YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Achieving Independence Center (AIC)
The Achieving Independence Center exists to provide a safe communal space where youth in dependent care can be connected, educated, and empowered as they strive toward attaining and maintaining independence.
The AIC is dedicated to providing support and real-life tools for youth who want to invest in their future. Youth work with AIC Coaches to create a customized service plan that will help them to achieve their goals related to completing high school/GED, enrolling in college/vocational school, computer literacy, employment/career planning, housing, permanency, and personal development.
1415 N. Broad St.
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215- 574-9194
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
For over 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence has positively impacted children and communities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in PA and NJ. We don't create potential in a child, we just foster and protect it.
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1050
Philadelphia, PA 19109
(215) 790-9200
Provides housing and supportive services to youth facing homelessness. We help young people transform their lives and put them on a path to independence.
31 E. Armat Street
Philadelphia PA 19144
215-951-5411
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf -educates students to succeed by recognizing and developing individual strengths, building confidence, and collaborating with families and communities in a nurturing, dynamic, and language-rich environment steeped in cultural awareness of Deaf, Hearing, and worldwide diversity.
100 West School House Lane,
Philadelphia, PA 19144-3404
(215) 951-4700 (V)
(267) 331-4748 (VP)
Transportation: (215) 951-4759
Security: (267) 549-8068
Email: [email protected]
Temple - College of Education and Human Development
Grandma’s Kids is an after-school program that targets children in formal or informal kinship placement, foster care, and single-parent households, as well as low-income children and at-risk of violence and disparities that can mitigate their academic progress.
Courtney Poprik, MSW
Program Coordinator
215-204-3105
Office of Career and Technical Education
The Office of Career & Technical Education is responsible for issuing working permits for all Philadelphia students ages 14 to 18.
440 North Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Portal C
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Phone 215-400-4130
Fax 215-400-4232