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JWYC Receives Commendation from Fayette County Children Services!
JusticeWorks YouthCare and Fayette County Children Services have a shared vision of creating a stable service environment producing well-executed plans with measurable outcomes, essential for the safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children and families. Our success is due to a collaborative partnership with Fayette County, summarized in their annual audit report of JusticeWorks: “Our Agency (Fayette County Children Services) continues to be extremely pleased with the services provided by JusticeWorks YouthCare. Your agency is always willing to take on difficult cases, meet with clients...
JWYC – Organizational Resilience in Uncertain Times
According to the Harvard Business Review, organizational resilience is “the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond, and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper.” Implicit in organizational resilience is the human component, for no matter what the business, it it the people who drive everything. That is especially true in human services, it is the humans doing the work and their empathy and skill which is most needed during times of crisis. Humanity and resilience were called upon in the most profound way than during the...
Laboring – A Message from our President
With the Labor Day weekend looming, I’m reminded of the saying: “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life!”. I’ve always told my kids my paraphrase of this: “if, when you get to work in the morning, you don’t love where you are… you’re in the wrong place!” That doesn’t mean you love every minute of every day, and surely, our work is replete with challenges. But, we get through those moments by being mindful of the profound mission we’re entrusted with—helping children and families lead happier, safer and more productive lives. Every day I get a reminder of the deep...
Compass Academy Returns Back To Live Instruction!
We're Baaaack!! After almost a six month hiatus due to the pandemic and summer break, Compass Academy Lycoming students returned today for the first day of the 20-21 school year! Needless to say, our students were extremely excited to see familiar faces (or as much as they could see beyond their masks). It was clear they welcomed being amongst their peers and interacting—safely—in real-time. It was evident they had not practiced ‘sitting still’ over the past six months, but they responded to redirection, and our day was still productive. We reviewed the daily school schedule and...
Dipesh Chauhan Contributes Article for the CCAP (County Commissioners Association of PA) Magazine!
Private Providers in the Commonwealth have produced impressive outcomes in supporting the health, well-being, and safety of youth during a crisis. The summer 2020 edition of the CCAP magazine highlights the achievements of these providers. The authors of the article include our very own, Dipesh Chauhan, Director of Program Development, along with Wayne Bear, Executive Director for PPJS, Courtney Wagaman, Executive Director of the Impact Project, Craig Adamson, President of the Community Service Foundation and the Buxmont Academy, Lisa Lowrie, Director of Advocacy and Consumer Relations...
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