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August 2, 2023

PCCYFS 2023 Education Summit

On October 17, 2023, the PCCYFS 2023 Education Summit will be held at the Child Welfare Resource Center in Mechanicsburg from 10am to 2pm. The PCCYFS Education Summit will cover ...

August 2, 2023

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 8.2.2023

August 1, 2023

The Hiring Tree: Laws of Applicant Attraction Webinar

On July 31, PCCYFS held a members-only webinar to support member recruitment and retention efforts on The Hiring Tree: Laws of Applicant Attraction, with Steven J. Smith, SHRM-CP, PHR • ...

August 1, 2023

PCCYFS Legislative Update

July 21, 2023 Another relatively quiet week, but not without political jabs made across the aisle. Early in the week, House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery) penned an op-ed that ...

July 31, 2023

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Youth and Family Stakeholder Feedback Survey

In preparation to update the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) Juvenile Justice Plan, they created a survey for youth, families, and community members to complete. PCCD hopes to ...

July 27, 2023

Philadelphia DHS RFPs: Multiple Programming Solutions

Community Based Detention Services (CBDS) Secure Detention Shelter (SDS) The Philadelphia Department of Human Services has released a Request for Proposal (RFP). The DHS Division of Juvenile Justice Services is ...

July 19, 2023

Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) Bulletin #00-23-01 – Youth Detention Center (YDC)/Youth Forestry Camp (YFC) Interim Per Diem Rates for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-24 and 2024-25

Outlining county and facility funding responsibilities

July 19, 2023

Request for Applications (RFA) 13-23 – Children’s Trust Fund (CTF)

The purpose of the Children’s Trust Fund (“CTF”) grants, which operate under the administration of the CTF Board and the Department of Human Services (“DHS”), is to promote primary and ...

July 19, 2023

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 7.19.2023

July 18, 2023

Request for Review/Comment: DRAFT OCYF Bulletin 3130-23-XX/3140-23-XX, Title IV-E Manual Chapter 4 – Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship Policy

While this bulletin is to inform County Children and Youth Agencies of the policies and procedures that relate to determining Title IV-E eligibility and reimbursability for Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship, ...