The Diocese of Allentown is accepting applications for admission to Kolbe Academy, its new high school for students in recovery from addiction.

Kolbe Academy, the nation’s first faith-based recovery high school, will open in September in Hanover Township.

Admission is open to any high school student who is in recovery from substance addiction.

The school will serve students of all faiths from all five counties of the Diocese: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill, and beyond.

Kolbe Academy will focus on academic excellence with a strong basis in Catholic teachings, while also offering a specialized curriculum for students in recovery.

“There is a critical need to provide spiritual, academic and emotional development for students who are in recovery from addiction,” said Dr. Brooke C. Tesche, deputy superintendent for secondary and special education. “This new school is the next natural step for our Diocese to give students the education and support that they need.”

Bishop Alfred Schlert said Kolbe Academy will recognize the need of many families who are suffering.

“Some of these families are Catholic. Some are of other faiths and some may have no faith at all,” Schlert said. “All will be welcomed not because they are Catholic, but because we are Catholic.”

Kolbe Academy will have a capacity for about 80 students.

There will be no residential treatment.

For more information, contact the Diocesan Office of Education at 610-866-0581 or visit the Kolbe Academy website at kolbe-academy.com.