Backpack Challenge Closing Ceremony to be Held August 22nd

The closing ceremony for the 2017 Backpack Challenge will be held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts on August 22, from 1:00-3:00 PM. For more information, email MaryGrace Joyce at mjoyce@valleyyouthhouse.org. To find a collection site or learn more about how to support the Backpack Challenge, visit www.backpackchallenge.com.

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2017 Backpack Challenge Launches in Dilworth Park

The 2017 Backpack Challenge kicked off in front of City Hall on Tuesday, July 25th. The event featured remarks from VYH CEO Tom Harrington, Department of Human Services Commissioner Cynthia Figueroa, with keynote speaker Sean Brace, a Fox29 sports host and founder of PhillyInfluencer.com. The kickoff was emcee’d by Mina SayWhat and was featured by […]

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Two VYH youth join Board of Directors

Two amazing young people from VYH programs have been nominated and approved to join the Valley Youth house Board of Directors as youth advocates. The first youth is Destiny Jarnagin who is 20 years old and from Northampton County.  She attended Millersville University for her first year and is going to Northampton Community College this […]

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Foundations Community Partnership Awards VYH $10,000 BIIG Grant

Foundations Community Partnership has provided Valley Youth House with a Bucks Innovative and Improvement Grant (BIIG) for $10,000 to send youth to Valley Youth House’s Camp Fowler. Funding will provide camp scholarships, transportation, and camping supplies for 12 Bucks County youth to attend the Camp Fowler Summer Adventure Program. Youth served would not otherwise have […]

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