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STEAM ACADEMIES: The STEAM After School If you have any questions, feel free to
Mercer County
Academies are offered in partnership with contact me. I will search for more
eight school districts across Mercer County
for middle school students in the sixth
through eighth grades. The after-school
programs and provide you with more
information.
Partnerships
program is instrumental to exposing our
youth to new technology and unique
discoveries that build a strong foundation
Email: crobe900@thiel.edu Educational resources
for success in school. The program also
offers 20 minutes of tutoring and homework School Phone Number: available for families in
help.
724-253-0000 ext 1006 Mercer County
Success by Six: Success by Six offers
quality learning experiences to young
children entering kindergarten through a
six-week focused program that introduces
them to the school environment,
strengthens social skills, and builds
education skills needed for a productive
year of learning.

Contact Information:
Address: 43 South Hermitage Road,
Hermitage PA
Phone: 724-981-1884

PA 2-1-1 SOUTHWEST
~PA 2-1-1 Southwest provides many
services for people in the following
counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene,
Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset,
Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.
~PA 2-1-1 Southwest have information on
assistant programs to help pay for
electrical bills, utility services, and rent
for housing. This site provides different
grants and funding for people who are in
need of help with payment plans.
~The website allows you to look through
many different programs to help with
finding housing or even food pantries. PA
2-1-1 Southwest offers services for
children by providing families with
resources to feed their children in the
summer.
Website: http://pa211sw.org
THE BACKPACK
PROGRAM
Mercer County
~The Community Food Warehouse of
Mercer County provides additional
4H Program
services to meet a child’s hunger needs ~The 4H Program is for youth ages 8-19
at times when school resources are not who have an interest in meeting new
available. people, learning new things, and having
fun.
~Elementary students receive a variety
~4H empowers kids through
of nutritious foods to take home with
inspirational, hands-on learning
them on weekends and holidays.
experiences.
Participating Schools: Projects:
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
Farrell, Sharon, Sharpsville, Reynolds, • Animals
Commodore Perry, Greenville, • Creative Arts
Jamestown, Lakeview, West Middlesex,
• Family Consumer Science
and Wilmington. • STEM
Contact Information:
Address:109 S. Sharpsville Ave., Suite A
Phone: 724-981-0353
Contact Information:
Address: 463 North Perry Highway
Mercer, PA 16137
Phone: 724-662-3141