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JusticeWorks YouthCare to Partner with Clarion County
Left to right: Dan Gruver, JWYC Supervisor, Danielle Haines, JWYC Case Specialist Supervisor, Todd Kline, Clarion County Children & Youth Services Director, Tony Ross, JWYC Director, & Denise Johnson, Children & Youth Services Deputy Director In partnership with Casey Family Programs and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children launched the Porchlight Project to lead in public policy reforms that ensure all children grow up in families where their needs for safety, permanency, and well-being are met. The Porchlight Project...
Groundbreaking Work Done by CYF Director Mark Cherna Reflects Well on All Social Service Constituents
Since Mark Cherna was appointed Director of Allegheny County Children Youth and Families in 1996, he has been a reformer on a mission to improve the human service system. Building trust by engaging clients and constituents within Allegheny County, Mr. Cherna has worked to ensure the ethical, unbiased treatment of the children and families CYF serves. He has been pivotal in many initiatives including working with foundations to consolidate administrative functions into one building, constructing a combined data management system that includes several hundred million records from multiple...
Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board: Newsletter featuring JWYC Independent Living Updates
A partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania Children and Youth Administrators Organization, and the University of Pittsburgh's Child Resource Center has resulted in the development of the Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board (YAB). This unique board is comprised of current and former substitute care youth ages 16-21 with a mission to educate, advocate, and form partnerships to create positive change in the substitute care system. Youth leaders work with child-serving agencies and communities, of which JusticeWorks YouthCare has had the pleasure to...
JusticeWorks YouthCare To Begin Visit Coaching Services In Ohio
JusticeWorks YouthCare was awarded a contract by Hamilton County Department of Jobs and Family Services (HCFJS) to provide supervised visitation services, a.k.a. Visit Coaching, to Hamilton County families and children. HCFJS is seeking additional support for visitation services because of the growing numbers of families and children it serves. Last year, the county served more than 17,000 children and saw more than 3,500 children come into custody. Hamilton County believes visitation services can be key components to strengthening and reunifying families, and expects its partnership with...
JWYC Adams County: Baby On Board!
In partnership with Adams County Children, Youth and Families Department, our JusticeWorks Adams County team hosted a Child Car seat training on November 28th 2017, providing installation information coupled with a demonstration session. Finding the proper care seat for your child can be a challenge. There are multiple styles, safety harness apparatus’s, and lengthy regulations. Like any other tool, if not used properly, it can be ineffective in protecting your child in a case of an accident. JusticeWorks employees, Ellen Miller, FGDM Coordinator, and Sean Lazarus, Program Director,...
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