Philadelphia App Links Youth to Resources and Services

The Youth Matters: Philly app provides a searchable database of more than 350 resources and services aimed at youth from ages 14 to 26. The hours, contact information and location are provided for each resource. Services can be accessed through a map function that allows youth to find out which resources are available in close proximity. The app also lets youth text details about a resource to themselves or others. The listings can be viewed either online or through a cell phone app.

The Youth Matters: Philly app was created through a partnership between the Juvenile Law Center, Johanna Greeson at the Penn School of Social Policy and Practice and Hack4Impact, a student-led tech incubator at the University of Pennsylvania.