A nonprofit organization currently leading the state in child abuse prevention is accepting nominations for its 2023 Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids Awards. The Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA) is looking for individuals that have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Nominations are being accepted until Oct. 15 and […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski Tuesday said there are an estimated 202,000 children in Pennsylvania living in households that are headed by their grandparents or other relatives who deserve access to support and resources just like other foster families. Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, has introduced legislation to create a Legal Services for Kinship Care Families Grant Program […]

State lawmakers heard from experts and advocates about the challenges facing grandparents who, for various reasons, are raising their grandchildren. Natalie Hoprich, a grandmother raising two of her six grandchildren due to their parents’ struggle with substance use disorder, told lawmakers during a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing about her difficulty finding support and financial […]

Pa. Family Support Alliance launched its Family Digital Wellness Hub, an effort designed to provide parents, caregivers, and communities with the tools and resources they need to keep Pennsylvania’s children safe. The hub can be found at https://pafsa.org/family-digital-wellness. “We have reached a time when parents and professionals can no longer just focus on limiting screen […]

It is often said that a society can be judged by how we treat those most vulnerable among us. For those of us that work to strengthen families and communities, we have found ourselves heartbroken—once again—because current data demonstrates that collectively, our society is failing Pennsylvania’s children. The Department of Human Services recently released its annual Child Protective […]