PITTSBURGH — A judge has ruled that the Pennsylvania charity for troubled youths started by convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky can transfer $200,000 and other small assets to a Texas ministry, which will assume operations of some programs.

Arrow Child & Family Ministries of Houston said in a release Tuesday that it will assume operations May 1 of some The Second Mile programs.

“On behalf of all the kids and families we serve, we are pleased that the Court approved the transfer of these programs,” Second Mile CEO Dave Woodle said in the release.

The court ruling filed on Monday allows The Second Mile to send donor and program databases to Arrow, which will also get some office equipment and two vans.

Mark Tennant, Arrow’s founder and CEO, said that they are “mindful of the victims of Jerry Sandusky” but he also thanked The Second Mile staff for their work preserving “meaningful programs.”

The Second Mile, a State College-based charity, concluded last May that it could not continue operating after the Sandusky scandal. The charity asked a court for permission to transfer programs and millions of dollars in assets to Arrow, but the plan stalled amid opposition from victims’ attorneys, who have filed lawsuits seeking the assets.