Fall Fest – what a fun time for our teens of the community! On Wednesday, 10/26/2022, The PROGRAM partnered with Teen Services Manager, Joan Wright, at Martin Library and held a Teens Outreach Fall Fest. The teens participated in pumpkin carving, pumpkin decorating and drawing and painting fall art. The youth also played fall themed… Continue reading Fall Fest Provides Positive, Creative Outlet For Community Teens
On Tuesday, 9/20/2022, The PROGRAM presented a community-based Housing Engagement Forum event featuring breakfast and a panel discussion focused on reducing housing barriers for individual involved with the criminal justice system. Held at Marketview Arts, The PROGRAM’s Housing Engagement Forum event drew more than 70 attendees that shared ideas and creative next steps for continuing… Continue reading Housing Engagement Forum Brings Huge Turnout!
The PROGRAM’s Youth Outreach Specialist, Kiuana Henderson, planned a day full of opportunity and inspiration for Project Future Focus participants! On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the youth reentry program clients participated in the Endless Opportunities Tour where they visited a variety of stops along a pre-determined route to explore possibilities for their futures. The tour stopped… Continue reading Endless Opportunities Tour Opens Young Minds To Future Possibilities
In May 2022, Tiffany Manning at Messiah United Methodist Church contacted The PROGRAM after reviewing information about The PROGRAM's Project Future Focus youth reentry program. Manning was interested in wanting to know how she could become involved and if there were any ways that the church could help support the needs of the youth within the… Continue reading Community Partnerships Benefit Youth Reentry Clients
May 11, 2022 (Fox 43) Local nonprofit offers resources to help people with criminal records get jobs "The Program: It's About Change" offers mentoring and workplace training to ex-offenders reentering society. YORK, Pa. — Amid the labor crunch in the economy, some employers are opening up job positions to people with prior criminal convictions. According… Continue reading The PROGRAM + Fox 43 = Increasing Resource Awareness
On Friday, May 6, 2022, The Program, It's About Change partnered with Give Local York to participate in the 24-hour local giving challenge. Taking careful inventory of the resources needed to meet the needs of the clients we serve, The PROGRAM identified client needs that would benefit from Give Local York donations for 2022. We… Continue reading Give Local York 2022 and The PROGRAM: An Annual Day of Charitable Giving
On Tuesday January 11, 2022, Kiuana Henderson, Youth Outreach Specialist for the Project Future Focus Youth Reentry Program, participated in a Career and Resource Fair in York City. The fair was created to engage youth starting at age 14 to provide connections to employers and other service providers who work with and assist youth reentrants. Despite the wintry weather, youth and families poured into the event to connect with employers and other service providers… Continue reading The Program Promotes Project Future Focus Youth Reentry Program
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, The Program's Director of Operations Alexis Gosik hosted six Future Leaders of York at The Program's York Office. During the session, Future Leaders of York students were able to obtain information about The Program's mission and operations and get answers to some of their great questions. Thanks to the Future… Continue reading The Program Hosts Future Leaders of York
On September 25th, 2021, The Program, It’s About Change Housing Case Manager Samantha Brong attended Dauphin County’s Recovery Day. This event comprised of 25 service providers in Dauphin County at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg PA. This event is so important to able to provide information and resources to individuals in recovery, their families or those… Continue reading The Program Supports Dauphin County Systems of Care Recovery Day
Saturday, 9/25/2021, was an INCREDIBLE day at The Program, It's About Change! The Program's Mentor Coordinator Trina Waters had taken the lead in planning a reentry-focused community event at our Harrisburg Office to highlight the importance of mentoring after incarceration. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the event went off without a hitch! A number… Continue reading Community Event Highlights The Importance Of Mentoring After Incarceration
