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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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Implementing Trauma-Focused Action in Your Organization with Training from The Lincoln Center Education Institute
When someone you know suffers from trauma, it can often be difficult to know how to help. Through its Education Institute, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) seeks to be a valuable resource by providing trauma training and action steps to organizations and individuals looking for ways to help those in need. TLC’s…
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When Life’s a Struggle, TLC’s Counseling Center Works to Keep Parents and Families in Balance
Families often find themselves overwhelmed by tough situations without the life skills they need to help them cope. That’s why The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) teamed up with Montgomery County’s Office of Children and Youth to create its Community Counseling Center. TLC’s Community Counseling Center provides counseling services to individuals and families…
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The Impact of a Supportive Educator Shapes the Work of April Thomas at The Lincoln Center
April Thomas learned early in fifth grade how much students benefit from a caring, supportive educator. She carried that lesson with her into her role today as Chief Schools Officer at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC), a nonprofit that provides alternative education, coaching, and counseling to individuals and families in the Greater…
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After Having to Close Its Doors Due to Pandemic, John James Audubon Center to Reopen on March 4
After having to close its doors for several months due to the pandemic, the John James Audubon Center is set to reopen on March 4, writes Kelsey Fabian for PHL17. The 18,000 square-foot space first had its grand opening in June 2019, but the pandemic forced it to close several times over the last year.…
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Art Therapy: A Catalyst for Healing through Art
As part of our innovative trauma-informed approach to transforming lives and communities through education, coaching and counseling, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) has embraced Art Therapy as an alternative method for helping clients process trauma. Since May 2018, TLC’s Victims Services program, funded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD),…
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The Lincoln Center: For Less Stress, Turn New Year’s Resolutions Into Year-Round Intentions
The new year brings with it an optimism, the idea that another year on the calendar brings a second chance, an opportunity to fix wrongs and improve ourselves. New year’s resolutions date back as far as 4,000 years ago, with the ancient Babylonians. They made promises to their gods that they would pay their debts…
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The Lincoln Center: Creating Safe Spaces for Students
As a counselor for The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) at our Leadership Academy, I have personally experienced the ongoing instability in education during these difficult and unprecedented nine months. In the education community, there seems to be a great deal of concern about where we are and where we are headed next.…
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The Lincoln Center: The Importance of Meaning
By Rosemary Sharp In the spring, cities and towns came alive when people left their homes to protest after the death of George Floyd. While people grappled with difficult questions and conversations across the nation, the acronym “BIPOC,” which stands for black, Indigenous, and people of color, suddenly became a much more prominent part of…
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Lincoln Center Case Manager Volunteers with Team Rubicon to Help Wherever Disaster Strikes
Bethany Bonner certainly has her hands full at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) helping elderly victims in Montgomery County. Yet, the Pottstown resident still manages to clean out an occasional flood-ravaged home or fly off to Texas to take care of some damage after a hurricane. Bonner, who was raised in Lansdale,…
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Cultivating a Classroom Culture Virtually
By Amanda Moreton As educators continue navigating the 2020-2021 school year, it has become apparent that creating a supportive and positive virtual classroom culture presents challenges. In my role as a Positive Behavior Coach at the Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, I help administrators and educators at Norristown Area School District foster safe learning…
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From the Lincoln Center: De-stressing in Distressing Times
By Melissa Miller The phrase “unprecedented times” gets thrown around so much that it’s almost cliché now. The world has changed drastically during the past seven months, and as much as many of us wish we could “return to factory settings,” that does not seem likely anytime in the near future. Many schools, for example,…
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Audubon Center Experts Hope Largest Mass Bird Collision Ever in Philly Inspires Action
In just one day, over 1,000 migrating birds such as Parula and Magnolia collided with high buildings in downtown Philadelphia, writes Connie Sanchez for Audobon.org. Now, experts at Audubon Center are hoping that this largest mass collision event ever in Philadelphia’s history will inspire action for bird-friendly communities. On October 2, Audubon Pennsylvania’s program manager…
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Audubon Company Leads the Way in Recycling the Fastest Growing Consumer Plastic
J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Audubon is leading the way in recycling the fastest-growing consumer plastic nationwide – flexible plastic packaging, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company’s TotalRecycle plant was key in a national pilot program aimed at recycling, reusing, and educating consumers about FPP. Mascaro was selected for the program three…
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Audubon’s Bald Birds Brewing Spreads its Wings All the Way to Jersey Shore
Audubon-based Bald Birds Brewing Company is spreading its wings and expanding its operations to Jersey Shore with a new taproom, event hall, and brewery, writes Linda Roller for the Mountain Home. The brewery co-owned by Joe and Abby Feerrar opened its new location in an old manufacturing site last month. “My husband, Joe, grew up…
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The Lincoln Center: How to Give Your Brain a Break
By Rachel Gruen, LCSW, CCTP Do you ever feel like the inside of your brain is one of those amusement park Tilt-A-Whirl rides? You are not alone! We are bombarded daily with a non-stop flow of information from our phones, our computers and from television. These days, we seem to be connected to the internet…
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Philadelphia Archdiocese Announces Closing of St. Gabriel’s Hall in Audubon
On September 25, Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the imminent closure of St. Gabriel’s Hall in Audubon, writes Gary Puleo for the Montgomery Media. “Today, it was announced that the Board of Directors of Catholic Human Services voted to discontinue programming operated by Saint Gabriel’s System, including Saint Gabriel’s Hall and…
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