Community Service Program

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The Community Service Program (CSP) offers a meaningful opportunity for youth to become responsible and productive members of their community while acquiring valuable skills that will serve them throughout life. Designed for court-referred juveniles, this program serves as an accountability option that can be scheduled on an as-needed basis. Juveniles may participate in community service programming during after-school and evening hours, school suspensions, and throughout the summer months.

 

 

Why Choose the Community Service Program?

  • Offers accountability for court-referred juveniles
  • Develops competencies and practical life skills
  • Fosters a sense of community responsibility
  • Includes supervised, hands-on community service experiences
  • Reinforces positive behavior through PATH’s Normative Systems and Four Rs: Retribution, Restitution, Reconciliation, and Restoration

Locations

The Community Service Program (CSP) is Offered at the Following PA Treatment & Healing Locations: 

East Stroudsburg – (570) 517-7153 

For More Information About the Community Service Program (CSP) or Any of the Other Services PA Treatment & Healing Provides, Please Contact:

Kristi Harris, Project Director

Admission Criteria

Ages: Adolescents, 10-18 Years Old
Sex: Male or Female                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Admission: Juveniles referred by district magistrates or county probation offices, typically those with habitual school absences.                                                                          Session Size: Up to 12 participants per session

 

Program Structure

The CSP provides a range of community service activities designed to promote personal growth and community involvement. These activities are scheduled on an as-needed basis, such as after school, evenings, or during school breaks and summer months. Service projects may include:

  • Trash pickup
  • Park cleanup and maintenance
  • Landscaping, mulching, planting flowers and maintaining public parks
  • Snow shoveling and removal
  • Assistance for the elderly
  • Painting and building structures
  • Graffiti removal
  • Supporting community events and initiatives for all ages
  • Cleaning high school and church classrooms
  • Assisting with food banks and soup kitchens
  • Working with various state parks
  • Collaborating with the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, Trout Unlimited, Habitat for Humanity, and other nonprofit organizations and retirement home programs.

The outreach coordinator continually strives to set up a variety of community service opportunities for youth involved in the program.

 

Goals and Objectives of the Community Service Program

The primary goal of CSP is to develop competencies that enable youth to contribute constructively to their community. Competency, in this context, refers to the ability to perform tasks that are valuable to oneself and others. The program focuses on practical, goal-oriented, and measurable competency development.

The specific goals of the Community Service Program for each youth are:

  • To gain a greater sense of ownership for his/her actions.
  • To acquire practical life skills that will help the individual throughout life.
  • To have the opportunity to restore their self-image and image within the community.
  • To develop a greater sense of respect for their community and the law.

PATH’s CSP also incorporates our successful behavior management system, Normative Systems, which reinforces the youth’s sense of community belonging and personal responsibility for their offenses. Additionally, PATH’s Four Rs (Retribution, Restitution, Reconciliation, & Restoration) are used, with particular focus on retribution (taking accountability for one’s actions) and restitution (completing community service hours assigned by courts and probation offices). This program gives youth the chance to meaningfully give back to their community.

Comments About Our Community Service Program

On behalf of the City of Williamsport, I would like to thank you for all the work accomplished in the city parks, public buildings …including mulching, planting flowers, weeding, policing the parks, etc. The City is truly grateful for your assistance.”

John O. Markley, Jr. Assistant General Manager

Thank you for your continued support of our office in working together to clean up our community. It is always a welcoming sight to see individuals taking pride in their community.”

Stacey Losell, Lycoming County Juvenile Probation Officer

Thank you for your recent help at the Church of the Annunciation…..your program worked very well and did a great job cleaning the classrooms at the parish center.”

James Foran, Director of Religious Education

I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the help that was provided by your facility. Students of the Williamsport School District will be better served by our staff as a result of your cooperation.”

William Rathjen, Dean of Students

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