Children & Youth Services
Sandy Moore, Director
25 South Front Street - 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 780-7200 Phone
(717) 780-6490 Fax
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:15Am - 4:45PM
Dauphin County Social Services for Children and Youth is a public agency dedicated to the health, safety, and general welfare of children and families. We are mandated to assure that children are protected from harm or danger and committed to providing both intervention and prevention services, adhering to Best Practice in service delivery. Recognizing the importance of the family, we promote their involvement in the development and implementation of plans that will promote their well being and self-reliance.
Child Safety
The Agency Believes: that the highest priority in all activities and services is to protect children from injury, harm, and deprivation.
Action: The Agency operates on the principle that child safety and well being is best provided in the context of the family. Protection is provided through the assurance of a safe, nurturing family environment that provides for the individualized needs of each child.
Well Being
The Agency Believes: that children should live in an environment that promotes well being.
Action: The Agency will partner with families and other community agencies to provide accessible services to assure that children's basic physical and emotional needs may be met.
Family Preservation
The Agency Believes: that it is best for children to grow up in their own family.
Action: The Agency will pursue efforts to assure children's safety and well being, while preserving and strengthening the family whenever possible.
Permanency
The Agency Believes: that children deserve a permanent family in which they are safe, and have their mental and physical developmental needs met.
Action: If the unity of the child's family cannot be maintained, the Agency will affirmatively seek a permanent family for the child.
Dauphin County Child Abuse Reporting Line (To report child abuse/neglect or receive information):
717-780-7200
ChildLine (State Child Abuse Reporting Line):
1-800-932-0313
