Individual and group education program focusing on building life skills and preparing youth, ages 14 through 21, for successful independent adult living.

Helps youth who are in out-of-home placement make the transition to become independent, self-sufficient, and productive adults. ILP is a partnership between the Erie County Office of Children and Youth (OCY), Family Services of NW PA, and Bethesda Lutheran Services. Partnered services include individual counseling, life skills groups, job preparation, assistance in enrolling in higher education, and assistance in obtaining adequate housing.

Offers a home for residents. Meets regularly as a group where they develop problem-solving skills, living skills, leadership skills, and group decision-making. They also work in the Lodge business, earning an income, and making decisions for the business.

Offers education, advocacy and peer-support services. Services include life skills training and mentor project through three regional coordinating offices: Pro-Act, Rase Project, and Message Carriers. Provides training on addiction treatment and recovery, youth support groups, a peer support mentoring program, and advocates for recovery.

Provides mobile life skills services to families in which at least one family member, age 18 and older, has a primary mental health diagnosis that negatively affects household functions. Also helps to ensure that health needs are met.

Provides medication-supported counseling and recovery programs to assist clients in meeting a specific personal goal.

Develops young people's capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and develop the skills to live successfully as self-sufficient, contributing adults. We develop ways to help young people achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles. SMART Moves, our drug and alcohol prevention education program, is the prime instruction piece in this area. The Club sub-contracts with the Lackawanna County Commission on Drug & Alcohol to implement this program. Another program is the Get Real About Violence Program (GRAV) This program is geared for Club members ages 6-13. The program teaches students skills to be healthy by showing them how to maintain self-control when tempted by violence, resolve conflicts without violence, and prevent or avoid situations by using self control. In addition, a variety of personal hygiene and safety programs, health fairs, and other wellness activities are offered to Club members.

Provides a tool used to assist foster parents in preparing young adults to live on their own. Utilizing the tools from the Casey Life Skills web-based system, FCCY has developed a program of continuous evaluation and planning, with a strong emphasis on the role of the foster parent.

Provides help in learning skills to become more independent. Staff member can provide assistance in your home to acquire those skills. Such skills could include budgeting, preparing meals, shopping, using public transportation or finding employment.

Offers an early intervention program for youth who exhibit high-risk or at-risk behaviors. Designed to work with youth and families to prevent truancy, steer youth away from delinquency, improve school performance, enhance life and social skills, and strengthen family relationships. Services include individual and family counseling, home and school visits, after-school group programming three days a week, and case management.

Connects young women to positive female figures from their community for 26-week program of mentoring sessions. Program covers diction, etiquette, technical skills, life skills and lessons, conflict resolution and decision making, proper dress and attire, and physical education.

Program assists individuals living in the community in attaining, maintaining skills in the areas of self-help, socialization and adaptive skills. It can be helping someone learn how to cook, ride a bus or make small purchases.

Provides comprehensive counseling, including free pregnancy testing and free limited 1st trimester ultrasounds. Also provides education regarding sound nutrition, budgeting and life skills coaching.

Provides psychiatric rehabilitation and case/care management services. Offers a mobile team that works with people in the areas of living, learning, working and socializing. Helps individuals identify goals, learn and practice skills, and build supports.

Provides life skills training to the low income, unemployed and underemployed residents of Connellsville.

Provides individual assistance outside of the realm of financial need. HOPE and FAITH clients typically need assistance with obtaining important documents, referrals for outside services, and assistance with employment, etc. Also offers assistance with basic life skills essential for living.

Provides basic case management services, and rental assistance to adults and families in York County who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk for eviction (NOTE: Referrals to rental assistance are limited as funds are limited). Offers community resource assistance and other services to help prevent homelessness.

Offers a program designed to use supports within youths' communities to address behavioral and physical healthcare needs, family functioning, independent living, educational and vocational goals, socialization, and future planning.

To train residents in order to take and pass the GED monthly test and to provide an intense life skills training for those in need living in Montgomery County.

Provides job-search assistance, guidance, and support to participants. Program participants create a plan of action to gain employment and are offered guidance toward empowerment and self-sufficiency. Offers resources such as The Career Wardrobe, computer labs, life-skills workshops, on-site recruiting events, and individualized attention.

Provides supervised group home and apartment structured environments for adult mental health consumers to learn community living skills.

Provides special events for teens, clubs, group socialization, 3 annual dramatic productions, Bible studies, other special recreational events and school of music, and drama. Provides community service fulfillment available for court adjudicated youth programs, academic honors, scouting and religious projects. Provides post high school group availabe and post high school life skills mentoring.

Offers services for supervised living, life skills assessment and training, individual and group counseling, case management, and mentoring.

Provides job coaching, counseling, development, and placement. Services are individualized and often take place at the employment site/home of the consumer.

Provides a variety of services including computer training, shopping, mail reading, bill paying, assistance with paperwork and completing applications, transportation and escort services to doctor visits and grocery stores, information and referral services, recreational services, call-in service to provide the news and recent local obituaries, and other help with day to day living.