Peer support group activities enhance reading, writing, and problem-solving skills. Instructional practices include use of role-play, discussion, feedback, and direct instruction from a group facilitator. Hollidaysburg Area YMCA is in Hollidaysburg in south central Pennsylvania. Hollidaysburg Area YMCA provides a Youth Job Service program to youths 13 to 16 years of age. Youth Job Service is a leadership development program that provides a work force of trained youth for light duty jobs within Blair County for a reasonable fee.
Youths learn interviewing skills, work ethic and vocational skills.
Volunteers from the community act as job trainers for Youth Job Service. Youth workers complete jobs such as lawn care, babysitting, house cleaning, light duty maintenance and painting, pet care, car care, snow shoveling and landscaping. Hope is the statewide winner of the Violence-Free Youth Challenge graphic arts category for the development of a violence prevention coloring book. Jerald is the statewide winner of the Violence-Free Youth Challenge written expression category for his violence prevention RAP about bullying. Quality Assurance Copyright 2001 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.