Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Tyler Smay their PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is presented annually to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and protect Pennsylvania’s children from abuse. […]

Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Hailey Houk with the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to […]

Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Joanne Godfrey with the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids (BRCSK) Award. This award is given to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to […]

Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded LaKeisha Berry with the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids award. This award is given to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 2, 2025) – “Lean on Me” resonated loudly throughout the State Capitol today as Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh, Attorney General Dave Sunday, child advocates, business leaders, students, and Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA) lifted up their collective voices together and honored four Pennsylvanians that […]

New Legislation Limits Phones in Schools, PA Family Support Alliance Offers Resources HARRISBURG — The U.S. youth mental health crisis continues to affect Pennsylvania’s children, with social media playing a leading role in exacerbating the problem. “According to the U.S. Surgeon General, about 95% of our youth ages 13 to 17 are on social media […]

Nomination period open through November 13 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), a nonprofit organization and the state leader in child abuse prevention, is accepting nominations for its 2025 Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids Awards. The nomination period ends at 5 p.m., November 13, and awards will be given next year to […]

Latest DHS report coincides with surgeon general’s advisory on parental stress being a public health concern; PFSA to offer free virtual trainings in September for mandated reporters HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services this week released its 2023 Child Protective Services Report, which shows a slight increase from 2022 to 2023 in […]

Terry Clark joins statewide board to #ProtectPAKids from abuse HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state leader in child abuse prevention, today announced the appointment of Terry Clark to its Governing Board of Directors. “We are grateful to have Terry joining our board with his wide array of experiences,” said Angela Liddle, […]

Jim Willshier assumes leadership position to #ProtectPAKids from abuse HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state leader in child abuse prevention, today announced that Jim Willshier was named the new Vice Chair of its Governing Board of Directors. “We are grateful to have an advocate like Jim on our board,” said Angela […]