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6 Ways Foster Care Families Add Value

By FCCY / October 28, 2015

Foster care is a selfless act. You sacrifice your own priorities to put a child in need first. These children are not your average-joe children either. These children have faced troubles that no child should face and are now in need of some love and care. Foster families add value to the lives of these…

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Your Non-Profit Donation Can Provide Dental Care For Foster Children In PA

By FCCY / October 19, 2015

One of the many areas your non-profit donation to FCCY can provide assistance is funding dental care for a child in foster care. Dental care is essential to the overall health of a child. With your gracious donation, our foster care children will experience this care… Routine Check-Ups No matter the age of the child…

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The Changes In PA Foster Care Over The Past Decade

By FCCY / October 12, 2015

The life of an abused or neglected child is not one to envy. It is one that needs care and nourishment. These children need stability, supervision, and support. Gratefully, the good people of Pennsylvania recognize the necessity to care for children who cannot be cared for by his or her own parents. Foster care rates…

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Non-Profit Donations According To The IRS

By FCCY / October 5, 2015

Did you know if you donate money to Foster Care for Children and Youth, then you can write the non-profit donation as a tax deduction for a charitable contribution? The national U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has specific distinctions for qualifiable donations and a certain process to follow for donating and claiming those donations on…

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Thank You Foster Care Families In PA

By FCCY / October 2, 2015

Foster care in the United States is very important. There are many children that are faced with troubling family lives, which is why we make it our life’s mission to ensure these children are cared for and loved. The children are always our main focus, but we care deeply about the family they enter as…

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Specialized Foster Family Care in PA

By FCCY / September 17, 2015

Foster care is the service and care for children who do not have the emotional or financial support of their birth family. They are taken under the wing of a supportive family for a period of time. Family Care for Children and Youth is an agency that specializes in foster care for children in PA.…

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What Is The Difference Between Foster Care And Adoption?

By FCCY / September 10, 2015

Adoption and foster care are both a means to support children that are in need. Unfortunately, there are many children in Pennsylvania, the United States, and around the world that do not have strong family or monetary foundations. Despite the reason for needing help, these children are welcomed at Family Care for Children and Youth…

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Golfing “Fore The Kids” Non-Profit Fundraiser

By FCCY / September 3, 2015

Bright and early on the morning of Friday the 25th of September, we will rise, grab our golf clubs and our checkbooks, and head to Wynding Brook Golf Club to play a fundraising golf game Fore The Kids. We are Family Care for Children and Youth, and we love to golf for the foster children…

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Non-Profit Donations Are The Cool Thing To Do

By FCCY / July 29, 2015

Give your time. Give your talent. Give your treasure. Why do humans have an intrinsic push to give? Generosity is humbling. Generosity brings happiness. Generosity enriches others lives. Let me tell you a story (or two) about times that giving and non profit donations have affected my life. Have you guys seen the Life Vest…

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Becoming A Foster Parent In PA

By FCCY / July 15, 2015

Becoming a foster parent in PA is an honorable, caring, and selfless act. You give a damaged child a new chance at family life. In an effort to protect the children, before you can become a foster parent, you must prove that you are worthy to take on the responsibility. Each case is individual, so…

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