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Juvenile Justice

September 22, 2023

PCCYFS 2023 Annual Business Meeting

On September 22, 2023, the PCCYFS board and leadership held the PCCYFS Annual Business Meeting. The meeting covered accomplishments from the 2022-2023 membership year and included topics such as 1) ...

September 13, 2023

Juvenile Justice Week October 1-7, 2023

Governor Josh Sapiro proclaimed October 1-7, 2023, Juvenile Justice Week. Our juvenile justice system includes private providers, Juvenile Probation, Judges, and other stakeholders that provide balanced and restorative justice programs ...

August 8, 2023

Delaware County Needs Based Plan and Budget Public Hearing

Children & Youth Services (CYS), Juvenile Probation Office (JPO), and Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) Needs-Based Plan and Budget for 2024/25 Monday, August 21, 2023 – 4:00 pm  In-person hearing: County ...

August 8, 2023

Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice: Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission Updates

The Juvenile Court Judges Commission released their July 2023 Newsletter. This issue includes: 2022 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Annual Report 2022 JJSES Implementation Survey Results 2023 JCJC Award Program Nominations Announcements ...

August 8, 2023

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Community Homes

Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a qualified provider or providers to establish Community Homes staffed by community homes resource parents (CHRPs) and associated supportive services for youth ...

August 3, 2023

Philadelphia DHS RFP: LGBTQ+ Consultant

The Department of Human Services (DHS) aims to enhance affirmative practice standards for youth, parents and families who identify as LGBTQ+ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and people collectively) within ...

August 2, 2023

PA Budget Update: PA Departments Issue Letter

On July 27, 2023, the Secretary of Human Services, Acting Secretary of Health, Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and the Secretary of Aging issued a letter to various partners ...

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 17, 2023

PCCYFS Letter to Governor During FY24 Budget

On July 17, PCCYFS submitted a letter to Governor Shapiro requesting clarity on his position of which children’s services would qualify as an essential services and further requesting that he ...