Philadelphia Department of Human Services
Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services’ mission is to provide and promote safety, permanency, and well-being for children and youth at risk of abuse, neglect, and delinquency.
Black Children Continue to Be Disproportionately Represented in Foster Care
The share of children who are Black and in foster care is the lowest it has been in two decades. Even so, Black children are still overrepresented among youth in foster care relative to the general child population.
WIC Support for Foster Children in Pennsylvania
When we first started in foster care, we were unfamiliar with WIC. It took us a whole host of blunders before we finally got things up and running for our little girl.
