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We would like to give a big congratulations to this year’s Donley Award Winners, Jane Ervin and Edward F. Meehan, MPH. Their dedication to early childhood education has made a difference to young children and families throughout the Lehigh Valley. We are forever grateful for the impact they have made on our community.

Join us November 15, 1 – 3 pm, at Community Services for Children’s Training Institute (1520 Hanover Ave., Allentown, PA 18109). We will be joined by guest speaker Katie Fries, LCSW, RPT, CCTP. Cost breakdown is as follows: $10 – No CEs $25 – CEs- NASW Members $35 – CEs- NASW Non-members NASW-PA Chapter is […]

CSC is thrilled to announce that four new board members have joined our team of dedicated, impressive individuals who continuously contribute to the betterment of CSC. We are excited to welcome: Julia Jurkiewicz, Administrator of Population Health at Valley Health Partners; Noah Simmons, Chief Financial Officer at Agape Human Services and Director of Operations at […]

This year Community Services for Children will be collecting new or gently used books/activity books for ages birth-5, gift cards to Walmart, Target, and grocery stores gift cards. All donations will go directly to the children and families we serve in our Head Start/Early Head Start program, Early Learning Resource Centers, and Kindergarten Jumpstart Center. […]

Oct. 27—WILKES-BARRE — A former night club space has a bright new, calming blue look with detailed nature photographs on hallway walls and lots of images of smiling children, clearly ready for a new purpose as a one-stop resource center for low-income parents seeking early learning-related services. “We moved here in June,” Pamela Cho said […]

Community Services for Children’s Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Region 11 which serves Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Sullivan and Wyoming Counties has a new office location! Located at 41 S. Main St. in Wilkes-Barre, the ELRC is now centrally located in Midtown Village – the office is fully accessible and more convenient for families and […]

Community Services for Children’s Head Start program has collaborated with Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 for 15 years. During this time, Head Start and IU 20 have been a collaborative community partner assisting children ages three to five years old who have special needs. Together, we provide programming for children who are eligible for services under […]

We are thrilled to announce that Deidra Vachier will serve as the new CEO for Community Services for Children! Deidra has worked at CSC for 24 years in various roles, most recently she served as VP of Early Childhood Development. Throughout her career, Deidra has been an advocate for high quality early learning. She has been responsible for […]

The Kindergarten Jumpstart Center is in its third year supporting kindergarten registration in the Allentown School District. “It is exciting to be able to continue supporting families during these challenging and evolving times,” says Kaitlyn Fletcher, Assistant Director of Community Initiatives. As we are preparing for a new school year, we have exciting updates to […]

Many decisions go into the direction and development of CSC’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs. One of the ways decisions are made is through the Policy Council. Policy Council is comprised of individuals who are elected by the parents of children who are currently enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start program. […]