Children and Youth Services


The Advisory Board of Pike County Children and Youth Services Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 11th, 2008, at 4:30pm in the Commissioner's Meeting Room, 1st Floor, County Administration Building, 506 Broad Street, Milford, PA.  The public is invited to attend.

The mission of the Pike County Children & Youth Services is to strengthen, educate and preserve families in collaboration with community and family resources to ensure the safety, well being and permanency of the children we serve.

Pike County Children and Youth Services believes....

• services should build on the strengths and resources of the family.
• in preserving the family unit and maintaining relationships whenever possible.
• all children deserve a safe and loving home.

The Pike County Children & Youth Program Includes....

• Services to parents and children to enable children to remain safely in their own homes and communities;
• Temporary placement service to children who cannot live safely with their own families;
• Services designed to reunite children and their families when children are in temporary placement;
• Adoption services and adoption assistance to provide a permanent family for any child who cannot be returned to his family; and
• Any service or care ordered by the court for children who have been adjudicated dependent or delinquent.

To Report Suspected Child Abuse in Pennsylvania call
CHILDLINE at 1-800-932-0313
or Nationwide call
1-800-4-A-CHILD
(1-800-422-4453)
 

Foster homes throughout the County provide substitute family life for children who must leave their own home. The goal of foster care is to provide a nurturing environment for children until their own parents can provide the needed care.

County residents interested in finding out more about foster parenting should contact the agency.