SCEP has provided summer jobs, career counseling and mentoring to over 1,000 teens since 1982. In providing career preparation, academic enrichment and work-readiness training, SCEP reaches out to teens in TANF and TANF-eligible households.
SCEP’s goal is to reduce the number of high school dropouts by preparing youth for the workforce and promoting higher education. Participants work a minimum of 20-25 hours a week. North Light layers supportive services to maximize participants’ success on the job.
A long-term impact study of SCEP alumni from 2003-2010 indicates that
• 99% graduated high school
• 90% are currently in post-secondary educational institutions
• 93% of the high school graduates are in college or graduated college
• 74% are currently working part- or full-time jobs
To find out more about SCEP call Billy Eisenberg at 215-483-4800 x. 107 or email him,weisenberg@northlightcommunitycenter.org
