Juvenile Justice

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...