Berks County Children & Youth Services
Berks County Children & Youth Services
Mission
The Mission of the Berks County Children and Youth Services is to protect children and assure their physical & emotional well-being as provided by law, and to preserve, strengthen & empower their families.
Report Child Abuse: Call 1-800-932-0313
If you are a mandated reporter, go to: Pennsylvania Child Welfare Portal
To learn more about protecting Pennsylvania's children from abuse and neglect, go to www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov
About Department / Agency Responsibility
Berks County Children and Youth Services is assigned to protect children, up to eighteen years of age, from abuse and neglect. The staff investigate all reports of child maltreatment in Berks County. For families at risk of future abuse or neglect, services and monitoring are implemented to ensure child safety and allow the children to remain in their homes. For some cases, placement outside the family's home is warranted. When this happens, the parents participate in services to allow the children's safe return. For situations in which a safe return is not able to occur, the Berks County Children and Youth Services staff request that the Court terminate parental rights. A permanent adoptive situation is located, often within the child's family and/or community.
Mandated Reporter Request for Update Form
Please follow the instructions on how to submit the request for update that is found at the top of the form. In addition, please take note to the information at the bottom that explains what Mandated Reporters have the right to know as per the Child Protective Services Law.
Announcements
Programs and Services
Adoption - A permanent option
Foster Care
In-Home Services
Out-Of-Home Placement
Resource Parents
Learn about steps to becoming a resource parent or our Partners in Parent program today.
Truancy
Berks County CYS currently contracts with Service Access and Management (S.A.M.) for truancy reduction services. Schools and Magisterial District Judges offices may make referrals to S.A.M. based on a County wide protocol.
Berks County Truancy Reduction Protocol
If you feel your child is in need of truancy services, please contact your child’s school district and request assistance.
Berks Initiative for School Attendance (BISA) Executive Summary (2011-2021) Overview