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Juvenile Justice

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

March 27, 2023

DRAFT OCYF Bulletin 3140-23-XX, Title IV-E Manual: Chapter 3 – Request for Review/Comment

The DRAFT Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) Bulletin 3140-23-XX Title IV-E Manual: Chapter 3 – Placement Maintenance Eligibility and Reimbursability for Children/Youth was shared with County Children and ...

March 24, 2023

Office of Children Youth and Families Special Transmittal: Act 118 of 2022 Family Finding Guidance

The Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) released the Family Finding Special Transmittal. This guidance outlines the provision under Act 118 of 2022 and provides information about the critical ...

March 21, 2023

Pennsylvania Specialized Education Program Data Update

The Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training (PACTT) Alliance released an update for 2023. The update includes information about PACTT affiliates as well as academic data for students that participated in ...

March 17, 2023

Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued the following Request for Proposals (RFP)

Mobile Competency Restoration and Support Team and Recruiting Talent for DHS