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The Family Library at Community Services for Children (CSC) offers age appropriate programs to introduce young children to eye health, safety tips, and a free vision screening provided by the Center for Vision Loss.  The programs are offered on the following Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am: October 20, November 10, and December 15. On October […]

The US Department of Health and Human Services reports that CSC’s Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley programs are in compliance with all applicable program performance standards, laws, regulations, and policy requirements. This determination was made following an exhaustive 5-day on-site review held in May 2012. Noting exceptional strength, the federal reviewers identified […]

  Proceeds from the 2012 Children’s Ball will support “Building a SafeStart for Babies” campaign. SafeStart is a program housed in the new treatment facility called the Donley Family Center for Infants. SafeStart provides daily therapy for babies who have been abused and neglected and works toward stopping repeat abuse. It is the only such […]

Results are outstanding for Community Services for Children’s Head Start children participating in the innovative Literacy Enhancement Project in the 2011-2012 school year. When the children started the program in the fall, their early literacy skills were far below proficient for their age. In fact, only 21% had skills appropriate for their level. By June, […]

The Lehigh County Bar Association presented Jane Ervin, CEO, CSC, with the Liberty Bell Award at its luncheon on May 1, 2012. The award, presented on Law Day, recognizes Mrs. Ervin’s work advocating for children, especially those who are abused and neglected. The Liberty Bell Award was established more than 40 years ago to acknowledge […]

Barbara Minzenberg, PhD, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning PA Depts of Education and Public Welfare, visits CSC on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The purpose of her visit is to hear about a unique business partnership CSC has to provide an innovative approach to teaching literacy among preschoolers. CSC’s Head Start program […]

Children Safe after Bus and Police Car Collide Shortly before 10 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, a Head Start of the Lehigh Valley bus driven by Argentina Cordero was struck by a police cruiser in the vicinity of Oswego and Hanover Avenue, Allentown. The 15 preschoolers were unharmed, attributed to their wearing five-point Star […]

Community Services for Children brings Rosalind Wiseman to the Lehigh Valley on May 22 to speak frankly about bullying: what children are facing and what parents and others can do to prevent and intervene. Her talk will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing, 7 to 8:30 pm, Lipkin Theatre on the campus […]

Rebecca “Becky” Gorton and Tony and Rosann Salvaggio are this year’s recipients of the Edward and Inez Donley Award for Children’s Advocacy awarded by Community Services for Children. The awards will be given during a luncheon program at The Sands on April 19, 2012, 11:30 – 1:00 pm. Tickets are $50; sponsorships are available. Mrs. […]

Great fun for young and old on Sunday, April 15, noon to 4 pm – Purse Bingo at Northeast Middle School in Bethlehem. Proceeds support SafeStart, a therapeutic nursery program for babies and toddlers who suffer effects from prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol.  SafeStart gets these children onto a healthy development track so they […]