"A
meaning way for youth to become responsible and productive members
of their community and acquire valuable life-skills"
PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
As an accountability option,
juveniles may be scheduled for community service programming while on suspension from
school, during after school and evening hours, on weekends and even
during the week over the summer months. Youth referred to the
Community Service Program are male and female adolescents who have
been acting out in the community and are in need of having their
behaviors addressed, their minds and bodies challenged and their
hearts redirected. We believe that each youth has responsibility to
make right that which they have damaged, stolen or harmed in order
for restoration to begin.
The Agency's
Community Service Program will accept youth ranging in ages from 10
to 18 and up to 12 youth per session.
Currently,
the Community Service Program is being offered at the Agency's
Williamsport Center in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and the
Lehighton Center in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
GOALS
FOR EACH YOUTH
To
gain a greater sense of ownership for his/her actions.
To
acquire practical life skills that will help them later in life.
To
give youth the opportunity to restore their image within the
community.
To
reinforce within clients a sense of connectedness to their
community and responsibility for their offenses.
PROJECTS
HAVE INCLUDED:
Trash pick up
Park clean up
Landscaping, mulching, planting flowers, policing public parks
Snow shoveling and removal
Assistance for elderly
Painting and building structures
Supporting community events and initiatives affecting all ages
Cleaning high school and church classrooms
Working with the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, Trout
Unlimited, Habitat for Humanity, and a number of other nonprofit
organizations and retirement homes.
The
Community Service Coordinator continually strives to set up a
variety of community service opportunities for youth involved in the
Community Service Program. If you are in need of help with a
community project or would like more information regarding this
program, please contact the Corporate Offices, the Williamsport Center, or the Lehighton Center.
Trash pick up