Valley Youth House was recognized by the True Colors Fund and the city of Philadelphia Mayor’s office for our work to end LGBTQ youth homelessness. As part of the recognition, a proclamation was read nationwide and signed by Mayor Kenney to announce that 4/26 would be #40toNone Day.  #40toNone Day represent thea pproximately 40% of youth experiencing […]

Project Child’s Learning to Care program was recently expanded to March Elementary School in Easton thanks to a generous donation from Lehigh University’s Kappa Delta sorority. Learning to Care is designed to teach children empathy and nurturing through lessons about child development, communication, and emotional awareness, and was previously only offered at Peter’s Elementary School […]

Project Child recently hosted their annual training conference at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop Campus. This year’s topic was “How To Help Children Build Sturdy Brain Pathways” and featured Dr. Judy Cameron from the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University, whose research focuses on how everyday life stress affects long-term health. Attendees learned about ways to foster […]

Valley Youth House is proud to announce the opening of “Patti’s House”, a Supervised Independent Living site for young men in West Chester, PA. The Supervised Independent Living Plus (SIL+) program supports youth in a dormitory style group setting under the supervision of a live-in Resident Advisor.  Youth are supported with job readiness, educational support and provided […]

    Cailey is 18 years old and is currently living in West Chester, Pennsylvania in the Supervised Independent Living Program at Valley Youth House, where she has been residing since April of 2016. Cailey graduated high school in 2016, and has taken a few college courses since her graduation. Cailey spends much of her […]

Valley Youth House is grateful to be the recipient of a $50,000 targeted grant from Foundations Community Partnership to support rapid re-housing for youth in Bucks County.  The funding will help to improve outcomes for homeless youth in Bucks County through rental assistance, case management, and short-term emergency assistance.  These services will ensure a stable […]