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JWYC ADAMS COUNTY GIVES TO ANIMALS IN NEED
JWYC ADAMS COUNTY GIVES TO ANIMALS IN NEED “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” - Mahatma Gandhi. Every holiday season, the JWYC staff of Adams County participate in a Secret Santa for gift-giving. However, for this holiday season, our staff decided to do something different! They wanted to make the holidays better for the vulnerable animals without families, so they donated the money to the Adams County SPCA in Gettysburg. The SPCA was grateful for the thoughtful donation and showered praise on our staff on their Facebook...
Achieving Excellence through Talent!
Once again, the efficacy of JusticeWorks’ community-based services have been proven to support our youth and families. Although the pandemic has been wrought with challenges, the employees of JusticeWorks have risen to the occasion to provide quality services that keep youth in the homes and families together! The first quarter of our fiscal year showed that families referred from child welfare agencies achieved a placement prevention rate of 95% (such as the need for foster care or group homes). Youth referred from juvenile justice agencies achieved a placement prevention rate of 88%. ...
Good Things come in Threes!
The Pennsylvania Partnership for Juvenile Services (PPJS) has recognized two JusticeWorks YouthCare staff members and a program event resulting in three awards for 2020! The honors reflect the values and mission of JusticeWorks YouthCare and its dedicated leadership and staff that make up the organization. We are proud of our staff and our programs for providing a cheerful and celebratory cause during a challenging year. PPJS is a professional organization dedicated to supporting its members by promoting sound policies, advancing best practice standards, and maintaining a continuous...
JusticeWorks YouthCare Does it Again – Earns spot on the Fast 50
Once again, JusticeWorks is on the list of Fastest Growing companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania, as confirmed by the Pittsburgh Business Times! For the eleventh time!! Starting out as the “100 Fastest Growing Companies”, we won it 9 years in a row. When they shifted to the “Fast 50” we didn’t make the cut one year.. now, we’ve been on the Fast 50 list the past 2 years. In other words, it took us 12 years to win 11 times. I have to talk to that Dipesh! In truth, when Dipesh was promoted from Berks County Program Director some 10 years ago to Director of Program Development,...
Spotlight: The Violation Initiative Program (VIP®)
(Venango County Youth Succeeds Against all Odds) *Paula had the ‘deck stacked against her’ since childhood. She was involved with the foster care system at a young age and experienced very little success or stability in placements and foster care homes throughout her childhood. Now seventeen, she was deemed as a high-risk youth, involved with both Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare agencies. The repeated traumatic events in Paula’s life contributed to repeated poor decisions consisting of substance abuse, negative peer associations, criminal activity, and teen pregnancy. Her young life...
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