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October 1, 2022

Preparing A Bedroom For Your Foster Child

When you choose to become a foster parent through Family Care For Children & Youth, your case manager will provide the support and training you need. Our goal is to teach our foster families our...

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September 15, 2022

How Foster Care Donations In Pennsylvania Help At-Risk Kids

Charitable donations aren’t only a smart financial decision, they’re also a powerful way to give back to people in your community. If you’re looking for a local charity that’s dedicated to...

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September 1, 2022

Problem Behaviors in Foster Children Following Placement

When a foster child is first placed in your home, there will likely be an adjustment period before he or she becomes comfortable. It takes time, after all, for people to get used to being around each...

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Two children in a park engaging in outdoor play with colorful toy archery sets, wearing bright shirts and matching bandanas, promoting active and supportive environments for youth in foster care.
August 15, 2022

What is a non profit organization?

Family Care for Children & Youth is a private, non profit social service agency providing foster care and adoption services to children in Pennsylvania. If you’ve browsed our website, then you...

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August 1, 2022

Adoption: Making Families for Couples with Infertility

Infertility is an emotionally draining condition that causes a slew of depression, anxiety, and anger for couples that are faced with the possibility of never having a biological child of their own....

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Woman holding a smiling baby in a cozy home setting, illustrating the warmth and connection in foster care and adoption.
July 15, 2022

6 Ways Foster Care Families Add Value

foster care is a selfless act. You sacrifice your own priorities to put a child in need first. These children are not your average-joe children either. These children have faced troubles that no child...

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July 1, 2022

Three Good Reasons To Adopt a Child in Need

Have you and your partner considered adopting a child? This is an option open to families who are willing to accept children in need into their homes. Some children are unwanted or cannot return to...

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June 15, 2022

Thank You Foster Care Families In PA

foster care in the United States is very important. There are many children that are faced with troubling family lives, which is why we make it our life’s mission to ensure these children are cared...

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June 1, 2022

Your Non-Profit Donation Can Provide Dental Care For Foster Children In PA

One of the many areas your nonprofit donation to FCCY can provide assistance is funding dental care for a child in foster care. Dental care is essential to the overall health of a child. With your...

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