"Word of the Month "

HHYS thanks Erie Community Foundation
for Gym Renovation grant

Edinboro Kiwanis charter
new HHYS Key Club

New HHYS Staff & Interns

Employment & Internship

Featured News:

WORD OF THE MONTH: "Peace"

Jeff Kuchcinski, our "Coach for Life," offered us
8 Ways to gain peace:

1. Learn to let go of things that need to be let go of.
   What you hold in your mind is what holds you back from being your true self.
2. Have faith in yourself.
3. Cultivate and preserve a positive mental attitude.
4. Be realistic.
5. Give unconditional love.
6. Express gratitude.
7. Know the meaning of sacrifice. Do not seek, but give.
8. Reorient your thinking. Learn to appreciate yourself.

NEW HHYS KEY CLUB

Nate Green, Key Club President, receives the official gavel from Kiwanis President, Mark Hutchison

Hermitage House has become the very first youth agency nationally to form a Key Club.  Today, the Edinboro Kiwanis granted the students with a charter establishing Hermitage House as an official member of Kiwanis International.  And, though the charter might be new, the commitment of the youth to serve the community is actually well-established already.  The youth are busy year-round with projects to improve  their world.  They take part in “green” activities such as involving the Edinboro area businesses in recycling newspapers.  They care for our military serving abroad by sending blankets and neck coolers and for those who are injured by participating in the “Quilts of Valor” Program.  The students make fleece blankets for children in foster care and pillows for breast cancer survivors.  They raise money for wheelchairs for Iraqi citizens injured by the war.  Some of the youth recently fasted through World Vision’s 3-Hour Famine in order to raise money for food and inoculations for children living in poverty.  On June 13 and 14 many of the Hermitage House youth will walk in the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” event at General McLane High School.

Mark Hutchison, the current president of the Edinboro Kiwanis Club was amazed and proud that a youth agency here in Erie County would be the first to initiate a Key Club.  “No other youth agency in our country has done what these students are doing.  The Kiwanis members were invited to a luncheon today where they shared their pride in these youth.  The members were also surprised by the quality of “The Key,” a student-led newsletter which was initially started through a grant from the Best Buy Foundation.  Mrs. Pat Baker, a Kiwanis member, happily received two fleece blankets donated by the youth which will be given as prizes at the annual Fourth of July “Duck Race” at Mallory Run.

Call Lin at 734-4951 for a copy of 'THE KEY," our new student-led newsletter.

ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT

HHYS thanks the Erie Community Foundation for helping us fund our recent
gym / multipurpose room renovations. We have improved both the lighting,
acoustics, and flooring in the gym. All of these improvements enhance our physical education program, classroom instruction, STAND ministries, and all community-based activities.

We hope you'll stop by soon to visit and see the improvements!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW HHYS INTERNS:

 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT HHYS

• HHYS is always accepting employment applications at our Main Office
  located at 25493 Route 99 in Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
• Entry Level positions: most often part time, direct care youthworkers
• Need: 2nd Shifts, weekend shifts,holiday shifts, and "awake" 3rd shifts
• Group training (paid) is provided and HHYS obtains thorough reference check,
  criminal history record, and child abuse check
• Qualifications: Applicant must be at least 21 and must be able to convey a balance
  between caring and assertiveness, be responsible, honest, dependable, and must truly
  want to help troubled youth get on the right pathH

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT HHYS

• HHYS has long history of providing excellent internship opportunities
• Both Bachelor and Masters level internships available
• Students from Edinboro University, Gannon University, Mercyhurst College
• Various Majors: Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Rehab Counseling, etc.
• Group Training is provided
• Work directly in a Unit with youth as a regular staff member as you work shifts in Unit,
  participate in staff meetings, attend court hearings, meet with caseworkers / probation officers.
  interact with parents, counsel individuals, oversee groups and activities
• PAY: Stipends are available up to $500.00
• We value interns highly and view the internship as a win-win situation:
  you get a great experience and HHYS gets a responsible, motivated adult to help our youth
  receive more individual attention to aid in meeting their life goals.
• If interested, contact our Main Office (734-4951) and ask to speak to the
  Internship Coordinator. Openings are limited and internships are filled on a
  first-come, first-served basis.

 

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