Children and Youth Services
Children and Youth Services (CYS) works to protect children and youth (infancy through age 17) from neglect and abuse; to strengthen the family unit, the most important resource for the child's well-being; and to assure a child's right to a permanent, healthy family setting (relative placement, adoption, guardianship arrangement, or other approved living arrangement) in the absence of a safe, biological family environment for the child. Services offered by CYS include:
- Adoption
- Case Management
- CASSP
- Childcare
- Counseling
- Crisis Intervention
- Emergency Shelter
- Foster Care
- Group Home Service
- Homemaking Education and Support
- In-Home Services
- Independent Living Skills
- Information and Referral
- Mentoring
- Parent Education
- Parenting Support Groups
- Placement
- Protective Services
- Safety Training to Children
For reporting of any concerns of child maltreatment or help for your own family, please contact Potter County Children and Youth Services at (800) 800-2560 or (814) 544-7315. For report of suspected child abuse, the statewide toll free CHILDLINE hotline number may be contacted at (800) 932-0313.
