In Youth Service, Inc. Success Stories, we aim to recognize clients who have overcome their hardships to find success through our programming. This month, we are highlighting four stories from our Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) program. RHY is a voluntary service for youth ages 12 to 17 who have run away from home or who [...]
In the Employee Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. employee making an impact in the communities we serve. Vanessa Ingram works in the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) program at Youth Emergency Service (YES). Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I'm from the greater Philadelphia area [...]
Youth Matters Philly spotlight with Joseph Hill-Coles, Homeless Youth Systems Navigator based out of Youth Service, Inc. https://youtu.be/y01Vfqv-wwk
In Youth Service, Inc. Success Stories, we aim to recognize clients who have overcome their hardships to find success through our programming. This month, we are highlighting four stories from our Truancy Intervention & Prevention Service (TIPS) program. TIPS delivers case management service to families residing in the north and northwest areas of Philadelphia who have [...]
In the Employee Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. employee making an impact in the communities we serve. Donique Highsmith works in the Truancy Intervention and Prevention Service (T.I.P.S.) program at Youth Service, Inc. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Most people know me as Nikki and, [...]
Q: Could you explain Youth Service, Inc.’s (YSI) and Youth Emergency Service’s (YES) connection with the Mid-Atlantic Network for Youth and why this connection is so important for the work that YSI/YES does? The Mid-Atlantic Network for Youth (MANY) is a national network that engages stakeholders across sectors in supporting youth who are housing insecure. [...]
*Article originally posted by CBS Philadelphia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvcc5Zqx1Oo Temple University continued their homecoming tradition and broke a Guinness World Record. This year they made some area children very happy. The school is called the event “Pack It Up TU” and students worked together to pack 6,026 backpacks to break the world record for most backpacks stuffed with school supplies in [...]
The Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) is an effort led by the City of Philadelphia that works to ensure that Indego bike share is accessible to all Philadelphians. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is a non-profit advocacy and education organization working as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership to support bike share and biking education. [...]
Tireless energy, compassion and commitment are just some of the descriptive words for David Chaney, Sr. His every action is focused on the best outcomes for youth and the community. He is centered on connecting those engaged in the same work, he is centered on justice initiatives, especially for the youth in Philadelphia, and he [...]
