BETHLEHEM, PA 6/11/2018 – Valley Youth House has received a Major Grant of $15,000 from the Provident Bank Foundation to help underwrite programming to benefit homeless Lehigh Valley youth ages 18-24 who are being served by the Valley Youth House Supportive Housing Program (SHP).
The young people who will be served are often pregnant or parenting youth, live in their own apartments while working with program staff to achieve their goals for high school completion/post-secondary training, employment and transition to stable housing. The youth being served have been homeless and living on the streets and their experiences have caused trauma and a host of life challenges.
For this reason, each youth is connected with a Life Skills Counselor with whom they meet weekly. Together, they design an Individual Service Plan with a timeline for achieving their goals. The counselors work one-on-one with youth in the program to help them develop the soft and hard skills necessary to achieve independence in such areas as employment readiness; housing education; banking and budgeting; parenting; and utilization of community resources. In 2017, the program supported 54 youth and 52 infants/children.
About Valley Youth House
Valley Youth House (valleyyouthhouse.org) does more than just provide homes for Pennsylvania’s vulnerable, abused, and homeless youth. We partner with thousands of individuals each year to build a solid foundation for young people and their families. With dedicated street outreach, housing, counseling, skills training, health, prevention, and intervention services, we empower resilient young people in establishing promising futures.
About The Provident Bank Foundation
The Provident Bank Foundation was established in 2003 by Provident Bank to enhance the quality of life in the region through support of not-for-profit groups, institutions, schools and other 501(c)(3) organizations that provide services in communities served by the Bank. Since inception, the Foundation has granted more than $23 million to not-for-profit organizations and institutions working toward stronger communities.
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Emily Conners
Valley Youth House Development Officer
