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January 29, 2025

Strengthening the Response to Children Missing from Care – Administration for Children and Families

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) held a series of listening sessions in 2024 to improve the response to children missing from care. These listening sessions included service providers, ...

January 29, 2025

Philadelphia DHS RFP

Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a qualified consultant with expertise in engaging individuals impacted by the child welfare system to more intentionally and strategically elevate the voice ...

January 14, 2025

Office of Children, Youth and Families: Policy Clarification #3490-25-01

The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) has released Policy Clarification #3490-25-01 that addresses the question, “When a county has a case rated at high risk, is the interpretation ...

January 14, 2025

Federal Child Welfare Updates

The Children’s Bureau Releases Program Instructions  New guidance includes:  ACF-ACYF-CB-PI-24-10: State Requirements for Electing Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs: The program instruction informs state Title IV-E agencies of ...

January 2, 2025

Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday Transition Committee

In December of 2024, Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday began to identify members of his Transition Committee. As previously announced, the Transition is being co-chaired by Bob Asher, Former Governor Tom ...

December 18, 2024

Children, Youth, Young Adults and Families Crisis Intervention Forum

It is with great excitement that the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services announces 2 kick-off events to further children’s crisis intervention work in Pennsylvania. Children’s crisis intervention ...

December 11, 2024

Training for Child Residential Facility Staff

The Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) is supporting a specialized training effort addressing child abuse recognition and reporting training for residential facilities through a contract with ...

December 3, 2024

Department of Education Releases Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care

On November 15, 2024, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released updated, non-regulatory guidance to enhance educational stability and success for children in foster care. This guidance ...

November 20, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approvals in Five States that will Keep Eligible Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

In a press release dated 11/14/24, it was said that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

November 12, 2024

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Male Youth Emergency Shelter

The Philadelphia Department of Human Services is seeking a program designed to serve as an emergency shelter for male youth that must be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven ...