Aug 25, 2020 | Success Stories
At the beginning of April, Kaitlyn Myers and Lindsey Jones had a zoom meeting with the owners of McNaughton Moving and Storage Co., Luke and Thom Shively in Indiana who is passionate about helping older youth in foster care. He offered many ideas on how his business...
Jul 24, 2020 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
(Shared with our Director of Lehigh County, Kristen Irizarry) Pam* is the mother of a four-year-old son, Stephen.* Stephen* has some physical and intellectual disabilities, including Down’s Syndrome with global development delay, Atrial Septal Defect, and Alopecia,...
Jun 24, 2020 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
I’ve been hearing some impressive feedback about our JusticeWorks Independent Living Program (IL) and wanted to find out what all the buzz is about! Therefore, I interviewed a few of our IL staff members on what makes the JusticeWorks IL Program unique. Let’s begin...
Jun 17, 2020 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
A former Butler County Youth, Rosalee Sepella, who participated in the JWYC’s Independent Living Program, has shared her gratitude for our award-winning program. Congratulations are in order, as Rosalee is now a JWYC employee! We are proud of her accomplishments and...
Jun 15, 2020 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
JWYC received a letter from a student praising Compass Academy – Lycoming, and the goals that she achieved as a student: Stacey* writes: “My name is Stacey* and I am 17 years old. I am a part of the foster care system. I live a very complicated life. True,...
Jun 12, 2020 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
On May 28th, 2020, Compass Lycoming, Schuylkill, and Mt. Carmel hosted their end of year celebration and graduation ceremony. It was our first-ever virtual event of its kind. We were excited to hear that Lieutenant Governor, John Fetterman, and 2nd Lady, Gisele...
