Children and Youth Services

 

Director

Ginger Refice

 

Job Openings

To see if there are any Civil Service Job Openings within the Pike County Children & Youth Offices, please follow the link below:

Commonwealth of PA Job Opportunities

County Caseworker Employment Information Brochure

 

Advisory Board Meeting

The Advisory Board of Pike County Children and Youth Services Meets at 4:30 pm in the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 506 Broad Street, Milford, PA. The public is invited to attend. These are the following dates:

2020 Advisory Board Meeting Dates

February 5
April 1
June 3
September 9

(Alternate dates, if needed) November 4, December 2

About the Office

Our Vision:
All children and families will thrive in a safe and loving home.

 

Our Mission Statement:
"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."

 

Value Statement:

All children and families should be secure in a safe environment.

All children and families should be empowered to achieve their goals and thrive through self-determination.

All families and staff deserve honesty, respect and professionalism while maintaining ethical standards.

All children should have the opportunity to access more services within their own community.

All children and families have the choice to utilize their own strengths and resources.

 

The Pike County Children & Youth Program:

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.

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)

 

 

To Report Suspected Child Abuse in Pike County, Pennsylvania

Call CHILDLINE at 1-800-932-0313       or
Pike County Children and Youth at  570- 296-3446

 

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 this agency.