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Offers Preschool Prep program, Weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, and college scholarships.

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Youth Employment Programs
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Faith Based Youth Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
School Readiness Programs
Offers scholarships.
Provides children with essential clothing year-round.

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Personal/Grooming Supplies
Children's Clothing
Adoption Services
Provides interest free loans to Lancaster County residents attending an accredited institution of post-secondary education full-time and who demonstrate financial need. Applications must be submitted by the last Friday in April. Repayment begins 6 months after graduation or withdrawal from school and continues until loan amount is satisfied.
Business and professional leaders united who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Focus on giving of themselves in both time and talent. Through annual fundraisers the organization supports many local non-profits. Meetings are held regularly. New membership submissions welcome and encouraged.

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Service Clubs
Various types educational workshops for students that are in middle school to college level, to help and assist in their developement.

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Test Preparation
Student Financial Aid
Prejob Guidance
Career Development
Tutoring Services
Mentoring Programs
Offers Pre-Kindergarten (Preschool) Scholarships to help families to access early education for their children.
Provides preschool scholarships to attend a quality early childhood education program for up to 3 hours per day for three or 5 half-days a week. Eligible families may choose to enroll their child in one of more than 3 dozen participating childcare centers located throughout Erie County.
Scholarship memberships. Funding is available for low income families and individuals. Financial aid pays for a percentage of the membership fees.

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Y Facilities
Student Financial Aid
Provides off and on-campus employment including gardening, tour guides, secretarial, maintenance, and certain high-tech scientific and engineering jobs.
Creates and manages numerous programs for K-12 students throughout the school year and during the summer months. The partnership is comprised of citizens, educators, business, and government agencies that offer knowledge, training, and guidance to all students to enable them to be competitive members of a world-class workforce.

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Prejob Guidance
Summer Camps
Career Development
Student Financial Aid
Student Veterans of America (SVA) provides military veterans with the resources, support, and advocacy necessary to succeed in higher education and following graduation.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Veteran Employment Programs
Student Financial Aid
Prejob Guidance
Provides employment and training support to individuals of Native American, Alaskan, and Hawaiian descent. Services include financial aid for education and job training programs, help with employment-related issues (resume writing, interview skills, etc.), vocational assessment, referral to other available programs, and direct job referrals/placements.
Assists individuals who have attended college but haven't earned a degree to return to finish their studies and graduate. Provides guidance on filling out and filing financial assistance forms, getting academic support, navigating work and family schedules, completing paperwork, improving study skills, and staying in school.

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Academic Counseling
Remedial Education
Student Financial Aid
Offers multiple scholarships and grants for students in need of financial assistance to attend post-secondary programs, including colleges, universities, and technical and trade schools.
Provides need-based, partial scholarships through a random lottery hosted in December and March. New scholarship recipients will receive 1 of 3 dollar amounts, with a minimum award of $1,200 and a maximum award of $3,200.
Offers Preschool Prep program, Weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, and college scholarships.

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Youth Employment Programs
Student Financial Aid
Faith Based Youth Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
School Readiness Programs
Provides grants to non-traditional students to further their education. Grant amounts depend on financial need and availability of funds.
Promotes natural resource stewardship and provides scholarships for graduating seniors who will be focusing on natural resources or conservation in continuing their education

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Water Quality Assurance
Student Financial Aid
Conservation
Offers first-generation high school students assistance with the college search and transition process; training for college admissions criteria and planning for deadlines and required fees; guidance with college and financial aid applications, testing, and personal essay writing; and mentorship through the student's college career. Also awards scholarships to qualified students.

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Student Housing
College/University Entrance Support
Student Counseling Services
Mentoring Programs
Student Financial Aid
Scholarships are awarded to students in the surrounding area who show promise and excellence in and out of school.

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Student Financial Aid
Offers funding for Philadelphia high school students who identify as female. Funds can be used for high school tuition at a parochial or independent high school, or extracurricular activities if the student is attending a public or charter high school.

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Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Student Financial Aid
AMVETS implements programs for and advocates on behalf of veterans and their families. A network of AMVETS National Service Officers (NSOs) are stationed at VA regional offices and medical centers and provide information, counseling and claims assistance to all veterans and their dependants in matters concerning education, disability compensation, employment, hospitalization, rehabilitation, pension and other benefits. Annually awards scholarships to veterans and their dependents. Also conducts programs to teach children about American heritage, civics and citizenship. Pennsylvania AMVETS CODE Career Center provides asset assessment, resume writing assistance, interview skills training, and exploration into education, training, licensing, and certification opportunities.

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Prejob Guidance
Student Financial Aid
Veteran Membership Organizations
Patriotic Societies
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Offers information and referral, legislative advocacy, and training for families caring for foster, adoptive, or kinship children. Also raises funds to provide extras and scholarships for foster children and children adopted from foster care.

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Student Financial Aid
Child Welfare/Family Services Associations
Seeks to serve the whole family and build a strong foundation with children from babies through the teenage years.
  • PETALS - Preschool Prep program offering parents resources and guidance for teaching their children needed skills to be ready to enter school
  • Weekly Kids Club - format of developmental activity, life skills, character building, positive adult role models, and social skills development (Evening sessions)
  • Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program in partnership with local high schools
  • Scholarships for high potential, low-income high school students to obtain college while in high school
  • Early childhood education scholarships to high quality Pre-K programs for low income kids
  • Reading Corners program, which is a co-branded United Way initiative, to offer age and developmentally appropriate books to families using our food pantries and assistance centers, and add the components of instructing families on the importance of reading and having in-center volunteers
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    Faith Based Youth Programs
    Youth Enrichment Programs
    Youth Employment Programs
    School Readiness Programs
    Student Financial Aid