Berks

Berks County Children & Youth Services

The Mission of the Berks County Children and Youth Services is to protect children and assure their physical & emotional well-being as provided by law, and to preserve, strengthen & empower their families.

Bethany Christian Services

Bethany believes every child deserves to be safe, loved, and connected. For more than 75 years, our faith has inspired us to stand for children close to home and around the world. Together, we can change the world through family.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters operates under the premise that one caring adult (Big) can make a significant difference in the life of a child (Little). Big Brothers Big Sisters enrolls children aged 5-16 years to match them in one-on-one mentoring relationships that center on doing quality-time activities together. Currently, the program has site-based and community-based options.

COBYS

Motivated by Christian faith, COBYS Family Services provides foster care, adoption, counseling, family life education and permanency services for children and families at risk in Lancaster County and the surrounding area.

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)

The Christian Alliance for Orphans unites more than 200 respected organizations and 850+ church members. Our joint initiatives inspire and equip Christians to effectively live out the Bible’s call to care for orphans and vulnerable children.

Common Sense

Common Sense is a licensed, non-profit adoption and foster care agency located in Mechanicsburg, PA. We help anyone considering adoption or foster care understand the process so they can move forward with confidence.

Concern

CONCERN brings hope, offers opportunity, and inspires change!

Fostering Hope

Fostering Hope provides biological, foster, adoptive, and kinship families a place to "shop" for free clothing, toys, shoes, hygiene products, etc.

Justice Works

Justice Works provides support for biological parents looking to reunify with their children, and also provides a variey of social and life skills classes and activities for youth who are aging out/have aged out of foster care.

Merakey

Merakey is a not-for-profit developmental, behavioral health, and education provider. We offer a variety of services to individuals and communities across the country.

Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association

PSRFA advocates for all those who care about children and their families. We work supportively with foster, adoptive, and kinship families, and with local foster parent associations and agencies who care for the children they serve.

SWAN: State Wide Adoption Network

The Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) is a partnership among the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange, public and private adoption agencies, organizations, advocates, judges, the legal community, and foster and adoptive parents.

The Bair Foundation

The Bair Foundation supports children and families through fostercare, Adoption and post permemnancy support

Youth Advocate Program (YAP)

YAP provides young people, adults and their families with intensive support in their home, school and community through the YAPWrap model that blends best practices from research in wraparound, mentoring, and positive youth development.