LancasterOnline

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

Weight lifting program gives teens outlet, chance to grow into 'something that they want to be'

Teenagers Prem Henriques and Kai Stewart offer the same blunt assessment of where they’d be if they weren’t involved in a strength-training and mentoring program for at-risk youth. Jail. Henriques, 18 ...
WGAL

Program in Lancaster combines boxing and mentoring

CHECKED OUT A PROGRAM IN LANCASTER THAT COMBINES SPORT WITH LIFE SKILLS. >> ON THE SURFACE BENCHMKAR LOOKS LIKE A GYM. A LOT OF KIDS WOULD CONSIDER US ARE -- THEIR COACHES AND TRAINERS, WHAT THEY DO ...
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 ...