The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) was founded in 1919 as the International Institute of Erie. The institute helped immigrant women and children learn English and prepare for citizenship. Now, it is the most comprehensive refugee resettlement agency in northwest Pennsylvania. “We work with settling and re-settling refugees from all around the world, […]
Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System (ACES) is a non-profit that’s been providing economic education in Erie since 1956. It prepares young people with business education, awareness of the American free enterprise system and workforce readiness by hosting Pennsylvania Business Week in Erie County high schools. “What we do is run a business simulation for […]
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) is a summer program that offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to see what it is like to run their own business. It happens every summer for a week at Lycoming College and Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. Around 2,000 students and 250 business executives from across […]