Healing Hurt People started in 2008 as an initiative to help victims of violence heal and deal with the trauma of their injuries; more than a decade later the organization...
Covenant House is a human service nonprofit helps stabilize homeless and trafficked youth, with a mission to help showcase the reality of youth homelessness. Associate executive director, Hugh Organ oversees...
When people think about technology’s place at the forefront of society, they might not always think about how it connects to young people from marginalized backgrounds. That’s where Hopeworks, a...
Crystal Barham-Guess remembers the exact date, it was August 24, 2017. After her name was called out loud, she confidently strode across the stage to collect her high school diploma....
Today, 20 percent of teenagers struggle with mental health issues and only one in five of them get support. SpeakUp!, a local nonprofit, helps teens have honest and courageous conversations...
Students Run Philly Style’s (SRPS) mentoring program pairs Philadelphia and Camden youth (in Camden the program is named “I Run This City: Camden”) with volunteer adults and they train side-by-side...
What do you think about when you think about prep schools? If you’ve seen “Dead Poets Society,” perhaps you think of passionate students and teachers with a subversive streak. If...
Founded in 2014, by Joanna Visser Adjoian and Lauren Fine, the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) functions as a comprehensive resource for lawyers representing youth in the adult justice...