Do you love eating fresh and local at honeygrow? On Monday June 3, you can do just that AND support Youth Service, Inc. Head to the UPenn honeygrow located at 3731 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, place your order and select CASH as your payment method (you can pay with card or cash),proceed to the cashier, and show the [...]
The National Crittenton Foundation recently hosted their "In Solidarity" Conference in Atlanta, GA. In Solidarity is a national convening of young leaders, advocates, social service professionals, community-based organizations, and policymakers. At this conference, Destiny Jackson received the BOLD (Bridging Opportunity Love & Determination) Shero Award. Destiny came to Youth Service, Inc. through Youth Emergency Service [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Faye Fulton In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Faye Fulton volunteers at Youth Emergency Service. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Faye: I am a Christian, who loves the Lord and love being used by Him. [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Seeds for Success In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Murielle and Miriah (Seed for Success) volunteer at Youth Emergency Service (YES). Q: Tell us a little bit about yourselves and your backgrounds. Murielle: I was born in Brooklyn, NY but have [...]
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 [...]
