CYI now accepting applications for 2017 ServiceCorps

Also seeking local businesses to mentor students Earl Johnson, Chief of Voluntary Service at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with 2016 program participants COATESVILLE -Applications are now open for the Coatesville Youth Initiative (CYI) 2017 ServiceCorps; a highly selective, rigorous (and very fun) summer leadership program available to residents aged 14 to 18 who reside in the Coatesville Area...

Coatesville Youth Initiative hosts 2nd annual open house

ServiceCorps leadership program creates positive work experience By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times Guests of CYI’s open house were greeted by these friendly youth participants before walking the red carpet that led inside. COATESVILLE – The Coatesville Youth Initiative held its second annual open house last week as a thank you to the community of Coatesville for its support through...

Coatesville Youth Initiative seeks ServiceCorps applicants

The Coatesville Youth Initiative is seeking applicants for its 2016 ServiceCorps — pictured: the 2015 ServiceCorps graduating class. COATESVILLE — Applications are now open for the Coatesville Youth Initiative 2016 ServiceCorps; a highly selective, rigorous (and very fun) summer leadership program available to residents aged 14 to 18 who reside in the Coatesville Area School District. Through outstanding...

At ServiceCorps, community growth is personal growth

39 Coatesville Youth Initiative students recognized for their service By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Sam Brown, winner of the Harry Lewis Scholarship, congratulates his fellow ServiceCorps members. COATESVILLE – Community improvement is a two-way street; deeds done by community members improve the world around them, and, in turn, the act of completing those deeds allows the individuals...

Business mentors sought for youth program

Coatesville Youth Initiative’s Servicecorps looking for employers Mena Badros, program coordinator for the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s ServiceCorps, is seeking employers who would like to benefit from some energetic summer workers. The Coatesville Youth Initiative is preparing for its upcoming ServiceCorps program, where 40 youth ages 14 to 18 from the Coatesville Area School District...

New ServiceCorps coordinator is welcomed

Kutztown grad will supervise Coatesville Youth Initiative’s summer program Mena Badros will supervise ServiceCorps, a Coatesville Youth Initiative program that combines summer employment and leadership training. The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Coatesville Youth Initiative is pleased to welcome Mena Badros as the new ServiceCorps program coordinator. In his new role, Badros, who graduated...

Teen summer program wins heartfelt, rave reviews

Participants effusive in praise for Coatesville Youth Initiative’s ServiceCorps By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times ServiceCorps graduates Ron Jay Jones (left) and Noah Willett linger after the ceremony for protracted farewells. The teen’s former bosses could barely believe what they were reading: The boy who had just excelled during an eight-week job at the Brandywine YMCA...

Trash-tossin’ teens to give recycling a big boost

ServiceCorps participants will welcome unwanted goods at  green-minded festival R.J. Hammond really used his head to promote recycling at last year’s festival. Start collecting: Teen participants in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s summer ServiceCorps are seeking your unwanted clothes, shoes, electronics, plastic and more. The second Annual Coatesville Recycling & Living Green Festival...