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Children and Youth Social Services Agency

Children and Youth Foster Parent Informational Meetings 2012 Doylestown Library (meeting room) 150 South Pine St. Doylestown, PA. 18901 1/18, 2/15, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20 - 6:30-7:30 pm Bensalem Library (meeting room) 3700 Hulmeville Rd. Bensalem, PA. 19020 1/24, 2/28, 3/27, 4/24, 5/22, 6/26 - 6:30-7:30 pm Levittown Library (meeting room) 7311 New Falls Rd. Levittown, PA. 19055 1/17, 2/21, 3/19, 4/16, 5/14, 6/18 - 6:30-7:30 pm Pennwood Library, Langhorne 1/23, 2/27, 3/26, 4/30, 5/21, 6/25 - 6:00-6:30 pm Quakertown Library (meeting room) 401 W. Mill St. Quakertown, PA. 18951 1/11, 2/8, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9, 6/14 - 6:00-6:45 pm Everyone must attend an Informational Meeting and have an in-home orientation before attending the 18 hrs. of Pre-Service Trainings. Pre-Service Training Dates: Levittown Area: Session I and Session II    Feb. 4th  9:00am-3:30pm Session III and Session IV Feb. 11th    9:00am-3:30pm Session V and Session VI Feb. 18th    9:00am-3:30pm Doylestown Area: Session I and Session II        Feb. 25th    9:00am-3:30pm Session III and Session III and IV      Mar. 3rd   9:00am-3:30pm Session V and Session VI         Mar. 10th   9:00am-3:30pm

If you would like to request more information on becoming a foster parent, please email your name, address and phone number to Roxanne Watkins-Hall at rwatkinshall@co.bucks.pa.us or call 215-348-6997. Watch the Comcast Newsmakers special on Foster Parent/ Volunteer Recruitment with Roxanne Watkins-Hall from October 7, 2010

Be A Foster Parent

Share your love with a child

For every challenge there is a reward

And foster parenting has some very compelling rewards:

• You play a major role in helping a child in his/her family in time of need
• You give love and guidance to a child and his/her family
• You contribute directly to a child's growth and success
• You help the community as a responsible and caring citizen

Whether for a short time or an extended period, foster family care gives the child's own family the opportunity to direct their energies to issues that affect their ability to care for their child.

Foster Parenting is the Ultimate Challenge
It is welcoming a child into your home and preparing the child to eventually return to his/her own family.

Children who need foster care families come from all backgrounds.

They include infants and adolescents of all races and religions. Often they come in sibling groups, that is, with their brothers and sisters. These children have a multitude of needs. Reasons for separating them from their family include:

• Neglect or abandonment
• Severe parent-child conflict
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Physical/mental illness of a parent
• Incarceration of a parent
• Homelessness
• The child's emotional or behavioral needs are not being met by the parent
• Parental dependency on drugs and/or alcohol

You can make a difference
Foster families receive support for the foster child:

• Financial support
• Medical assistance
• Training
• Caseworker services
• Free membership in the Bucks County Foster Parent Association

The Bucks County Children & Youth Social Services Agency provides child protection services to children and families and foster care for children whose families are unable to care for them.

Bucks County Children & Youth foster families provide care for children who live in Bucks County. Foster homes are needed where the children can identify culturally and ethnically with their caregivers. The children are counting on you. You CAN make a difference.

Be a BCCYSSA Foster Parent
Toll-Free resource number:	888-942-8257
Information on Foster Parenting or Volunteering:	215-348-6997
Business Hours:	Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm * Request to speak to Intake Service at extension 6950 or to your social worker

 

The Agency with the official regulatory responsibility for ensuring the safety and well-being of children in Bucks County