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PA: City DHS stops holding children overnight in office

June 16, 2016 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

PA: City DHS stops holding children overnight in office
Philly.com – June 15, 2016
At a City Council hearing Tuesday, acting DHS Commissioner Jessica Shapiro said staff have worked diligently to place children with family, in emergency shelters, or group homes rather than having them sleep at DHS headquarters – a small step in improving a child welfare system slapped with dozens of violations in a state audit last month.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160615_DHS_ends_holding_children_overnight_in_office.html

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