. Also, the School District provides the computer and equipment at the center for tracking and recording student data.
School lunches for students while at the center are provided by the School District.
Currently additional funding is being sought to provide two additional staff for the program. These two individuals would be working in the schools to follow-up on the children who have been seen at the Truancy Abatement Center. Also, there are plans to include a summer school tutoring program at the center for children who have been seen at the center during the school year and had been experiencing academic problems. Prior to the start of the Truancy Abatement Center project, the community had expressed concern for the number of children that were seen on the streets, in places of business and on public transportation during school hours. This concern, combined with statistics on illegal school absences, provided the impetus for developing a strategy to respond to truant behavior.