Huntingdon County Children Services

Information on Services

Huntingdon County Children's Services is a federally-mandated, state-administered, county-run Protective Services Program for children who are abused and neglected.  This Agency serves children, youth and their families and works to ensure the safety and well-being of Huntingdon County's children and youth. Agency works in conjunction with several county agencies and providers to implement in-home and out-of-home services which can include but are not limited to:

 Counseling and parent support that is designed to keep children at home with their parents; prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation; and help overcome problems that do or could result in dependency or delinquency

 Foster Care when it becomes necessary to remove a child from their home in order to ensure their safety and well-being

 Programs that are designed to reunite the child with their family when a child is in foster care; in the event the child cannot return home, there are other programs that provide a permanent family for the child, such as adoption.

Mission is to provide quality services that promote safety, permanence and well-being for the children, youth and families of Huntingdon County.