Juniata County Children and Youth Services

Information on Services

The purpose of the Children and Youth Social Services Agency is to provide child welfare services designed to keep children in their own homes, prevent neglect, abuse and exploitation, help overcome problems that result in dependency, neglect, and delinquency, and provide adequate substitute care in foster family homes and child caring institutions for any child in need of care due to abuse or neglect. Services are available to children birth to 18 years of age who reside in Juniata County. The Agency's mission is to promote and protect the health and welfare of children with the focus of keeping families together through protective services. When placement does occur, the goal is to reconnect and reunify the child with the family as effectively and timely as possible.