News

The most recent news articles have been listed below. Click on the hyperlink in the "Headline" column to view the article.

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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