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May 3, 2023

May is National Foster Care Month!

National Foster Care Month is an initiative of the Children's Bureau. Each May, we take the time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals, and ...

May 3, 2023

Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Update

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is offering a webinar on Serving Youth and Families in Rural Communities: Learning from Two State Juvenile Justice Agencies on Monday May 8th from ...

April 25, 2023

PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Family and Youth Survey

Feedback requested from youth, young adults and family members who have experience receiving services and/or supports from multi-systems

April 21, 2023

PCCYFS Honors Dedication of Dr. Abraham to the Delinquency and Diversion Services Workgroup

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, PCCYFS President/CEO, Terry Clark, recognized Dr. Joseph Abraham, President and CEO of the IMPACT Project, for over 20 years with the PCCYFS Delinquency and Diversion ...

April 18, 2023

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Case Management in Community Schools

The purpose of this request for proposals is to identify non-profit organizations who can serve one or more of the eight (8) listed Community Schools for which OCF seeks to ...

April 13, 2023

2023 Juvenile Court Directory

The Juvenile Court Judges Commission (JCJC) released an updated Juvenile Court Directory for 2023. This directory is a bit different in format from the past years to allow for immediate ...

April 13, 2023

Family First Clearinghouse Update of Programs

The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, the federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services, recently approved five new programs and rejected seven others. Services must be evidence-based and apply ...

April 7, 2023

Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System Achievements

The Juvenile Court Judges Commission (JCJC) recently released the JCJC Face Sheet and Trends of 2023. The fact sheet highlights the following: Fewer youth are entering the juvenile justice system ...

March 31, 2023

Shapiro Administration Announces Grants to Help Recruit for Special Education Teacher Workforce

On March 20, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to institutions of higher education (IHE) that partner with school districts to ...

March 31, 2023

Allegheny County Department of Human Services Request for Proposal (RFP) for Peer-Run Respite

Due by 3pm om 5.17.23