Offers access to academic success by establishing links to classroom learning offering homework support, small group tutoring, and mentoring. Through this program, students are immersed in academic activities that incorporates needed skills enhancing their ability to perform proficiently in the classroom as it strengthens their self-confidence, and providing positive learning experiences.

Provides a specialized mental wellness and education center for children, teens, and parents. Services offered include outpatient counseling, tutoring and mentoring, support groups, and educational programs. Counseling services include play therapy, sand tray therapy, trauma-informed counseling, parent counseling, parent child interaction therapy, and family therapy. Telehealth available.

Provides training, recruiting, quality assistance, and support for adults interested in becoming a mentor. Offers an online directory where the public can search for mentoring programs.

Services include: KEEP Healthy kidney screening; Your Kidneys & You kidney health awareness presentation; Big Ask Big Give living donation program; Organ Donor Awareness; Kidney Cars Donation Program; Patient Advocacy; NKF Peers phone-based mentoring program; NKF Cares toll-free patient helpline; Professional Education, Administrator for the Chronic Renal Disease Program (CRDP) Transportation Reimbursement Program

Offers mentoring and leadership development programs for young people.

Offers psychological and psychiatric evaluations for autistic children. Counseling is also available. Parent support is offered by parents of children with autism. ACP also offers support groups, family mentoring, advocacy, specialized information and referral; group outings and recreation for children with autism and their families. Depending on funding, may be able to match one child per year with a service dog. Offers educational information and programming to help raise awareness of autism spectrum disorders. AutismLink is a national database connecting parents with services for their child.

Two locations:
Autism Center of Pittsburgh -- North Hills
135 Cumberland Rd., Suite 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: (412) 364-1886
Fax: (412) 364-7120

Autism Center of Pittsburgh - South Hills
2893 Banksville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Phone: (412) 537-9879

Offers peer recovery support services called mentoring. Mentors provide wellness and recovery coaching, helping to connect men and women to community-based health and human services and to the recovering community. These services are also available to high risk women, including those who are pregnant, homeless, or victims of violence. Most referrals to this program come from CYF, but anyone with a substance use or co-occurring disorder in need of mentoring is eligible.

Offers short-term mentoring program that connects job-seekers with a volunteer in an industry or job field of interest to the individual seeking employment.

Over three meetings, the mentor helps the mentee to strengthen their interview and job search skills and create a customized career plan while networking and building connections.

Assists churches in starting volunteer health ministry programs that will thrive and serve the congregation; serves as a Resource Center to provide consultation, support and mentoring, ideas and materials for health ministry; provides the Parish Nurse and Health Minister Basic Preparation Course, curriculum endorsed by the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing; Conducts health ministry workshops to educate and train volunteers; promotes faith community nursing as a vital ministry of the church.

Program for single mothers raising sons of African American descent ages 8-15. Mother to Son provides innovative support groups and self-help training sessions to help mothers address the challenges of raising adolescent boys. Field trips, motivational speakers, and goal-oriented family service plans are offered to each mother. The Council of Elders (COE) is a group of mature volunteers who provide guidance and family mediation services based on life experiences and skills. Manhood Training and Rites of Passage: Group mentoring for boys with a focus on academic improvement, leadership and character development, health and wellness, civic engagement and cultural education. Additional services include child care for other siblings at each site, transportation provided within the community, and a light meal is provided at each program session.

Program for single African-American mothers raising sons ages 8-15. Provides support groups and self-help training sessions to help mothers to deal with the challenges of raising adolescent boys. Field trips, motivational speakers, special events and goal-oriented family service plans are offered to each mother. The Council of Elders (COE) is a group of mature volunteers who offer advice and provide family mediation services based on life experiences and skills. Manhood Training and Rites of Passage: Group mentoring for boys with a focus on academic improvement, character development, civic engagement and cultural education. Additional services include child care for other siblings at each site, transportation provided within the community, and a light meal is provided at each program session.

The Mother to Son Program (MTSP) is a unique model that offers single mothers and female guardians and their African American sons ages 8-15 and their siblings social support, education, self-care concepts, recreational and leisure activities, a platform to share ideas, training/workshops, a safe environment, coaching and mentoring.

Provides middle and high school students with disabilities (physical and sensory) with information, role models, and mentors to inspire the students to seek careers in the areas of math, science, engineering and technology.

Provides volunteers to be a mentor for middle school children. ALL Responses to texts asking individuals to volunteer to be a mentor should be emailed to: Kathy.rodriguez@unitedwayswpa.org

The text that went out on 7/16/2019 asks:
You recently expressed interest with United Wayâ??s Be A Middle School Mentor. Please apply here: www.uwswpa.org/be-a-middle-school-mentor. Thank you very much!

Provides program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through a three-phased program:

Phase I: participants will complete a ten-week paid research experience, complete a team project, learn 21st century skills in workshops, and prepare to begin classes at a local college. During this time, program participants are offered housing and other family assistance. Participants are also paired with rehabilitation counselors for individual and group counseling sessions to ensure the adequate supports are in place for academic success.

Phase II: participants will continue to refine their academic interests and apply for a formal program at the University of Pittsburgh or an institution of their choice.

Phase III: participants will enroll in a university and prepare to graduate from the ELeVATE program. Participants stay linked to their cohort through study and other support groups. The program encourages past participants to stay linked to the program by serving as a mentor for new ELeVATE participan

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs. Professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs. Professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs. Professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs. Professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Establishes one-to-one mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and children in order to provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship.

Faith-based mentoring program that connects teen moms with adult women mentors. In addition to mentoring, provides a peer support club for teen moms, childbirth classes, and other social activities. May be able to provide baby clothes for young mothers involved in the program.

Train teens to act as mentors and positive role models to children who are at-risk. Youth Enrichment Services, Inc. has a Diversion Program, which is an alternative detention program for juvenile offenders.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth in positive after school program activities. YouthPlaces has effectively outreached and involved youth from high-risk neighborhoods that do not traditionally attend after school programs. Programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth from high-risk neighborhoods in programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness, and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth from high-risk neighborhoods in programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness, and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth from high-risk neighborhoods in programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness, and academic enrichment.

YouthPlaces is an initiative designed to engage at-risk youth from high-risk neighborhoods in programs include a range of activities including: recreation, cultural awareness, mentoring, career readiness, and academic enrichment.

Services include: Youth development and character education, Camping program and facilities, Activities for local troops, Training volunteer leaders, District committee meetings held monthly, Promoting Scouting in the community, Commissioner service to visit units, Cub and Boy Scout leader round-table program held monthly, High adventure programs for young men and young women ages 14-20, Teen mentoring programs - co-ed.

Currently, we are the home for Steel Valley Elementary Educational Support Center also known as “Baby Batch” --- A few programs we provide are mentoring, tutoring, after school, 3-D printing lab, study lounge, Grub Time, Batchpacks, Girl Talk, Project C.H.U.C.K., Batch A Toys and much more.

During after-school and out-of-school time, children are given the freedom to explore their interests through on-computer play, art projects, outdoor activities, and STEAM-based lessons. Additionally, children are welcome to come kick back and relax by playing Xbox, PS4, or Wii in our Gaming Center.

Provides services geared specifically to women and underserved populations, minority entrepreneurs and veterans throughout Western PA. CWBC offers aspiring and existing business owners free business counseling, training programs, technical support and mentoring focused on business planning and financing, access to capital, federal contracting, and business expansion through international markets and exporting.

Provides life skills, parenting training, and mentoring training to church staff and lay leaders so that they may provide programs that instill Christian life skills, values, and behaviors in youth. Youth participate in small groups and one to one mentoring where they discuss Christian skills, values, and behaviors with a mentor. Also provides youth entrepreneurship training, community service opportunities, leadership training, and parenting training.

A mentoring program for youth (ages 6-9 and 10-18) to learn ten life skills through recreational opportunities and mentorship from parents an other adult leaders. Program may take 16 months to 4 years, depending on the pace and scheduling of meetings. Includes discussions and activities to support young persons with daily life issues

Provides an opportunity for youth to develop skills in leadership, financial management and planning, academic success, career development, and personal and spiritual growth. College students in the program serve as mentors and role models for younger youth

Provides after-school programming offering tutoring, mentoring, cultural activities, STEM skill-building, safety education, nutritional support, and more. Visit the website for more information on the available programs.

KEYS AmeriCorps members tutor and mentor youth and engage them in service to their communities. Members are placed with local schools, after-school programs, and community-based and faith-based organizations.

In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members receive a modest living allowance and may be eligible for forbearance on qualified student loans, child care, and health insurance. Upon successful completion they may be eligible for financial assistance for their education.

Offers mentoring program for children and youth with an incarcerated parent or other close relative. In this community-based program, mentors and mentees meet at least four hours per month for a minimum commitment of one year.


Amachi's Ambassador's Program is a specialized youth organizing, advocacy, and leadership development program for high school students (age 14 to 18) impacted by incarceration of a parent or a close loved one.

Provides Latino students with academic, social, and emotional support through mentoring and tutoring programs. Offers personalized support to based on students individual needs.

Offers mentoring programs, based both in the community and in schools, for children and youth.

Encourages any group such as a church, club, or community organization to host a site for mentors and children to meet on a weekly basis.

Pairs expectant or new parents with experienced parent mentors who use text messaging to provide support, information, referrals, and suggestions for activities that promote infant mental health.

Programs that provide companionship, guidance and/or role models for individuals who are disadvantaged because of age, income, physical or developmental disabilities or family environment.

Provides many youth focused services, including the Pregnant and Parenting Teen program, ECHO (Educate Children for Healthy Outcomes) an educational mentoring program, POWER (sexuality education in schools), Peer Education, and the Common Ground Teen Center.

This is a mentoring program for youth and teens that offers services to foster caring, competence, and confidence through emotional, social, cultural, and educational support for children between six and sixteen years of age.

Provides a therapeutic group youth mentoring program. Mentors utilize evidence-based curriculum and oversee group activities.

Creating Foundations is a mentoring program modeled after "Safe Families for Children" in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this program is to connect youth and young adults who are between the ages of 14-26 and who are aging out of the Pennsylvania foster care system with a mentor or mentor family who will assist them with the transition into adulthood. The goal of making these connections is that they develop into a lifelong support for the young adults in the program.

Mentoring program for teens 14 and older. Teens meet from September to May at a frequency of 2 times per month for one hour sessions. Mentors guide teens to become motivated about their future; set goals to stay in school and find employment. Graduates of the program may enter our Worked UP! Program for Employment opportunities and receive a career Readiness Kit.

Offers a volunteer program that matches adult mentors with at-risk youth between the ages of 6 and 18, many of whom reside in single parent households.

Provides community and wilderness based services for at-risk and court-adjudicated youth and young adults

Programs:
Wilderness Challenge, Boiling Springs PA
Adjudicated males 13-18 years
Short-term outdoor mobile program

Center Point Day Treatment, Boiling Springs PA
Referred males and females 11-19 years
Day treatment program

Flight Program
Any male 17-24 years
(Adams, Bucks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Perry, York)
Mentoring and training program for youth aging out of system

WAP (Weekend Alternative Program), Boiling Springs PA
Pre/Post-adjudicated males 12-18 years
10 weekends

GWAP (Weekend Alternative Program), Boiling Springs PA
Pre/Post-adjudicated females 12-18 years
10 weekends

Bridge, Boiling Springs PA
Pre/Post-adjudicated males 11-18 years
150 days

Bridge Prep, Boiling Springs PA
Pre/Post adjudicated males and females 17-18 years
30-45 days

Turning Point, Lancaster PA
Evening Reporting Center for males
Alternative to secure detention

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Diakon Youth Services have a range of community based treatment, vocational training, counseling, and mentoring services for at-risk youth.
- Center Point Day Program @ Diakon Wilderness Center
- The Bridge Program
- The Flight Program
- Greenhouse & Native Plant Nursery
- Turning Point Program
- Weekend Alternative Program @ Diakon Wilderness Center
- Youthful Offenders Program
- Outdoor Group Challenges @ Diakon Wilderness Center

Trail Guides is a mentoring program for young adults who experience mental health challenges. The program is recovery oriented and believes that community integration supports the recovery process. Understanding that young adults transitioning from adolescence often experience loneliness, isolation, stigmatization and boredom, Trail Guides counteracts these negative factors and supports people in finding meaning and purpose in life. The peer mentors create unique opportunities to explore vocational and educational interests. In addition, the program provides travel training for participants to learn how to navigate the community and its resources and encourage and assist participants in building a healthy support network.

The Transitional Living Program is a natural extension of the longtime residential services that Christ's Home for Children has offered to youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The program for teenage boys is situated on the Warminster campus while our Paradise campus is host to the teenage girls. The Transitional Living Program serves adolescent youth, ages 16 and older. The program builds on the successful use of the Teaching Family Model at Christ's Home to provide an atmosphere of encouragement and support.
The program is founded on biblical principles and offers the following program components:


- Supervised living in comfortable, well-equipped, teen-oriented housing

- Life skills assessment and training

- Individual and group counseling
- Case management

- Mentoring

Offers the following program

- Supervised living;
- Life skills assessment and training;
- Individual and group counseling;
- Case management;
- Mentoring

Program helps at-risk youth by providing one-on-one mentoring to evaluate their needs, establishing a network of local support resources, and supporting the youth as they develop the life and employment skills and knowledge to achieve self-sufficiency. A 12 to 18 month youth employment program for 16 to 21 year olds who are motivated to earn a GED or train for a career.

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA, offers:Resources/training related to language translation, housing, income benefits, mobility/transportation, education, communication, assistive technology, advocacy, budgeting, household management, mentoring, and socialization/recreation geared toward persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Sign Language Instruction. Assistance with obtaining an Interpreter/Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART). Instruction of the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. Public awareness/sensitivity training regarding persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Information about Videophones/Video Relay Interpreting Services and resources on how to go about getting a videophone. Assistance with getting equipment via the TDDP such as a TTY, CapTel, amplified telephone, etc. A New Start program through Roads to Freedom, an Assistive Technology reuse/recycle program, may be able to provide donated equipment.

A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is a staff person who has used mental health and community services and who is using recovery principles in their own life. A CPS has had to pass an educational program and become certified to provide these services.
CPS services can help in the following areas:
- Mentoring
- Advocacy/ Mediation
- Engagement
- Provide hope
- Teach wellness strategies
- Provide education (e.g. agency services, community supports, recovery principles etc.)
- Skills building
- Link to community supports
- Develop natural supports
- Goal Planning
- Crisis Support
- Emotional support

Provides foster care, community residential rehabilitation services, and respite services designed to provide an opportunity for parent/ guardians and children to have some time apart.

Career Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for community youth to experience what it is like in the adult world. The program matches youth with adult mentors in field of interest.

In addition to academic assistance, after school and summer programs provide:
- Computer Skills
- Recreational Activities
- Job Readiness and Life Skills
- A Productive, Safe Environment
- Mentoring
- Positive Adult/Youth Relationships
- Opportunities to build life-long friendships and
- After School Snacks and a Hot Dinner for Every Child in Every Program!

Offers companion Mentors who are matched with the individual after consideration of personal compatibility, interests, the individual’s service needs, and capacity of the individual and the Companion Mentor.

Companion mentors are responsible for providing food, shelter, and assistance as necessary with activities of daily living based on the compensatory needs of the individual’s disability. The Companion Mentor will also be responsible for providing skill rehabilitation for the achivement optimal growth and independence. Companion Mentors typically provide support early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Provides support services for teens, women and men experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with professional staff and trained volunteers. Includes free pregnancy tests, a limited OB ultrasound, medical consultation and options counseling, education on pregnancy, STD's, abortion, and alternatives to abortion, adoption referrals upon request,
pre-natal and parenting education, baby clothes, baby supplies and baby furniture under an Incentive Program,
assistance with finding housing, maternity only, post abortion support groups or individual counseling, referrals for medical care, financial and legal aid, as well as other community resources, fatherhood mentoring program, teaches abstinence and STD education to schools and local youth groups upon request, offers training in the marketplace to employers and employees dealing with "single parenting /crisis pregnancy".



Affiliated with CARENET, NIFLA and ECFA

Provides support services for teens, women and men experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Operates with professional staff and trained volunteers. Services include:
- Free pregnancy tests, a limited OB ultrasound, medical consultation and options counsel
- Education on pregnancy, STD's, abortion and alternatives to abortion
- Adoption referrals upon request
- Pre-natal and Parenting Education
- Baby clothes, baby supplies and baby furniture under Incentive Program
- Assistance with finding housing, maternity only
- Post abortion support groups or individual counseling
- Referrals for medical care, financial and legal aid, as well as other community resources
- Fatherhood Mentoring Program-"A Man's Choice"
- Teach abstinence and STD education to schools and local youth groups upon request
- Offer training in the marketplace to employers and employees dealing with "single parenting /crisis pregnancy"

Affiliated with CARENET.

Provides support services for teens, women and men experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Operates with professional staff and trained volunteers. Services include:
- Free pregnancy tests, a limited OB ultrasound, medical consultation and options counsel
- Education on pregnancy, STD's, abortion and alternatives to abortion
- Adoption referrals upon request
- Pre-natal and Parenting Education
- Baby clothes, baby supplies and baby furniture under Incentive Program
- Assistance with finding housing, maternity only
- Post abortion support groups or individual counseling
- Referrals for medical care, financial and legal aid, as well as other community resources
- Fatherhood Mentoring Program-"A Man's Choice"
- Teach abstinence and STD education to schools and local youth groups upon request
- Offer training in the marketplace to employers and employees dealing with "single parenting /crisis pregnancy"

Affiliated with CARENET.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness & nutrition, sports & recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character & citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership. Provides a wide array of music, drama, dance, theater, vocal, and instrumental classes.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness and nutrition, sports and recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character and citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness & nutrition, sports & recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character & citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness & nutrition, sports & recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character & citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness & nutrition, sports & recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character & citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership.

Comprehensive Youth Development Afterschool Program. Academic Success: homework centers, college access, goals for graduation. Healthy Lifestyles: Fitness & nutrition, sports & recreation, alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention, team sports. Good character & citizenship: volunteerism, character building, mentoring, leadership.

Techgyrls is an after school program that gives girls in elementary and middle school the opportunity to experiment with graphic arts, web design, animation, and robotics in a mentoring environment. Offered through schools.

Techgyrls is an after school program that gives girls in elementary and middle school the opportunity to experiment with graphic arts, web design, animation, and robotics in a mentoring environment. Offered through schools.

Girls Golf, is a junior golf program that teaches girls, age 7-17, how to play golf. Sessions are held on Saturdays at Southmoore Golf Course. Fees apply.

Prom Dress Day provides free formal dresses and accessories to girls who would not be able to attend their prom because of inability to afford suitable attire. All female high school juniors and seniors are invited.

Offers education, advocacy and peer-support services. Services include life skills training and mentor project through three regional coordinating offices: Pro-Act, Rase Project, and Message Carriers.
Provides training on addiction treatment and recovery, youth support groups, a peer support mentoring program, and advocates for recovery.

Family Care Solutions is committed to encouraging teen mothers to pursue higher education. We believe that with proper guidance, support, and resources, young women can be empowered to pursue their dreams of going to college with baby in tow.

Beginning September 2011, FCS is developing a new program, Yes Mommy Can (YMC) Mentoring and Summer Residential Program for promising teen mothers and their children. Beginning September 2011, YMC will provide academic and personal support to encourage teen mothers to stay in school, graduate and pursue higher education. Teens will learn the importance of pursuing a postsecondary education and the impact a college degree or professional certificate has on future earnings and family stability. Matched with FCS program graduates and other professional women with children, teens will find support from those who've experienced and successfully graduated from college or currently enrolled in college while caring for a family.

The Out-of-School Time Program is a place where youth and families living in the Ogontz and West Oak Lane sections of Philadelphia can: escape violence and crime; make friends and hang out; have mentors who care; boost their educational, social, leadership, and technology skills; connect better with family and school; and obtain employment training and placement via high-quality academic and family preservation services and workshops.

Monitors juveniles awaiting adjudicatory hearings or final court dispositions. Designed to divert juvenile offenders who are in need of a highly structured, closely supervised program in lieu out-of-home placement or overcrowded detention facilities. Provides case management, daily home visits, nightly curfew calls, weekly school visits, psycho-educational workshops, advocacy, mentoring, community service, restitution payment, and monthly parent support meetings.

Offers parenting workshops for fathers in Philadelphia, in-person and virtually using Zoom. Also offers individual and group counseling and referrals to other community resources including job training, mentoring, and educational and social services programs. Transportation assistance and childcare services are available upon request.

Offers a 29-week college awareness program that includes college preparation, life skills instruction, and mentoring. Applies a long view approach to youth development by beginning at age 10 to help youth build academic skills and college readiness.

Offers an addiction prevention and mentoring program

Offers group mentoring sessions for boys and girls to provide a opportunity to speak with positive role models. Mentoring sessions include educational, cultural, and sports programs.

Provides a safe space and youth enrichment programming for area youth. Staffed by youth mentors. Services include case management, counseling, career development, educational opportunities, and workshops using the Positive Action curriculum that addresses a range of topics such as digital literacy, conflict resolution, and entrepreneurship. Facilities include computer lab, video and arcade games, classrooms, and a snacks pantry.

Located in Philadelphia, The Support Center provides a supervised, informal meeting place for men and women in recovery from substance abuse. The Support Center is open during the afternoon and early evenings, and operates with staff supervision at all times. The Support Center facilitates ongoing connection with recovery support. Under the supervision of NET staff, the Support Center offers an array of services to the participants including:
- Peer mentoring and case management support
- 12 step group support
- Faith-based programs
- Emergency housing, flood, and clothing supports
- Social and recreational programs
- G.E.D. attainment assistance
- English as a second language
- Reading, parenting, and life skills education
- Vocational training and career counseling
- Job search support and programming
- Financial literacy and planning
- Credit Restoration

The purpose of LOGAN Hope's Afterschool Program is to assist more children and youth in improving their grades and behavioral development through tutoring, Christian mentoring, and teaching students about God through His word, worship songs, life-skill lessons, games, and trips. To accomplish these purposes, we adopted a Christian afterschool curriculum called Kidtrek. Kidtrek focuses on mentoring at-risk kids toward a Christ-centered hope-filled future. In the long run, we hope the Afterschool program will attract more Cambodian students from the public schools as a broader outreach to the community.

After-School Tutoring, Internship, Counseling, and Mentoring Program for Youth provides students from the Logan/Olney neighborhood schools, grades 1-12, with academic enrichment, job training, employment mentoring, and leadership training. The program operates after school during the school year.

After-School Tutoring, Internship, Counseling, and Mentoring Program for Youth provides students from the Logan/Olney neighborhood schools, grades 1-12, with academic enrichment, job training, employment mentoring, and leadership training. The program operates after school during the school year.

Services include:

Crisis intervention
Support groups
Individual counseling
Information and referral
Parenting education
Philly Families Eat Smart health and fitness program (click here to learn more)
Opportunity to mentor other grandparent caregivers
Advocacy

Services include:

Crisis intervention
Support groups
Individual counseling
Information and referral
Parenting education
Philly Families Eat Smart health and fitness program (click here to learn more)
Opportunity to mentor other grandparent caregivers
Advocacy

Offers a high school-based enrichment and mentoring program focused on career exposure to the food services and facility management industries,and building 21st Century skills. Also offers Drexel University and St. Joseph’s University students opportunities to gain an understanding of employment opportunities at Aramark and direct access to Aramark’s post-graduate employment programs.

Partners with Philadelphia schools to identify young people who have experienced violence-related trauma. Program therapists and counselors provide a variety of trauma-informed services including individual clinical therapy, psycho-educational groups, and mentoring.

Mentoring is a one-on-one program where mentors, who are college students or young adults living in the Philadelphia area, get paired up with a youth, ranging from 10-18 years old. The mentor meets with the mentored on a weekly basis, doing various activities with them and just getting to know them and their family. For example, last winter, the mentors took the youth on a trip to New York City, where they had the chance to skate in Rockefeller Center and eat new york style pizza. The mentoring allows for the youth to experience life outside of Kensington, while having an older and godly example to follow.

Offers women programs and services such as:

- Material needs (clothing, feminine products);
- Monthly classes (literacy, computer training, budgeting, health)
- Weekly support groups and Christian mentoring;
- Connecting women with resources in the community;
- Scholarship fund for transportation for programs out of the city

Provides a voluntary program for expectant mothers experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, who need time to establish stability in their lives while knowing they are in a safe and loving environment until they are able to live independently. The program places expectant mothers with an unpaid, compassionate host family before and/or after she delivers her baby, giving her time to adjust, continue her education, find stable employment, and/or locate safe housing. The mom will receive parent education and developmental screenings for her baby; she will be matched with a mentor and will meet regularly with a family coach. Safe Families hostings can last up to one year.

Connects young men to positive male figures from their community for 26-week program of mentoring sessions. Program covers diction, entrepreneurship, technical skills, life skills and lessons, conflict resolution and decision making, and physical education.

Connects young women to positive female figures from their community for 26-week program of mentoring sessions. Program covers diction, etiquette, technical skills, life skills and lessons, conflict resolution and decision making, proper dress and attire, and physical education.

Offers a mentoring program where teen leaders provide individualized assistance to the After-School Program children to complete their homework, develop social and emotional skills, and act as role models for the children. This is a paid position.

Connects neighborhood residents to affordable housing resources. Works on behalf of the community and acts as mediators for a wide range of community issues such as housing and development, home preservation, utility issues, reducing neighborhood blight, job readiness, youth mentoring and outreach program.

Provides children with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

By partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community BBBS is accountable for each child in the program achieving:
Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships
, Avoidance of risky behaviors
, and Educational success.

Provides a variety of one-on-one mentoring programs for volunteer mentors (Bigs) and their mentees (Littles). Both community-based and site-based mentorship programs offered.

Provides a variety of one-on-one mentoring programs for volunteer mentors (Bigs) and their mentees (Littles). Both community-based and site-based mentorship programs offered.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring program. Children meet in the workplace with the employee volunteer mentor two to four times per month during the school day for about an hour. A BBBS Independence Region Match Support Specialist manages the program on-site while Bigs and Littles play games, do arts and crafts, tour the office or just talk with one another. Currently 25 corporate partners participate.

Work to Ride (WTR) is a 501 c3, non-profit community-based prevention program that aids disadvantaged urban youth though constructive activities centered on horsemanship, equine sports and education. The program is housed at Chamounix Stables, located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. This setting provides a unique opportunity to bring urban youth in contact with animals and nature.

Work to Ride is designed as a long-term program for 7 to 19 year-old youth who must commit to a minimum of one year of participation. It is, however, expected that participants will choose to remain with the program through high school graduation. Work to Ride graduates receive help with college enrollment, and most also choose to return to Chamounix to mentor new participants.

Provides early intervention programming for at-risk youth. Services include academic support and referrals as needed, social and emotional competency building, mentoring, recreation, work ready programming, and community service opportunities.

Ladies of Learning is a mentoring program in which selected parenting female students gain post-secondary education and college exposure to mentors, speakers and administrators. These mentors serve as excellent models having come from similar backgrounds while obtaining Masters or Doctorate degrees in their fields of study.

The Integrated Student Services (ISS) program provides support to students in seven low performing high schools. Eight Integrated Student Coordinators (ISC) work with students who are at risk of not completing high school. These students are often chronically tardy or absent, have credit deficiencies, and are struggling with non-academic issues. Services include peer mentoring program, literacy enrichment program, SAT prep courses, ladies first program, 9th grade motivation program, resume building workshops, mock interview sessions, and peer mediation.

Leadership Program is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program. The goal of the program is to help boys and girls develop and adopt a healthy attitude and lifestyle, as well as acquire and maintain a positive self-concept, sound decision-making skills and mentor relationship.

Volunteer reading program that brings in MENtors and MENtor Assistants from Susquehanna County to read to kindergarten students for one hour each month to help foster early literacy. At the end of each reading visit students receive a copy of the book read to add to their own personal library.

Services designed to help young adults, ages 16 to 24 years, prepare for and succeed in education, training and employment. Young adults eligible for programming must no longer be in school, either because they withdrew or because they completed high school or post-secondary program. The program Career Counselors will assist participants in preparing and succeeding in education, training and employment. Services provided will include career exploration, peer connections, money management, job searching, interviewing skills, mentoring, college visits, exposure to training programs, local business tours, volunteer/service projects, building leadership skills and information on starting a business. Programming is held in PA CareerLink Offices.

Offers Individual support in the form of mentoring, life skills coaching, and guidance. Services are offered to anyone who is in need of help. Participants must agree to participate in Foundation programs and to accept the Foundation's philosophy of a "HandUP not a hand out."

Adult volunteers who are positive role models are paired. By being a friend, a Big Brother or Big Sister can make a difference in a child's life.

Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is served through the following programs or partnerships:


School Readiness.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Libary providing a free book monthly program; Book Drive providing new and gently used children's books that will then be distributed to children. Reading Buddies, a volunteer reading program that brings in mentors. The Nurses Pantry provides at-risk students and families with access to commonly needed material items to address needs of an urgent nature. Summer Learning program.

Young people want to be part of a sustainable world, a healthy world, one that has hope for a long and positive future. Triskeles gives them experiences that help them learn to create a healthy future for themselves and for others.

Our programs offer opportunities for youth to engage in interesting and educational activities from kindergarten through high school. Healthy eating and nutrition, organic gardening, leadership, community service, entrepreneurship, eco-literacy, and mentoring younger childrenâall these are integral parts of our Pennsylvania programs.

In these programs, youth work beside adults and peers who are committed to creating a world where the Triple Bottom Line values of Prosperity, People, and Planet are the measure of success.

This corroborative effort enables the youth of
the community to experience of actual training by
experienced police officers in their normal day-to-day
operations of a police department serving their community.

The program covers such topics as: prevention of crimes and
violence in school and home, crimes against youth, teen drug use,
life skills, and the legal system.

Participants attend monthly meetings and trainings.
They are able to schedule time with an advisor to work in
the radio room, ride in a police vehicle, and assist in community
projects where traffic, parking or other types of control are needed.

The MENTOR Community Residential Rehabilitation Host Home Program provides an array of therapeutic supports and services to vulnerable children and their families, enabling both to be successful in their own lives and within the larger community.Basic services provided for every child include room & board, advice and counseling, medication monitoring and adherence, self-care training, supervision of schoolwork/activities, recreation, involvement in the treatment planning process, treatment plan implementation, and family support.

In our Lifesharing program, also known as Host Homes, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live in the community of their choice in the private family home of their dedicated Lifesharing providers who we call Mentors.Mentors provide the individuals we serve with:
24-hour home-based monitoring; Medication management oversight; Community integration/structured activities; Life skills development; Activities of daily living management;Transportation; 24/7 on-call support from our team of experts.

The programs we offer support children with a range of needs. We serve children with emotional and behavioral challenges and complex medical conditions. We also provide services for children and youth living with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Delaware County and parts of Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, including: Therapeutic Support Staff;
Behavior Specialist Consultants;
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Serivces; Case Management & Resource Coordination Services; Mobile Therapists;
Psychological Evaluations.

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

In this program, young mothers living in the homes of our foster parents, who we call Mentors, receive intensive case management services to help them be the best moms they can be.The program inlcudes:Parenting classes
- Independent living classes
- Day care
- Support groups
- Access to health care, WIC, and transportation

We offer programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and medically complex conditions.
Our services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and medically complex conditions include:
-Residential services including Lifesharing (also known as Host Homes) and Community Living (also known as Group Homes)
-Supported Living
-Day programs
-Relief Support
-Hourly Support Services

Provides Foster Care and Treatment services to youth who require 24-hour substitute care as a result of abuse, neglect and/or dependency issues in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties. Services are typically provided for children 4-18 years of age.The children we serve in our Therapeutic Foster Care program may have intellectual and developmental disabilities or emotional and behavioral challenges, and we provide them with nurturing homes where they can thrive.

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

Wraparound Services offers a range of services for children. The program specializes in working with autistic children.

Services available include:
- Behavior Specialist Consultants
- Therapeutic Staff Support
- Mobile Therapy
- Case Management

A group mentoring program for teens ages 13 and older who are already a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Designed to teach adult-life skills and help teens prepare for the decisions they will need to make after high school graduation. Meets once a month. It is run by teens.

A group mentoring program which provides immediate mentoring services to youth upon acceptance to the agency, while the Little awaits a One-To-One match.

A school-based mentoring program. It is highly supervised by the professional staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters on-site at participating schools. The target population is elementary and middle school children, adaptable to meet the requirements of a particular school district.
The program works in conjunction with school district officials to improve a child’s academic performance, self-confidence, respect for others & their cultures, and relationships with peers & adults. Mentors can be high school students, college students, or community members (depending on the site).


- Conrad Weiser School District – East Elementary, West Elementary, and Middle School
- Hamburg Area School District – Tilden Elementary and Middle School
- Muhlenberg School District – Muhlenberg Elementary
- Oley Valley School District – Oley Elementary
- Fleetwood School District – Andrew Maier Elementary
- Reading School District – Glenside Elementary

Creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships between youth and adults.

Offers mentoring programs with weekly sessions led by adult volunteers. Goals are to help teens communicate openly, discover life options and opportunities, develop social skills, and become aware of the world around them. Activities may include guided discussions, rap sessions, guest speakers, social events, and cultural enrichment.

Life and school can be tough. They can also be fun and rewarding. In both cases, itâs nice to have someone with whom to share victories and rough times, someone who will listen and help consider problems and solutions, or someone who can offer a little expertise in a difficult subject. Our tutoring and mentoring program matches any interested student with a caring, youth-loving adult to be an extra support and encourager. It is a rewarding, one academic-year commitment.

Combines individual mentoring programs with comprehensive after-school instructional services and financial support, all tailored to fit the needs of the individual student. Students in the program may also receive laptops, calculators, and USBs.

Internships Opportunities are available for high school, undergraduate, and master's level graduate students. Internship responsibilities vary greatly according to the student's field of study and stage of education. Potential intern responsibilities might include assisting with the operations of the WomenCare® and YPSN mentoring programs by:

- Conducting research on 'best practices' for mentoring, teen pregnancy, welfare-to-work, and self-sufficiency projects
- Planning, creating flyers and tracking educational workshops and special events for program participants
- Assisting with/at training or events
- Performing minor administrative tasks
- Interviewing participants for surveys and research studies

The Young Parents Support Network (YPSN) is a teen parent mentoring program of The Center Foundation. Adult mentors work with teen moms and dads to empower them to realize their potential and become more self-sufficient. YPSN was developed in collaboration with Project ELECT of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, which remains a formal partner in the project. In addition to one-on-one mentoring relationships, YPSN includes case management and advocacy to ensure participants have what they need to thrive. Through out the year, The Center Foundation also offers educational workshops and fun events the YPSN participants are invited to.

The Orphan Society of America provides educational and social support to individuals orphaned by violence.

Services available include:
- Postsecondary Education Scholarship Program
- Financial Relief Program
- Orphan of Registry
- Orphan Resource Center
- Mentoring Program
- Online Community
- OSA Advocacy

Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a child or adolescent orphaned by violence (one parent or both)
- Examples of violent death include (but are not limited to) homicide, suicide, war, natural disaster, and sudden death accidents

Matches adult mentors with young women and men leaving foster care and transitioning to independence. Organizes activities including community service projects and cultural events, and promotes mentee involvement in educational activities and job training.

Variety After School Program offers a wide range of Educational, Recreational, Therapeutic, Cultural and Social activities during the after school hours in locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region for children with disabilities. Students benefit from high staff to student ratios. Activities offered at Variety help meet or exceed appropriate state and local academic achievement standards in reading and math (based on criterion found in each student's IEP) and improvement in school attendance, classroom performance as well as reduced disciplinary referrals. After school programs can play a key role in engaging youth in the learning process by providing opportunities to explore interests, gain competency in real work skills, solve problems, assume leadership roles, develop a group identity with similar aged peers, connect to adult role models and mentors, and become involved in improving their communities. The program also offers parents and families educational workshops, a Community Advisory Bo

The Autism Initiative works to meet the needs of the community by connecting parents to resources and offering guidance to families on the âautism journey.â
The Initiative provides a comprehensive region specific eNewsletter and implemented âAutism Ambassadors,â a peer-mentoring program in school districts across the region. Variety staff trains teachers on teaching students about autism and guides the Ambassador clubs to mentor their peers. This program is now known as âKids with Heartâ and includes training for children for all disabilities.
In 2012, the members of The Initiative designed and outfitted the Autism Resource Center at the Variety Club Camp and Developmental Center with Multi-Sensory Environment (MSE). The MSE is available for children who attend programs at the camp and helps children maintain their âsensory diets.â
The Autism Initiative also oversees Varietyâs Cool Kids Meet Up, a social skills training program for children with autism spectrum disorders. Cool K

Variety After School Program offers a wide range of Educational, Recreational, Therapeutic, Cultural and Social activities during the after school hours in locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region for children with disabilities. Students benefit from high staff to student ratios. Activities offered at Variety help meet or exceed appropriate state and local academic achievement standards in reading and math (based on criterion found in each student's IEP) and improvement in school attendance, classroom performance as well as reduced disciplinary referrals. After school programs can play a key role in engaging youth in the learning process by providing opportunities to explore interests, gain competency in real work skills, solve problems, assume leadership roles, develop a group identity with similar aged peers, connect to adult role models and mentors, and become involved in improving their communities. The program also offers parents and families educational workshops, a Community Advisory Bo