County Youth Center’s raised bed garden program yields 17,000 pounds of vegetables
Some of the Chester County Youth Center staff who are volunteer gardeners (left to right): Supervisor Brian Sebold, Program Coordinator Matt Howard, Youth Center Officer Arianis McFadden, Youth Center Officer Lauren Baratta, and Widener University student intern Abby Blake. Youth Center Officers Jim Smith, Arah Leggett, and Adam Thomas are not pictured.
A vegetable garden planted at the Chester County...
County Youth Center Adds music studio program
Creative Hope Studio Trainer Corey Oatman trains the Chester County Youth Center’s staff on operating and maintaining the new music studio.
The Chester County Youth Center (CCYC) recently added a Creative Hope Studio to its facility that includes technology for producing music, recording book readings, graphic design and video editing. Lancaster-based Creative Hope Studios engages with youth in the...
Chesco youth Center’s partnership with BVSPCA earned honors
The Chester County Youth Center – BVSPCA “SAFE” program fosters an environment of judgement-free love between shelter animals and those in the Youth Center, builds beneficial relationships with everyone involved, and helps shelter animals find a permanent home.
The Chester County Youth Center’s partnership with Brandywine Valley SPCA’ and its “SAFE” program has garnered national acclaim.
The...
Chester County Youth Center receives statewide award for community service dog treat-making program
: Kristi Washington (center), Caseworker for the Chester County Youth Center, who received a state Program of the Year award for the Youth Center’s dog treat-making program, along with Youth Center deputy director Fred Ellzy (left) and Youth Center Director Gary Blair (right).
The Chester County Youth Center recently received a Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative Programs (JDCAP)...
