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Fy'DERAL SOCIAL SF CURITY. ACT
DE~~.°AF_T_:i1~,~JT OF +~k;LI'~r1i~E
CY,A$LI;S I. Ei~1GAi.D
ULCIiET~1RY
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UtiITL ;•:~~; G::IL:::->1I~~LFr_~.I:
Those v~~l.o are actively intcre,:t~;c in ~;ovE-l•n;.~~ :;t;
and social lelfare are j~rou~,'o1.y f~.i~iliar ~~;ith th~~ ~;enrr~~l pra-
V1Slons of the Soci~a Security Act. ~Io~t ?cople U.re lcc: r~~c-
quaintec: witl~i the portion: of the Act ;~rovicing for the c'ev~.~.?~-
ment of "Chi_l_d-'':c;lf are ~ervic•E>s" . Tl.e;,e provi_s i,~n~ , i~o~,E,v;;r, n~:.:~y
have grc.~at signific~.ncr~ for homele~~s, dc:;~en:'ent, ~:.~ic' ne~lect~~c. cl~~il-
ciren in Pennsylv<:.ni~~, if tlierc: is irrt~llig~°~~t u~z~.;~;rttallc~inr; s.r:
action on the• p~lrt of public-sx_~iritec gr. Daps of l.r~y ncr:-or~ , a .:eta
as oLz tiie part of public offic•i~~l~,.
CFIILD-VE,LFAItE Pi_JtiI:>Ili;iS f)F TI'F ,".UC'I1~L i':.C""i.IT`;' ACf,
Tit1~: V, Part C:; of the ;social Sec:~rit;r Act p~:•o-
vicies for an ,:~nnudl appropri<<tio:z of 4;1,:"i00,000 by the rF c~e:r':1 Juvt:r.n--
nent to the L'enart~erit of Labor to enab:Lr_ it, tl~rougri t,c~. Ci.:ilcre:~_~?':~
I3ure~,u, "to cooperate ~~rith St~.tc: public ti:~elfarc ~3.gerci+~s in cst..b-
lisl~sng, e~:tending, anc. strengthening, e:~peciailr ire pr~;~'orrin:~::tly
rur~.l zreas, public ~relfnTE services" ~u-::;ionutec ?:~ the l~::r a:~
CY11.ld-'+7C 1fa.rE? servicos) 11for t~1C' pr'Ot~ C'.t:10?"1 ciT1Ci C<`lI'l' Uf f:Ui~.El~:'.",
dependent and neglected ct~:ildren, dnc~ c~iilc~ren in c~~lrlgcr of bt~-
coming dElinqucnt"'.
Each st~.te receives a b~~sic upproni~iat.iora of
x;10,000, plus an added amount b~~Lse~ anon the p~~port~.on of th~:~
rural population in the: state to thy: tot~_1 ru~'~.1 no~~~~,latic+r~ of
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the Unites States . Jcd1y eno~Igh, our tli~hly industri«1 :'Ui;ii 1C)'~1.-
~~e~~lth of Pennsylv~:riia .ranks second, .~e~:t to '~'ex~~s, i~ tl~:is :rF-
spect, b~.~cause of our many SI1111. .0..;L'IJ.r1it1.,5 ~~Inc~ o~2r la_k,e ''
anc: T'1011:1tcilnouS Fireas. Grants t0 ;~tcitC ux'e InF.' P ~;E7r'c~1l,frti; ti E?
~'~~ceral Children s i~ure~,t~, "on the i~usis of E~1ans c evf~:Losr~•~" i., t ~.-
C}zilcreri' ~; ~3urc-ilLl" . 'I"~.e t,ct r~~'u.,.;., ~-.,
b,y the ~ tate agency ~.nd tl-se •-
tl-:~.t tl.is money shall be used "for payl:~e:It of Tort ofi t,:E• .'o:,'~ c-l.
district, county or otllex' local r. ?7iJ.c;-~:,~c:J.f~ re servi-cues .~ ~.r•er,:~
pre~_o>LL;.inantly rural, ~~n~: for rc~velo _~irr~ ;Mute sF:i~vic~t~c f~s° tIE:`
encouragement and ati:~istunc•e of ai~CCl;at^ r'.et?~.oc's o.i' eo-:uriuriity
cnilc~--~~elfaro orga~Ii~ anon in are:.,; ore.: of~i n«nt~.y rural ~;.r.d ot':E-:~
G.r eGr of special nee".
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The annual an~irof~ri4tiorz to_~c~nrisy~.vania is_
aporox.imately ~~ory,000. A I'ural lixterlsiori Unit lla.s ?~~:en ew.ta'o~.ir-~.c
v~ithin the Bureau of Community ~r;ork of the Sta-t;e De;~ax tmtnt ~~.`.
ti',elf~lre, to uci;~iniste:r these funds ~l.~c: to ~:ev;~-L-!°~ c~IZ?c'-•'t:t~J.fUx•~~
services, in cooperation ~~aith t!Ie ^ountie:.
.ssistal:ce offF:?°~d to Counties.
To cauntic:• more t1ia.cl ~0~~ s°ur~~1., any to other
COUnties Yv?zere SL7EC1.dl r]C'eL~ eXl~•t 1'1 rC'.1c~t.1.U~"I i;C t!'ii: ~;.Pl•i-=x'E.` J'!'
children, the Rur~:l ~ xtension 'J;.zit offers finari^is.l anc~ otl~ier
a.ssisti::nce in cevel.opil~g service= to cl:ilc~r~_=n ii1 neec of c~~.rE:.
Tl-.is service must be uffilia.ted i•:~it?~ a public :.=r:nartnlerri;, :ucl~
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as tl-ie Gou.nty Cor,r.?i ~sioaers, the ^ourt, or other rn;blir. offi^:1_r:l.=~•.
The tykes of service offerc~< L°iuy incluc e one or r:~ox•c- of t}~c~ ":)J.-
lo4'rxn~ ct5?~e^-tom
1. iilG tU C'J~?fity ~U??iI1;1.w~: lo'.1e.L' , ~:i1CJ, i);i J'::.Ii;,kt..?';~'
1, 1~~:,c3, ~.ssw~ea the respor..,ibilittcs fo1' cc:~en~ent ~':ti.~.::rt~'~:
forz:iErly c~:s~riec': ray the 111T'ECtors of thc~~ Pcior,• t:.~t'uur __`~>. ov:~.,~~;~
of t}-:e ^c:rvi:~es of ~? Co~an~ ~?i~.ld-~tiE:l.f _~:~•c~~~^~.~°r~t~..r~%. tc~ ~:~~~ :_!z .~..!-,
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Core fOI' chilcirE!1 :i".O i1c~~~G fo~tcr1'101'.1C Ja ii1S ~.'.t'.~t.L~Yrlc•~ ('F~l'~~~~~i~.;~
?~T'~~:'1 ~ ~ T' 7ti,?'1 l ':~'i~_'" ~ ~ 1t `!i`r tE'.r~i~J02'c.i'].l~' Or `)C 1 !"1i~:~''%~~
The hul•al ~:~tc=nsio~i Lit main.t:::inr t}:~:t .;;~~: «:_-
sur~~tion of rc ~porisibility fox° t~.r ~;uuzc;i~:nshio an~:4 c~:rc of r_.C?i:l.-
cren ~~-.~:~JT fro.z~ their o~~~n 3~~.oir.et i.s o~.e of t})E- 1 EiC.ttf:at ri~•~;r~o?~.`:'i--
~~iliti::s one hur?an ~h~~ing nay t~:.kt .for «.n:7t:,cr. C}-:ilr.x•F:;-? .•~:~o ::;:~.~-t
~e l~':)r OJt CQ ~_t1C~. .". E: pi:.r B.tC':t fr7~:i tl'lE.:. I' fc.''11 .i.18:i, fCl'±" 's; tii tiCVEr C',"~.'..t `'F:,
have: frer.,uently unc'~rgon~~ ~r~y,::ic~}1 ~.nc' er??otion~~~l str~:.iz~s, or iY ;'c:
aevelo~~ec:. :;~.tterns oi' bel:~~:.viox•, ti:l~icl-? nec:c ut~.o:~t u.1-i~.'~.x ~-:t~:rit'ir~~;
anc sliillc.~ trc:at~r,ent. Tne• Unit, tlrr~rE:foYc, see'_:s t~:~ it~'~..• ~xvt il.-
u.ble to the C;ount;T Cor:~r'li :=~-.ionF.r~ tl~e serv:ioe:> of ~,_r:: anti x;:110 ~).a c:
ecuinpe~u b~ ?~err~onality, e:~uc:atior~ anc:. e~r~e~'ic,-ire f-ax• t'i:i<: .~Eli.~.`:tc~
talk.
T}.pis sex•vice incluc'es t'_•ie fi:~~:ing of f~o~;t~:r 1::~::.e:~,
(or of the nronc:r in:~tit~zt.onal care-, ~:herc: th.i:.~ i., irc:icate~;) tl-~.e
placeme~lt of chilrr:~n, an~_ urJf=rvisicn-i of tt:~- °:.~ster hclr~e any; tht
child zfter. placEr~ent.
Scrvico to un.:?arri: c.' r~ot).~.c:r_..txc~ c}~iic:z E.?1 bo.~~.:
out of ~,~~eulock, in t~orl~;ing out ~::ith thr: r~othcr ~~ suit~~ul4~ ~~l~.r~,
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~~oulo bt, included in file t:or~r of the Co~.zlity C~iilcl-: clfarc SecrE-
tary, and might or Might not involve ;~cnai•~:t.iori of ~-~othc,r arlc'. c:,i Lc~ .
2. Coo~eratian vrith the Court, in ir,ve~tig~:.t°.~..~;.
of applications for the ?doption of children or in rE~rvic•es tc~ r~:.'..A-
dren coming before the court on charges of c;epenc,cnc~~, negl~,•t •:~:~
exploitation are offered by the County C1•iild-:elfare Serr•ctrar.;~~.
Probation service to children brought into court on charr;e:: of
cclinc;uency or of incorrigibility is not consic~.eroc: by the Cl~i.{.-
c:rEn~ s bureau as one of the fu:ictloris of tY~c ~~'~~c'cr-il Chile-l~~elf~.x~:~
probram, but service to those c~_il.~ti'en in this bro~an ~ l:o~e prou~.em
may possibly be solved by pro~~<~r f ostc~r home placn:~;~;:nt, ~:oul~' .i x:.1.1
a; it~ii.n the scope of the County Child.-'~ elf~~.?~•e "ec.retary ~ s ~.c=t.iti°'~ti.es .
c5. ~pE:Cicl sc^.T'Vi.Ce:.~ ii1 :;F'~_E ^tE'u. ~OLL'1t1~" 3. t ZS
to be eMOhasized that tY.e care of c?e?E;nur.r~t ~.nc'. ne~;l~~cted chilc'.,•eri
r~,ho need care a~~zy fz,om their.~~::n ho:nFs. i:~ co~~sideroc: b~,f. tl~ie i~i:ral
~xtE::-~siori Unit to be the most b~;.sic c~~ilc-ti•,e.lf~r~ .,cal°v:ii:c t~~~~~.t i t
can render to the counties at this tin?r_••`~nc; i~.7to ~:'^~~icti; it s}~o.~'.c+
put most of its resources. Tr~E~rc are, howE;ver, U _f~•. ~;r ~;>>e~•ia1 :~~;r-
vices v~•hich may be offerc•c'~ in count_ic•, T:.ilE~re c~:~i?c!r~~i~ in neec of
foster home or institutional care are u1r~aCy nrovi:'.ec' i or or. ~~
responsible basis, and s:l~v::re a narticulr c'owi~°E ~.n::' ability t<7
use these special services is :inc~.:i.rated. ,•uch sE:r--ires mr~;,.- i•.zc:~_uc~e:
k. Provision o~° G Gcl~ool ~oci~{1 ::oricer (visiti~i~;
teacYier or school counsellor) , ti~here the County `'1.1n`'int~~nc F3nt of
Schools or a loci^1 school principal is csnc:cia?_l,; ~'~^si_rou::> of
developing a program of this 'i.inc..
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3. Coo;~eration ti`+iti. ~abi.c• end :~r.i~Tate ~~~~~n_ ~.~_..._ irr
the e.~t,~iblisl~:~rent of .a r.;~:il.c~.. Gllic~anr!c; C1ii~.i c, for tllc- :.i..~;ro~~:.a_~ .:?1z'.
trec,trrrcrit of children prF enting probl rn~~ of perso_~<<! it,. or ~~t• _-
havior.
C. Spacial stuc ies or cor~Cult~;ti~~~ i:~. 1~<~.c:c •~ . !,,,
local child-welfare situations, v~~here parti^:il<~r p:~:•ol 1F,,;~a r,~r :~ i,,.-
valved <•~nr such study is c:esirer by resicic~nt~:~ ~~ru? orf'icit~l:~ of ~i;i:c~
county, may also be availr_~blE tlzrou~l~ the Rural Extc~_~:;io-~ L'n:it`'or
the purpose of helping the eom:u.nity ~%orl~ out ~:~ ,r~ore a.c.ec~u.at.~ t'hilci-
vJe1f~~.re prograr.:.
Local I~Ls,~onsitiility
Till F'ecc~:rrj1 I.iOVC?:'71Yl~nt, trrough t~~le: ~1:~.1C;a'Cn'..
Burcr u, supplies the funds for t~~e c.c~,ve.lopr.ent of ^t-.i1c~~~:el.fa.r. ~
Services, after t~~e Sta.tc. plan Y.a~• tr~en a~prov; c, by tl~:e Ct:.i1c;,:•E:•~'
Lure~:u. 'f he .rural extension Snit of ttie I:eoar. t%.e:rit of '.:el.T'4rE~ kr< -
I comes t?~io cha~lnel tr~•ough cvliici, this i~on~.~~r may i~eac.?: the c•ount~~
in tY:e form of service to chilcrcn. Tt:,c Unit 'ia:.• t'ie. obl.igr.:ti-~:~r; ~to
safeguard the qualit~T of this ::;rvice, t3~roug'~ t?~e ~. tr ~.li.s'r:rae~Zt of
sta,zca.rds of perso:inel anc throta.gh :supervision of t~~l~:: :•or~'c o.:' t?~~e
County Child-t~~~;elfare Secretary T'`~F.~ Co~ant~ offi.cialc are rr•s~:+~:>rr-
Bible for maintaining the cuality of service anc': for sac-~i:^~;; tn~.t
it reaches the individua]_ chilc:re~1 for ~:hors it I°:~~:~ l;c•on ~lc~.~~n;,c r.:r1r,~
the County Chile-i;elf~~re Secret~.ry is c:i.rr.tl;y res~~~n~~i"rle t~ t~~crr:.
NeitY.er Feder~~l nor State governments :;ec~~ to
su~erirnpose a service upon the you°tties. Tri: serv~.c~c iG Or~c'.c:d2::c?.
in full cooperation with local public official: Unc' uncjer tilc;ix'
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inimeaiate direction. In ac:u:ttion, purtir~ination of tti:e inter•:.:~t~~c'.
anc? informed lay public, througr. an ~c;vi~ory conuuittF~e of resi ~:nt~:
of the county, is ~.n intebral i~~rt of trz nlat~i.
Alt'r~ough tre counties ure ::ot e~>pe ~tet~ to ~T-:~,.t'• ~;'~
funds provic:ec~, each county :oust sYio~v w matci:ing "c~oncex•n" 'o~ ~.t~-~.
cY~iidren. It roust r.1so carry the rctual ~~.,rerises of Y;o~_rc',
ClOtli7.I"ig ~~nC~ medic~.l CctrL', ti~1r11Cri ua'e ~ p4rt O:P ].t,: iC'gctl res.=~,~~~?..
i~ility tor,ard r.';erenc'ent cl:il,:ren. The county ~:iso nrovices o''i'ice
seG.ce anal office e-~.iinment. In e~.ct: cUse a cart:ful btzc.~~t is
ti;~or?{e~i. out cooper•~,tively ~-,ith the county offici~.ls, so t'~c{t t.~c•
county tray have a clear picture of x11 th('.t is involved beforc:~
entering upon any agreer~e~it ~-,ith tY:e Depart~r_r~t of V~~elf~ re in rebarc
to the cl~ilc:-~°;elfare cervices.
CountiPS ~.].re~-,c•~T having 't?~~; sE:rvi^ES of ~~ Cl.ilr~.-
l':elf:are Secretary, t~.rough thy, coooeratioiz of ~'o~'E~rt1 e~`1'. `>tc~tc:
~.bencics incluue Cra~~fford, Cumbcrlanc. , F;rie, I~'uyc~tte, .l:nc'.i: n~~. .. ~•~;:
G,~:.~rne ~~dsl:ington rount~ i.s to :;tart ti:ork. c~~ :':~-i°cl~~ 1_~~tl;. C'~~_.`~'_~>Y
~:~ro. ''olumbia Cou~~tios arc rn•ga-~izec' zni ~:iil stczt o-,o:~~~:_ -;:" sao~~: <~:-
tY~~e goner perso.ls r:~i2 be fa'~n:~ a:,' Child-~-,c~lf'a.ra -~ec'''~=~~:.~rics.
~•eventeerz ot't~-~r cou~ti~~s h~vF_ E:j.ther ~i~f i~it.tc _l.y
u~kE:o for help or incz_~.cat:,r~. t;eil' int.;:~cr.t.
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vo county c~'!ri rc:ncc.r better. ser'vicc to cialc~r::!~
t}1111 it SinCErCly ~•:unt,`~ t0 g].Vt' ~ I~I'UOt' Of tYilS :dill C?T'(~ pl1T?)r~:'.i.:
is the Fssenti<<l ~:~~.~_ lity needed to br Ong i~~:;nns,ylv<~niai., ehilc~x ::::~
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the care ~~rhich the Feceral Governmc.~nt is ready to liclr us re_~c',_ :~.
Any one c?esir. ing r~orc c'et~tilcc: infornat ~.r~rl ~~;, .~; !:
the program should t•~rrite to thE, Departrnent of ;~;~clfarF~, isurc=.u c,+'
Comrnunity i~~oric, Rural Extension L'i7it, Harrisburg, ~c;in.:~ylv,;,, ~i.,, .