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Weight lifting program gives teens outlet, chance to grow into 'something that they want to be'

Teenagers Prem Henriques and Kai Stewart offer the same blunt assessment of where they’d be if they weren’t involved in a strength-training and mentoring program for at-risk youth. Jail. Henriques, 18 ...
LancasterOnline

Lancaster city nonprofit offers at-risk youth in-house job opportunities

Bench Mark Program prepares its participants to enter the workforce by not only teaching them important skills but also by offering in-house job opportunities. Youth that exhibit leadership skills are ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Van Go announces full list of clients for this year’s ‘Benchmark’ program; unveiling set for next Friday

Artists with arts-based social service nonprofit Van Go's JAMS employment program work on custom-designed benches Thursday, July 6, 2023. The benches being created as part of Van Go's "Benchmark" ...
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Non-profit founder heads to D.C. to talk about his experience helping at-risk youth

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – The Bench Mark Program on S. Prince St. in Lancaster has been helping at-risk youth for a decade, and its founder had the chance to go to Washington D.C. to talk about his ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Apprentice artists with Van Go unveil 20 more custom benches as part of ‘Benchmark’ program

Arts-based social service nonprofit Van Go hosted an unveiling for its yearly Benchmark program Friday, July 28, 2023. Two of the 20 benches created this year by Van Go artists Cornelio Ortega-Perez ...