In Youth Service, Inc. Spotlights, we aim to recognize clients who have overcome their hardships to find success through our programming. In this post, we are highlighting 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 are uncomfortable [...]
YSI and People’s Emergency Center (PEC), two Philadelphia nonprofit agencies with a long history of providing critical services to vulnerable children, families, and youth in the city, announced today that we have notified the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General of our intention to affiliate. We have already partnered for several years on parenting programs, [...]
Today marks a special occasion for YSI and another venerable Philadelphia nonprofit, People’s Emergency Center (PEC). We are announcing our intention to affiliate to enable us to do even more for the people and communities that we serve. The accompanying article and infographic (below) provide more information on the affiliation. As the leaders of the [...]
Youth Service, Inc. was recently selected by the Samuel S. Fels Fund to receive a donation of $15,000 to help young adults who have aged out of the child welfare system with rent assistance. This donation is part of the Fels Fund’s “Youth In-and-Exiting Child Welfare” funding stream. The money will be used by YSI’s [...]
In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Caroline Quindlen volunteers at Baring House Crisis Nursery. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia. I graduated from Boston College in 2018 [...]
In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Gina Chang volunteers at Baring House Crisis Nursery. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the Bay Area, California and went to college in St. Louis. I'm currently [...]
Youth Service, Inc. is lucky enough to have interns helping us make an impact in the communities we serve. Alicia Mullings is interning with the Parenting Collaborative program at Youth Service, Inc. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Where and what are you studying? I currently work in the public [...]
In Youth Service, Inc. Spotlights, we aim to recognize clients who have overcome their hardships to find success through our programming. In this post, we are highlighting our Truancy Intervention and Prevention Services (TIPS) program. TIPS is a school based and home-based prevention program, which works with students and their families in NW Philadelphia who have [...]
In the Employee Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. employee making an impact in the communities we serve. Jeneen Coles is a supervisor in the Family Empowerment Services (FES) program at Youth Service, Inc. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Jeneen Coles and I am [...]
Youth Service, Inc. is lucky enough to have summer interns helping us make an impact in the communities we serve. Lauren Lynch and Julia Gong are medical students at Thomas Jefferson University, who interned at Youth Service, Inc. (YES) this summer. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Where and what [...]
