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Youth Service Inc.
Who We Help
Who We Help
YSI provides immediate shelter and support services to Philadelphia’s children, youth and families.Our Programs
Our Programs
Youth Emergency Service, Crisis Nurseries, Family Based Services & Parenting Education, and more.News & Events
News & Events
Stay up to date on the latest blog posts and news on programs and events at YSI.
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YSI News & Events
Baring House Crisis Nursery has achieved Keystone STAR Level 1 (AFEL)
Some good news! Baring House Crisis Nursery has achieved Keystone STAR Level 1 which assures quality is foremost in its programming and planning. With the support of colleagues and mentors in the West Philadelphia Action For Early [...]
In YSI’s care as a child, he gives back to the agency with gratitude
In YSI’s care as a child, he gives back to the agency with gratitude Don Kennel was in foster care through Youth Service for several years as a child, along with his two younger brothers. Now working in information technology at mutual fund company Vanguard, Don has never [...]
Youth Service, Inc. Launches Sneaker Drive Fundraiser to benefit at-risk youth.
Youth Service, Inc. Launches Sneaker Drive Fundraiser to benefit at-risk youth. (Philadelphia, PA - August 2017) – Youth Service, Inc. is conducting a sneaker drive fundraiser throughout the months of August and September to collect sneakers, raise funds and [...]
Baring House Crisis Nursery has achieved Keystone STAR Level 1 (AFEL)
Some good news! Baring House Crisis Nursery has achieved Keystone STAR Level 1 which assures quality is foremost in its programming and planning. With the support of colleagues and mentors in the West Philadelphia Action For Early [...]
We bid a fond farewell to Rhonda…
On more than one occasion, Rhonda Johnson, Supervisor of the Sally Watson Crisis Nursery Program, had to let parents know that she was not Sally Watson. She quickly grew to laugh along with the parents [...]
Plant a Seed, Water a Seed, and Hope it Grows – Bernice Andrews
Plant a Seed, Water a Seed, and Hope it Grows In nearly 38 years at Youth Service, Inc., Bernice Andrews has never seen her job as a regular 9:00 to 5:00. As funding sources [...]