Child Welfare
Enterprise Licensing System (ELS) Website Announcement
PA Department of Public Welfare (DPW) is excited to announce the launch of our new website dedicated to the Enterprise Licensing System (ELS) project. The ELS is a multi-agency licensing ...
RELEASE: Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin #3350-24-01 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released Bulletin 3350-24-01, entitled “Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes.” This bulletin rescinds and replaces ...
Montgomery County NBPB Sessions for Provider Input
Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth (OCY) is holding two sessions to garner provider feedback and perspectives on their Needs Based Plan and Budget - July 1 at 1:30PM ...
Office of Children, Youth, and Families Releases Caseworker Recruitment and Retention Study
The Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) released the Caseworker Recruitment and Retention Study on June 4, 2024. Caseworker shortages are not new to child welfare agencies in Pennsylvania ...
Voluntary Resolution Agreement – Training Requirements FAQ
The Office of Children, Youth and Families released the Voluntary Resolution Agreement – Training Requirements FAQ. This document provides an overview of the information provided at the information sessions and ...
Recap: Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Family First Prevention Services Act
May 24, 2024 - Social Current (D.C.) On May 22, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee convened the hearing, “The Family First Prevention Services Act: Successes, Roadblocks, and Opportunities for Improvement.” ...
Pennsylvania Citizen Review Panel’s 2023 Annual Report
The Citizen Review Panels' Annual Report is produced in collaboration with individual citizen review panels, the Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth and Families, the Pennsylvania Child Welfare ...
Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services (OYFS)
List of 5 RFQs below
US Department of Labor Publishes Overtime Proposed Rule – Updated (4.24.2024)
4/24/2024 UPDATE: On April 23, 2024, the US Department of Labor published their final rule increasing the overtime salary threshold. According to the Department: "Effective July 1, 2024, the salary ...
STEM model may offer hope for PA child welfare workforce crisis
Keystone State News Connection (KSNC) recently published a story regarding Terry Clark’s (President and CEO of PCCYFS) testimony during the PA Senate Aging & Youth Hearing-Challenges in the Child Welfare ...
