CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES
Contact Info
218 Main Street
Towanda, PA 18848
Debra Sharp, Director
Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
If you suspect or have knowledge of abuse or neglect, call Childline 24/7/365 at 1-800-932-0313
If you are witnessing abuse or neglect
Call 911 Immediately!
Department Description
Bradford County Children and Youth Services (BCCYS) is dedicated to the Safety, Permanency and Well-being of children and families. Using child centered, family focused approaches, BCCYS will promote meaningful family engagement and ongoing involvement, community outreach, and best practices for prevention and intervention that will reduce trauma and begin to heal children and families.
Mission
Protect children in their own homes. If that is not possible, children will be protected in the least restrictive environment nearest their home for the shortest period of time.
Children have the right to a permanent, safe home. If it cannot be their home of origin, the agency will rely on the core elements of the Family Engagement Initiative (FEI): Family Finding – Revised, Crisis/Rapid Response Family Meetings, and Enhanced Legal Representation to place children with family/kin or another appropriate alternative, if necessary.
The agency will make efforts to improve the quality of life for the children and families of Bradford County.
Bradford County CYS complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.