10-Year-Old Collects Bags for Children in Foster Care
Ten-year-old Curvin Coxen collected book bags, duffel bags and suitcases to York County Children and Youth Services in order to help children in foster care! “It makes me feel good…
Lessons from American Indian and Alaska Native Culture to Reorient the Child Welfare System
The forceful imposition of Western ideologies, practices and beliefs on indigenous communities have historically stripped them from their families, communities and culture. This heinous, historical practice of separation has been deeply embedded in the…
Allegheny County CARES Rent Relief Program Accepting Applications
Allegheny County is partnering with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to jointly fund the CARES Rent Relief Program. CARES helps people experiencing job loss or loss of income as…
Tips to Engage Children Remotely
Since the start of COVID-19, businesses and organizations everywhere have had to get their staffs used to working from home. However, organizations that work with youth are additionally challenged at…
The New School Year and New Beginnings: From the Desk of Dr. Christine White-Taylor
Those of us working in child well-being are carefully assessing the reopening of schools for the new school year. The impact of the COVID-19 virus and its ongoing spread has made…
35 Best and Worst Countries to Raise a Family
If you’re one of those parents/caregivers who read through parenting magazines and blogs for helpful tips to raise healthy and happy kids, the answer may lie abroad. According to a…
Pennsylvania Economic Impact Payment Access
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Campaign for Working Families (CWF), roughly 350,000-450,000 Pennsylvanians may have missed their $1200 Pennsylvania Economic Impact Payment (EIP). If Pennslyvanian did not…
13 Mental Health Tips to Help Teens Cope
Now more than ever, teenagers are going through a heap of emotions. And while everyone deals with emotions differently, making the time to talk with your teens can help them…
Black Families and the Foster-Care-to-Prison Pipeline
Amid the many killings of African-Americans across the nation, citizens have made calls to reform our policing system. While transforming this system and protecting African-American children and families, we must…