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University of Pittsburgh
Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
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 participants.
6425 Penn Avenue
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Eligibility: Applicants must have some experience in the military. If currently on active duty, provisions may be made to enable participation; the program will work with participants on a case by case basis.
Urban Impact Foundation
Education Classes and Services
Offers literacy support services, math support, homework help, summer day camp, and Options Resource Center.

Assistance with post high school plans, including FAFSA form completion, college entrance applications, college visits, and more.
2801 North Charles Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Eligibility: Students in all grades; check website for updated eligibility.
Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm
Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped
Prevocational Training
Program that provides individual and group instruction and/or counseling for individuals with disabilities who need to develop physical and emotional tolerance for work demands and pressures; acquire personal-social behaviors that will allow them to get along with employers and co-workers on the job; and develop the basic manual, academic and communications skills that are needed to acquire basic job skills.
211 Central Avenue
Johnstown, PA 15902
Eligibility: Individuals with disabilities (including mental health issues)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Tioga County Department of Human Services
Family Services - Student Transition and Recovery Program (STAR)
Programming that combines military-style discipline efforts, counseling, and academic instruction to improve the overall quality of the learning environment, address truancy issues, and reduce or eliminate the need for out-of-home placement. STAR allows students to remain in their homes and schools as an alternative to juvenile detention centers and alternative schools.
1873 Shumway Hill Road
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Eligibility: Tioga county middle school students (ages 9-15) who have committed
offenses that warrant suspension from school or detention in a
juvenile facility.
Hours: Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Roxbury Treatment Center
Shippensburg - Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Program
Provides an acute psychiatric stabilization and co-occurring substance use disorder treatment program. Services include thorough psychiatric evaluation, nursing care 24-hours daily, individual counseling, group therapy, family therapy, and academic services.
601 Roxbury Road
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Eligibility: Youth from age 13 to age 17
Hours: 24/7
Gaudenzia
Gaudenzia - Common Ground - Chambers Hill Adolescent Male Program
Adolescent male long term drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Provides inpatient treatment and aftercare planning; individual, group and family counseling; academic education; medical and family services; independent living skills and workshops.
3740 Chambers Hill Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Eligibility: Males age 13 to 18 years in needing drug rehabilitation that meet 3C
level of care. Client must have an evaluation by a drug and alcohol
outpatient services provider utilizing assessment protocol approved by
public and private funding sources and client meets level of care
recommendation.
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 24 hours
Pennsylvania Counseling Services
Lancaster City PCS - Outpatient Services - Lancaster City Student Assistance Program
Places trained assessors in schools to identify students who are experiencing behavioral and/or academic difficulties which pose a barrier to their learning success. Together, assessors and the SAP team work to develop a plan to help the child succeed in school. The plan may involve services and activities in school and/or services from a community agency. Offer support to identified students and their families and assists them in accessing relevant school and/or community services.
40 Pearl Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Eligibility: Students with emotional and/or behavioral needs
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 8:00pm; Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
Columbia - Residential Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Provides a structured residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Services include Aggression Replacement Training (ART), group therapy, individual and family counseling, educational seminars, an academic program, work (funcional skills development) therapy (training), recreation therapy, psychoeducation groups, vocational guidance, employment counseling, and GED preparation. Length of stay varies from 60 days to 6+ months, based on treatment need and individual circumstances.
1290 Prospect Road
Columbia, PA 17512
Eligibility: * Males

* Individuals from age 14 to age 20
Hours: 24/7
OIC Philadelphia
Philadelphia - Opportunities Inn: The Hospitality Training Institute
Provides a skilled workforce for the Delaware Valley's expanding hospitality industry. Offers course tracks in Front Office Operations/Guest Services (16 weeks) and Culinary Arts (12 weeks). Students also have access to academic education classes, life skills classes, counseling, and hands-on workplace experience.
1231 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Eligibility: Adults age 18+ High school diploma or GED
Hours: Program Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 2:30pm Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm Website and contact form
available 24/7.
KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School - Charter School
Offers an academically rigorous program that includes math, science, social studies, and 2.5 hours of literacy instruction daily. Students also have classes in art, PE, music, and yoga. Additional services include college counseling, Saturday school, summer school, field trips, and social services for students and their families.
5900 Baltimore Avenue, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Eligibility: * Students entering Kindergarten through grade 4

* Residents of Philadelphia County
Hours: Hours vary by program and season.
KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
KIPP North Philadelphia Academy - Charter School
Offers an academically rigorous program that includes math, science, social studies, and 2.5 hours of literacy instruction daily. Students also have classes in art, PE, music, and yoga. Additional services include college counseling, Saturday school, summer school, field trips, and social services for students and their families.
2539 North 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Eligibility: * Students entering Kindergarten through grade 4

* Residents of Philadelphia County
Hours: Hours vary by program and season.
KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy - Charter School
Offers an academically rigorous program that includes math, science, social studies, and 2.5 hours of literacy instruction daily. Students also have classes in art, PE, music, and yoga. Additional services include college counseling, Saturday school, summer school, field trips, and social services for students and their families.
5070 Parkside Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Eligibility: * Students entering Kindergarten through grade 4

* Residents of Philadelphia County
Hours: Hours vary by program and season.
KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy - Charter School
Offers an academically rigorous program that includes math, science, social studies, and 2.5 hours of literacy instruction daily. Students also have classes in art, PE, music, and yoga. Additional services include college counseling, Saturday school, summer school, field trips, and social services for students and their families.
2409 West Westmoreland Street
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Eligibility: * Students entering Kindergarten through grade 4

* Residents of Philadelphia County
Hours: Hours vary by program and season.
Indochinese-American Council
Jay Cooke Elementary School - Youth Programs
Provides English language instruction, academic support and enrichment, literacy instruction, project-based learning, and exposure to arts and culture. Also offers academic support, physical activity, and cross-cultural experiences.
1300 West Loudon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Eligibility: Call for information.
Hours: Call for information.
Indochinese-American Council
St. Helena-Incarnation Catholic School - Youth Programs
Provides English language instruction, academic support and enrichment, literacy instruction, project-based learning, and exposure to arts and culture. Also offers academic support, physical activity, and cross-cultural experiences.
6101 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19120
Eligibility: Call for information.
Hours: Call for information.
Lakeside
Upper Merion Vantage Academy - Vantage Academy
Vantage Academy is a comprehensive alternative education program for students in grades 6 through 12 formed through a collaborative effort between the Souderton Area School District in Souderton, PA and Lakeside Educational Network. It is designed to provide students who are experiencing difficulty in the regular school setting with the academic, counseling and behavioral support necessary to overcome their school obstacles and achieve success. The primary goal of this program is a staged transition for students to return back to their home school after they successfully complete their educational goals while at Vantage.
633 East 4th Street
Bridgeport, PA 19405
Eligibility: Students in grades 7 to 12 struggling with a regular school setting
Lakeside
Lakeside Girls Academy - Lakeside School
Lakeside School is a coeducational private school providing regular and special educational to students with learning and emotional difficulties in grades 6-12. With counseling and behavioral support given in a highly therapeutic and structured environment, the program enables students to experience success in a comprehensive academic setting that features well qualified staff and a curriculum that meets state standards.
111 Chestnut Lane
North Wales, PA 19454
Eligibility: Serves residents in Philadelphia with emotional difficulties ; grade 6 to 12.
Lakeside
Souderton Vantage Academy - Vantage Academy
Vantage Academy is a comprehensive alternative education program for students in grades 6 through 12 formed through a collaborative effort between the Souderton Area School District in Souderton, PA and Lakeside Educational Network. It is designed to provide students who are experiencing difficulty in the regular school setting with the academic, counseling and behavioral support necessary to overcome their school obstacles and achieve success. The primary goal of this program is a staged transition for students to return back to their home school after they successfully complete their educational goals while at Vantage.
310 Schoolhouse Road
Souderton, PA 18964
Eligibility: Students in grades 7 to 12 struggling with a regular school setting
PATH
Philadelphia - Family Based Programs
You and your family will meet with a professionally credentialed clinician and a mental health worker, your team, in your home to listen to your concerns. Your team will meet individually with your child and also meet with you together as a family each week. Your team will help you and your family identify areas that you would like to change and help you develop a plan to make these changes. You and your family will be supported by the team as you take actions to bring about these changes. Your family will also receive assistance in obtaining additional resources and support to meet medical, social, academic, and financial needs. The team will arrange for you to see a PATH child psychiatrist, if indicated. You will meet with the psychiatrist who will complete an evaluation and may prescribe medication for you. You may continue to see both the psychiatrist for medication appointments and see the clinician for therapy.
1919 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Eligibility: Not available
Educational Opportunity Centers
Hazleton - Educational Planning & Support
Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education including SAT Prep.
8 West Broad Street
Hazleton, PA 18201
Eligibility: Aduts and high school seniors
Hours: hours by appointment only. Calling hours to schedule an appointment -
Weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm
Educational Opportunity Centers
Edwardsville - Educational Planning & Support
Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education.
107 Gateway Shopping Center
Edwardsville, PA 18704
Eligibility: None.
Hours: By appointment only. Calling hours to schedule an appointment: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Educational Opportunity Centers
Scranton - Educational Planning & Support
Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education, including SAT prep
431 N 7th Avenue
7th Avenue Center
Scranton, PA 18503
Eligibility: none
Hours: By appointment only. Calling hours to schedule an appointment: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Phoenixville Area Positive Alternatives
Phoenixville - Fast Forward Connections After School Program
Offers assistance to students in grades 6 through 8 to strengthen their academic and social skills.
Programs are tutoring, counseling, recreational and enrichment activities.
822 Main Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Eligibility: Children in grades 6 through 8
Hours: Monday through Thursday 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Green Woods Charter School
Philadelphia - Special Education Program
Provides Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) to students with disabilities. Offers additional services if the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines that related services are required for that student to make adequate academic progress in the general curriculum. These services include but are not limited to speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, remedial reading, and counseling.
468 Domino Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Eligibility: * Students in Kindergarten through grade 8

* Children with disabilities

* Residents of Philadelphia County
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 5:00pm
Mix at Arbor Place
Lancaster - Youth Center
Offers:
- Faith-based youth development/leadership programs
- Mentoring
- Counseling
- Academic enrichment
- Police Athletic/Activities League
- We Rock the Mic, spoken word poetry
- Youth operated Remix Recording Sound Studio
- Summer Camps
520 North Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Eligibility: Youth ages 7 to 17 years
Hours: Program activities vary, call for specific hours
Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 9:00pm
Saturday, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Sunday, closed
Temple University
Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships - Youth Employment Project (YEP)
Provides out-of-school young adults ages 16 to 24 with academic support, career counseling, and professional development workshops toward developing educational and career opportunities. Services include individualized career development and coaching, GED prep classes and career/educational exploration, paid internship opportunities and pre-apprenticeship referrals, job readiness and life skills training workshops, and transportation assistance and monetary incentives.
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Annex, Fourth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Eligibility: Residents of Philadelphia ages 16 to 24 who are out-of-school with or
without a high school diploma or GED
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Harrisburg School District
E.X.P.L.O.R.E.
Provides academic training, support services, and enrichment activities for student.
2101 North Front Street
Building #2
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Eligibility: Harrisburg School District students K-12
Hours: Call for information
Youth Advocate Programs
Youth Advocate Program of Lebanon County - Advocate Services
Provides services for youth involved with juvenile probation and children and youth services. Youth are matched to an advocate who provides counseling, case management, linkage to needed supports, academic support, etc. Services include community reintegration and truancy services as well.
1691 Grace Avenue
Lebanon, PA 17046
Eligibility: Youth enrolled in juvenile probation and/or children and youth services
Hours: Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm; Service hours may vary
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Central Office - Upward Bound
Prepares low-income, first generation college-bound students for a four year degree by providing school counseling, tutoring, scholarship application assistance, college tours, workshops and other events. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of post-secondary education. Working collaboratively with Edinboro University of PA and several school districts in Erie County, the program offers services at the students' home schools and on the campus of Edinboro University of PA during the academic year and during a six-week summer session.
18 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16501
Eligibility: 1. Grades 9-12 2. Attend one of the participating schools:Corry High
School, Erie High School, Perseus House Charter School of Excellence
3. Parents did not graduate college and/or family income is within
150% of federal poverty guidelines
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Dickinson Center
Crossroads
A day treatment program for adolescents struggling with the symptoms associated with a mental health diagnosis. Group, individual, and family therapy are offered in addition to medication management. Cognitive behavioral interventions focus on improving interpersonal relationships and symptom management, while overall increasing an adolescent's ability to be successful at home, in school, and in their community.

Includes an academic component during the school year, which allows program participants to remain in their home school district. A teacher is available to provide instruction while a mental health worker is present in the academic milieu to provide therapeutic interventions.
763 Johnsonburg Road
Mailbox #37
Saint Mary's, PA 15857
Eligibility: 11-18 years old, enrolled in a school district, and have a mental health
diagnosis.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 2:30pm Call for information on Summer
hours.
Family Service Association of Northeastern PA
Clinical and Casework Programming - Outreach Prevention Program
The Outreach Prevention Program provides intensive in-home counseling, case management, and is based on the evidenced based practiced of Targeted Case Management. Structured interventions which promote life skills development, parenting skills, children's academic success, family unification, and stabilization of mental health symptoms.
31 West Market Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Eligibility: Luzerne county at risk families
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Crusaders for Christ Church
Philadelphia - Skills for Life
This is a year-round program for youth. Provides academic enrichment, life skills, learning projects, work experience, career exploration, social support services & counseling, as well as computer access.
1201 South 47th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
House of Hope - York
Glen Rock - House of Hope
At House of Hope, we pride ourselves in being a unique program that combines both the teen and the parents in the healing process. Parents are actively involved in counseling programs, parenting classes, and receive spiritual guidance as well. Our on-site school, Hope Academy, is registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and provides our teens a formal education through a self-paced curriculum (ACE) designed specifically to meet their performance levels.

We serve teenagers and adults through our Residential Program as well as our Non-Residential Program. The residential program is for girls 13-17 only and involves the enrolled girl living on the premises Monday - Friday. Through our Non-Residential Program, applicants may utilize our other services, such as individual or family counseling and schooling through Hope Academy.

Key Services:
  • Individual Counseling
    • Family Counseling
    • Parenting Classes
    • Life Skills Education
    • Individualized Academic Improvement
    • Spiri
  • 3899 Sticks Road
    Glen Rock, PA 17327
    Eligibility: Non-Residential Programs: For anyone in need of faith-based counseling,
    parenting classes or alternative schooling options. HOHYP RESIDENTIAL
    PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST: - HOHYP accepts Girls, age 13-17, who
    are not pregnant - Family lives within 75-100 miles from the HOHYP
    Campus - Parents are required to attend weekly counseling, parent
    visitations and parenting classes at HOHYP - The Parents will be
    required to make 3-4 trips a week to the HOHYP Campus - Residents must
    be able to stay with their own family on HOHYP holiday/school breaks
    and weekends home - Family involvement in the HOHYP Program with
    potential for reunification - Resident must have a minimum IQ of 85
    (average IQ is 115) - Resident accepted with mild to moderate
    emotional and/or behavioral problems (the program is not equipped to
    handle severe emotional/behavioral problems) - Resident must not have
    any current sexual offenses/charges - Resident must not have current
    alcohol or drug dependency (our program is not equipped to Detox
    Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm
    Bethesda Lutheran Services
    Meadville Campus - Alternative Education
    Pennsylvania Department of Education approved private provider of Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) services. We contract with local school districts to provide comprehensive academic instruction along with therapeutic and developmental counseling to assist them in meeting their behavioral goals and returning to the regular school setting.
    15487 State Highway 86
    Meadville, PA 16335
    Eligibility: Students in grades 6-12
    Hours: Call for more information.
    For The Cause
    For the Cause Teen Center - Teen Center
    Teen Center, led and governed by high school students under the guidance of our experienced staff, is a hub for youth programming that encourages academic and personal growth. The center delivers opportunities for students in grades 6-12 to nurture their social, emotional, and intellectual well-being through free access to youth leadership training, tutoring/homework assistance, counseling services, cooking classes, fun events, and so much more.
    1130 6th Avenue
    Suite A
    Berwick, PA 18603
    Eligibility: Teen center is open to students from grades 6 to 12. No residency
    restriction.
    Hours: Monday through Thursday, 3:00pm to 7:00pm
    University of Pittsburgh
    Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
    Urban Impact Foundation
    Education Classes and Services
    Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped
    Prevocational Training
    Tioga County Department of Human Services
    Family Services - Student Transition and Recovery Program (STAR)
    Roxbury Treatment Center
    Shippensburg - Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Program
    Gaudenzia
    Gaudenzia - Common Ground - Chambers Hill Adolescent Male Program
    Pennsylvania Counseling Services
    Lancaster City PCS - Outpatient Services - Lancaster City Student Assistance Program
    Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
    Columbia - Residential Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
    OIC Philadelphia
    Philadelphia - Opportunities Inn: The Hospitality Training Institute
    KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
    KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School - Charter School
    KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
    KIPP North Philadelphia Academy - Charter School
    KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
    KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy - Charter School
    KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
    KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy - Charter School
    Indochinese-American Council
    Jay Cooke Elementary School - Youth Programs
    Indochinese-American Council
    St. Helena-Incarnation Catholic School - Youth Programs
    Lakeside
    Upper Merion Vantage Academy - Vantage Academy
    Lakeside
    Lakeside Girls Academy - Lakeside School
    Lakeside
    Souderton Vantage Academy - Vantage Academy
    PATH
    Philadelphia - Family Based Programs
    Educational Opportunity Centers
    Hazleton - Educational Planning & Support
    Educational Opportunity Centers
    Edwardsville - Educational Planning & Support
    Educational Opportunity Centers
    Scranton - Educational Planning & Support
    Phoenixville Area Positive Alternatives
    Phoenixville - Fast Forward Connections After School Program
    Green Woods Charter School
    Philadelphia - Special Education Program
    Mix at Arbor Place
    Lancaster - Youth Center
    Temple University
    Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships - Youth Employment Project (YEP)
    Harrisburg School District
    E.X.P.L.O.R.E.
    Youth Advocate Programs
    Youth Advocate Program of Lebanon County - Advocate Services
    Greater Erie Community Action Committee
    Central Office - Upward Bound
    Dickinson Center
    Crossroads
    Family Service Association of Northeastern PA
    Clinical and Casework Programming - Outreach Prevention Program
    Crusaders for Christ Church
    Philadelphia - Skills for Life
    House of Hope - York
    Glen Rock - House of Hope
    Bethesda Lutheran Services
    Meadville Campus - Alternative Education
    For The Cause
    For the Cause Teen Center - Teen Center
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