News
The most recent news articles have been listed below. Click on the hyperlink in the "Headline" column to view the article.
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Pennsylvania grant supports Diakon drug-education programming for at-risk youths
Diakon Youth Services has received a two-year nearly $129,000 grant from the Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Program of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to support drug-education efforts for at-risk youths. The gra...
February 8, 2016
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Diakon Youth Services’ Flight Program gains $25,000 grant
The Flight Program, a Diakon Youth Service that provides guidance and mentoring for young men who have aged out of traditional county-funded youth services but need continuing support to remain successful in life, has received a $25,000 grant from Th...
February 5, 2016
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Diakon Family Life Services receives local grant to enhance services in Montoursville region
Diakon Family Life Services has received a more than $52,000 grant from the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania to enhance service from its new Montoursville office. The $52,700 grant—distributed from the Williamsport Lycomi...
February 1, 2016
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Diakon Adoption & Foster Care receives Wendy’s grant to assist older youths
The Dave Thomas Foundation has awarded Diakon Adoption & and Foster Care a $70,000 grant to support efforts to assist older youths in the foster-care system. “Specifically, the grant funds adoption-recruitment efforts for older youths in t...
February 1, 2016
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Diakon Youth Services receives York County Community Foundation grant to reduce aggressive behavior among youths
Diakon Youth Services has received a $10,000 grant from the York County Community Foundation to support training that reduces aggressive behavior in youths served by a York-based program. The grant funds the 15-week participation in an Aggression Re...
February 1, 2016