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- EIN 23-2997335
- (267) 343-4401
- 160 Merrybrook Dr Havertown PA 19083 USA
- www.woodenboatfactory.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Student Services, Youth Development Programs
Mission: To engage urban teens in hands-on boat building and on-water programming to nurture the problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills needed to become confident, capable adults.
Programs: Philadelphia wooden boat factory (pwbf) was founded in 1996 to serve high-school youth whose increasing disengagement from education put them at risk of dropping out. Pwbf's founder believed youth needed a hands-on activity in a constructive environment to help them develop and apply academic skills. In 2010 pwbf transitioned from a school-based program to an out-of-school-time model, expanding both the numbers it serves annually as well as the range and duration of its programming, which is now year-round. Pwbf's programs help foster both social-emotional learning as well as the acquisition of academic and social and emotional skills -- both of which position participants to make better life choices and to experience greater success accessing and succeeding in post-secondary education or employment. At pwbf, participants develop lasting relationships with pwbf mentors - connections that are consistent, reliable, stable and boundaried. Students find an environment where they are encouraged to explore, take healthy risks, learn from failure, and manage their stress while being creative, supported, and accepted. This experience of risk-taking, recovery from failure and increasing competency lead to greater confidence and a sense of personal agency, both of which are essential to improved outcomes.
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