PCCYFS Testifies at Senate Aging & Youth Committee Hearing on Child Welfare

On April 3, 2024, the Pennsylvania Senate Aging & Youth Committee held a public hearing on the challenges and opportunities facing Pennsylvania’s Children and Youth Services Agencies. The hearing included Terry Clark, President/CEO of the PA Council of Children, Youth & Family Services as well as panelists from state, county, and other critical partners who generally focused on increasing complexities of youth, unprecedented workforce shortages, the need for funding, and a renewed focus on innovative solutions. The testimony of panelists are included below.

Panel 1

Laval Miller Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Office of Children, Youth & Families Department of Human Services; Brinda Penyak, Special Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Human Services

Panel 2

Brian Bornman, Esq., Executive Director, Pennsylvania Children and Youth Administrators Association

Kelvin Abrashoff, Administrator, Huntingdon County Office of Children’s Services

Marisa McClellan, Esq., Administrator, Dauphin County Social Services for Children and Youth

Panel 3

Chris Kirchner, MSW, Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Pennsylvania

Terry Clark, MPA, CEO & President, Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services

A recording of the hearing is available here.