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The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth Celebrates Move Into New Building
For 50 years, the Lincoln Center for Family and Youth has continued to grow and evolve to meet the needs and challenges of its clients. Now, a half century in, TLC cut the ribbon Aug. 26 on a new building, hastening a new era that will bring all of its programs together under one roof.…
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The Lincoln Center: Why Understanding Trauma Is Important
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth provides trauma therapy to residents of Montgomery County who have been victims of a crime or crimes at no cost to the clients we serve, writes Jennifer Barnett, a Mobile Therapist at The Lincoln Center. The therapists in our agency are trauma-certified mobile therapists and art therapists who…
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Delco Careers: The Lincoln Center Seeks 2 Behavior Specialists
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is hiring two board- certified Behavior Specialists, one part time and one full time, for a Philadelphia school. The behavior specialists will help TLC fulfill its mission of offering support to students and their families so those students can reach their full potential. TLC is a non-profit education…
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Delco Careers: Lincoln Center Hiring for 3 Special Education Positions
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is looking for the right candidates to help meet the special education needs of students and their families in the Greater Philadelphia Area for the coming school year. TLC has been providing educational and human services to students in need for more than 50 years. To accomplish its…
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The Lincoln Center’s Choices Program Gives Challenged Students Alternatives
Some teenagers with emotional and behavioral challenges have trouble keeping up in a regular school classroom. The larger classroom in a traditional school setting may be overwhelming, keeping the student from doing their best work, or worse, avoiding school all together, falling behind on basic skills. They can succeed and excel academically, with some additional…
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The Lincoln Center: Transforming Youth, Communities Through Innovative Services
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth has been a 51-year presence in the community, offering alternative education and social services to at-risk youth, guiding families to the help they need. An established nonprofit, TLC provides an innovative approach to education, coaching and counseling. Founded in 1970 by Eagleville Hospital, TLC works to close the…
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Students Will Need Support Beyond Academics in the Fall to Counter Pandemic
This has been a school year like no other. My name is April Thomas and I am the Chief Schools Officer at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth. That means I am in charge of leading the Leadership Academy and Choices Program at TLC. After the building shutdown in spring 2020, my teachers and…
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The Lincoln Center: Helping Crime Victims Since 1987
In 1967, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reported victims of crime were the most neglected group when it came to the study of crime. Victims were on their own, facing trauma that could overshadow them for the rest of their lives. The Lincoln Center decided it was time to give…
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The Lincoln Center: On Mindfulness and Meditation
What is the point of practicing mindfulness and meditation? This question is one I frequently encounter working at the The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) in the Mobile Victim Services Program. For many, the concepts of mindfulness and meditation feel foreign and confusing. It may feel like a lot of work to…
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The Lincoln Center: Pandemic Has Been a Learning Experience for Students and Staff
There have been plenty of stories in the media about how disruptive the pandemic has been to education and how parents grew concerned about their students falling behind academically and socially because they couldn’t be in school. The pandemic’s impact did not go unnoticed at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, especially in its…
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The Lincoln Center: Counselors Eager to Reconnect With Students in School After Pandemic Kept Them at Home
It has been a challenging year for the students and counselors at The Lincoln Center’s School-Based Staffing program. Under the TLC program, counselors have been in the schools of Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties to help students facing anxiety, depression, substance abuse issues, and past or current trauma. The pandemic has kept the students at home,…
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Lincoln Center: Changing Our Language as We Interact with Those Affected by Trauma
One of the missions of The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is to provide trauma-informed counseling to those who have been affected by trauma. To do that, it’s important to discuss and examine how language has changed over time regarding trauma. These discussions destigmatize trauma, leading to increased resources, awareness and supportive, safe environments…
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