VYH’s Lisa Weingartner Named Pennsylvania Social Worker of the Year

Lisa Weingartner, Senior Vice President of Northeast and Central Independent Living Programs at Valley Youth House, has recently received the Social Worker of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers Pennsylvania Chapter. Lisa received her award during the NASW-PA annual conference on September 17th at the Keystone Awards Gala. The theme of […]

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VYH x The Attic Youth Art Show

The Attic Youth Center in collaboration with Valley Youth House held the opening exhibit for its youth art show called Connective Tissue. Over a 10 weeks period, youth from Valley Youth House’s Achieving Independence Center, worked with The Attic Youth Center to produce creative-discovery work, sharing their personal stories through art. The two groups connected […]

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Moravian College Students Volunteer at Camp Fowler for Hertiage Day

On September 21st, Moravian College hosted its second annual Heritage Day. On this day hundreds of Moravian College students and faculty come together to celebrate Moravian tradition and to help their community. After coming together at Johnston Hall, they were sent out to different service locations including local schools and other parts of the Bethlehem […]

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2017 Backpack Challenge Results are In!

On August 22nd, VYH and the Department of Human Services closed the most successful Backpack Challenge yet. The agency raised over $30,000 to help secure educational necessities and cover expenses for youth in foster care. In addition, the greater Philadelphia community donated over 6,500 backpacks for our city’s youth, and nearly $20,000 worth of school […]

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VYH’s Youth Education Program participates in Northeast Middle School’s Health Fair

Valley Youth House’s Youth Education Program recently attended the Northeast Middle School Health Fair. VYH goodie bags were handed out to all of the children, complete with information packets about Drug and Alcohol Prevention; Over 800 bags were given out to the kids at the fair. This was a great opportunity for the children of […]

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