The Rise and Dream Philly Teen Conference sponsored by Youth Service, Inc. and Health Promotion Council’s Advocacy Institute takes place on Saturday May 18th at Temple University 1755 N. 13th Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. iHeartMedia Philadelphia's Loraine Ballard Morrill spoke with youth from the Advocacy Institute who are participating in the event which gives [...]
Youth Service, Inc. and The Advocacy Institute are teaming up this year for the Rise & Dream Philly Teen Conference! YSI invites Philadelphia teens to “Find Themselves” and work together to create solutions to combat peer pressure WHAT: Youth Service, Inc. (YSI), nonprofit organization that provides support services to to at-risk Philadelphia teens, [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Hoff Family In the Volunteer Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Christine Hoff, her husband Curt and son Max volunteer at Baring House Crisis Nursery. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Christine: We grew up in Philadelphia [...]
Youth Service, Inc. and Health Promotion Council’s Advocacy Institute, a PHMC affiliate, Join Forces to Present the 17th Annual Rise and Dream Philly Teen Conference The conference will happen 9:00AM to 3:00PM on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Temple University's Howard Gittis Student Center Youth Service, Inc. (YSI) and Health Promotion Council’s Advocacy Institute (HPC) have joined forces for [...]
In Youth Service, Inc. Spotlights, we aim to recognize clients who have overcome their hardships to find success through our programming. This month, we are highlighting our Family Reunification (FR) program. FR promotes timely family reunification for youth ages 12-17 entering out-of-home placement for the first time due to well-being issues, such as parent/child conflict, truancy, domestic violence, behavioral health, etc. The goal is to reunify the youth [...]
Nitah Dunham (left) and Kiara Williams (right) of Youth Service, Inc.'s Family Reunification (FR) Program In the Employee Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. employee making an impact in the communities we serve. Kiara Williams works in the Family Reunification (FR) program at Youth Service, Inc. Q: Tell us a little [...]
How Your Donations Help YSI Clients The purpose of this story is to show the impact that donations from our supporters have on our clients. A family in Youth Service, Inc.’s (YSI) Truancy Program recently received a donation of a cot and linens from one of our generous donors. The family was originally referred to [...]
National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is pleased to announce March 17-23, 2019 as National Safe Place Week. The nationally recognized week serves to raise awareness about the Safe Place program, a national program which brings together businesses and volunteers to help youth in crisis. *This post is written by a former Runaway and [...]
National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is pleased to announce March 17-23, 2019 as National Safe Place Week. The nationally recognized week serves to raise awareness about the Safe Place program, a national program which brings together businesses and volunteers to help youth in crisis. *This post is written by Youth Service, Inc.'s Runaway [...]
Left to Right: RHY Supervisor Shaneara Johnson, RHY Supervisor Vanessa Ingram, Executive Director Gwen Bailey, Councilmember Helen Gym, YES Director Tim Massaquoi On Thursday 3/14, Philadelphia City Council proclaimed the week of March 17 to March 23, 2019 as “National Safe Place Week” in Philadelphia. The proclamation was sponsored by Councilmember Helen Gym . This nationally recognized [...]
