April 12, 2024 House Appropriations Majority Chairman Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia) officially introduced the General Appropriations Act (HB 2324 ) and accompanying legislation this week. While expected, especially this time of …
UPDATE: The OCYF Special Transmittal on training requirements was released on April 9, 2024 and is available here. On April 3, 2024, OCYF shared a PowerPoint presentation outlining more details …
April 5, 2024 Next week, both the State House and State Senate return for one more week before a small break for the Primary Election. As we inch closer to …
On April 1, 2024, Philadelphia DHS released a RFP that will pay for functional family therapy (FFT) to be provided to DHS involved youth and their families who are not …
March 29, 2024 Among the many bills on the House calendar, the chamber considered legislation to address “ghost guns.” HB 777 by State Representative Morgan Cephas (D-Philadelphia) passed the House …
The US Department of Labor has announced nearly $200 million in grants intended to support public-private partnerships that expand, diversify, and strengthen Registered Apprenticeship through the Apprenticeship Building American Grant …
The Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) is pleased to announce the launch of a new web-based resource known as the Pennsylvania Meaningful Family Engagement Toolkit. This …
The 2023 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan to the Governor has been released, outlining nine recommendations. Recommendations can be found below in the Executive Summary of Recommendations to the Shapiro-Davis …
March 22, 2024 Another session week in the books and we’re onto the next session week. This week we saw a flurry of committee meetings in the State Senate and …
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) released their Complex Case Work Group: Findings and Recommendations (February 2024). This report provides an overview of complex cases, the current landscape, and …
