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Lancaster's Bench Mark Program recognized with juvenile justice award

Bench Mark Program, a city-based mentoring program for at-risk youth, recently received the “Community-Based Program of the Year Award” from two juvenile justice organizations for its work within the ...
LancasterOnline

Lancaster city nonprofit offers at-risk youth in-house job opportunities

Bench Mark Program prepares its participants to enter the workforce by not only teaching them important skills but also by offering in-house job opportunities. Youth that exhibit leadership skills are ...
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Non-profit founder heads to D.C. to talk about his experience helping at-risk youth

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – The Bench Mark Program on S. Prince St. in Lancaster has been helping at-risk youth for a decade, and its founder had the chance to go to Washington D.C. to talk about his ...
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Lieutenant governor holds event to highlight state budget investment for safer communities

LANCASTER, Pa. — Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis held an event at the Bench Mark Program building on Wednesday to highlight money passed in the state budget to fight gun violence. The bipartisan ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Apprentice artists with Van Go unveil 20 more custom benches as part of ‘Benchmark’ program

Arts-based social service nonprofit Van Go hosted an unveiling for its yearly Benchmark program Friday, July 28, 2023. Two of the 20 benches created this year by Van Go artists Cornelio Ortega-Perez ...