centre county orphan care alliance march 2014 flyer

  There are 68 Children in the custody

of Centre County, living with either

foster families or in residential

facilities, often due to circumstances

involving abuse or neglect

There are 62 foster families. Eight of

those are willing to take teenage

children.

Of the 68 children in custody, 50 are

under age 13, 18 are over age 13.

Of the children, 13 aren’t able to

reside here because there are not

enough homes for them here.

Over a 3 year period, there were 44

children who “aged out” of the

system, without a forever family.

FOSTER CAREChildren and Youth Services (www.centrecountypa.gov)

Arrow Child + Family Ministries (www.arrow.org)Bethany Christian Services (www.Bethany.org)

BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER There are more than 100 local children

on the wait list for the Big Brother/Big

Sister program.

Centre County Youth Service Bureau-vvv www.ccysb.com 

ADOPTION IN PENNSYLVANIA There are more than 3,000 children

waiting to be adopted in the state of

Pennsylvania….Right now! SWAN (Statewide Adoption and  oo

\\\\\ Permanency Network- oodddowww.adoptkids.org 

Questions? You may contact Pastor Vince Smith at

vsmith@scccweb.com or call (814) 238-5913.

Learn more on Facebook- Centre County Orphan Care Alliance

Or visit www.ccoca.net 

“Defend the cause of the fatherless.” Isaiah 1:17

Local Statistics: (as of September 2013)

There are 68 Children in the custody

of Centre County, living with either

foster families or in residential

facilities, often due to circumstances

involving abuse or neglect

There are 62 foster families. Eight of

those are willing to take teenage

children.

Of the 68 children in custody, 50 are

under age 13, 18 are over age 13.

Of the children, 13 aren’t able to

reside here because there are not

enough homes for them here.

Over a 3 year period, there were 44

children who “aged out” of the

system, without a forever family.

FOSTER CAREChildren and Youth Services (www.centrecountypa.gov)

Arrow Child + Family Ministries (www.arrow.org)Bethany Christian Services (www.Bethany.org)

BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER There are more than 100 local children

on the wait list for the Big Brother/Big

Sister program.

Centre County Youth Service Bureau-vvv www.ccysb.com 

ADOPTION IN PENNSYLVANIA There are more than 3,000 children

waiting to be adopted in the state of

Pennsylvania….Right now! SWAN (Statewide Adoption and  oo

\\\\\ Permanency Network- oodddowww.adoptkids.org 

Questions? You may contact Pastor Vince Smith at

vsmith@scccweb.com or call (814) 238-5913.

Learn more on Facebook- Centre County Orphan Care Alliance

Or visit www.ccoca.net

“Defend the cause of the fatherless.” Isaiah 1:17

Local Statistics: (as of September 2013)