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Thank You Valley Forge Financial Group!
Valley Youth House - Greater Philadelphia would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Valley Forge Financial Group for their dedication to supporting the Greater Philadelphia community. Employees donated funds to support VYH-GP through their "Jeans Friday" Fundraiser, which enables employees to wear jeans to work on Fridays. [...] -
AIC and VYH-GP youth exhibit artwork with Mural Arts
Mark Browning, former VYH-GP youth, and current AIC members Braheem Farmer and Robert Scott have artwork displayed in the WE ARE ALL: Mural Arts Education Spring Exhibition. The exhibit is on display at the Asian Arts Initiative until June 7th [...] -
Youth Spotlight: Antonio Ragsdale
Getting shot was the moment that changed Antonio Ragsdale’s outlook on life. He no longer takes things for granted, and looks at life from a different perspective. His message to other youth like him is “don’t let anything stop you from doing what you need to do. You can do anything you put your mind [...] -
Youth Spotlight: Shyara Hill and Simone Brooks
Despite growing up in different places, and coming to the AIC through different services, Simone Brooks and Shyara Hill’s back stories are eerily similar. Simone grew up in North Philadelphia, the oldest of six children. Her mother relied on Simone to take care of her siblings around the clock, because she was either working [...] -
Youth Spotlight: Marquisha Sweets
Marquisha grew up living with her mom and three younger sisters, and life was relatively normal until her mom passed away when she was 13. Following her mother’s death, DHS got involved to determine who would take care of Marquisha and her sisters. Her younger sisters, who have a different father, were placed with their [...]
Thank You Valley Forge Financial Group!
Valley Youth House - Greater Philadelphia would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Valley Forge Financial Group for their dedication to supporting the Greater Philadelphia community. Employees donated funds to support VYH-GP through their "Jeans Friday" Fundraiser, which enables employees to wear jeans to work on Fridays. [...]
Valley Youth House - Greater Philadelphia
Valley Youth House programs in our community have helped over 2,500 young adults to succeed in their transition from adolescence to adulthood in the past eight years. Our dedicated staff members assist homeless youth to find apartments, sign leases and develop self-sufficiency skills to maintain permanent housing on their own. Over 400 young adults moved into their own apartments since the residential programs started in 2005. Additionally, the Achieving Independence Center, which is managed by Valley Youth House, provides independent living services to approximately 1,400 young people each year.
We have accomplished this by:
- Creating unique programming that meets the needs of Philadelphia youth
- Developing an alumni group and managing a Youth Advisory Board to gain valuable customer feedback
- Partnering with multiple agencies, systems and businesses in an effort to maximize our resources
- Dedicating ourselves to excellence