Our Services

Offering temporary respite care, overnight or day, for children birth through age six. Respite is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Quality care and structured activities are provided daily for the children by our professionally trained staff. Parents are encouraged to visit with their child by phone or in person each day.

Crisis Nursery

These therapy methods are unique in that they allow a child to expose and deal with problems in their natural environment—PLAY! The sessions are guided by trained Art or Play Therapists who help the child navigate the emotions, feelings and fears of their individual situation.

Art & Play Therapy

This service is for those children and adolescents who are willing and able to talk directly about what they may be dealing with. These sessions occur privately with a certified counselor in a comfortable, home-like environment.

Individual Counseling

These groups offer parents a comfortable location to talk about the stresses, anxieties and complex issues of parenting. Just having a place to talk about these things with other people who understand is very valuable. Groups currently meet in York, Dallastown, York County Prison and William Penn High School and are led by trained volunteer facilitators.

Parents Helping Parents

These services are provided in order to help our clients access all of the resources that are available to them, and to educate the community about our own services.

Family Advocate, Referrals, Community Education

This service is available to parents and/or care givers. The listening and caring staff offer immediate support and help callers work through the emergency while providing referrals to other community resources.

24-Hour Hotline 1-800-635-6619

All services offered without regard to race, religion, color, disability,
national origin or gender. A copy of the official registration and financial information of our agency may be obtained from the PA Department of State by calling toll-free within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

If you know or suspect that a child is being neglected or abused, please call

PA Child Line at

1-800-932-0313 or

TLC Hotline at

1-800-635-6619

Employment Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Celebrating 99 years of service to children and their families

In 1913, Children’s Aid Society (CAS) started as an outreach of the Southern Pennsylvania District Church of the Brethren that promoted rescuing neglected, dependent and orphaned children. Soon thereafter, CAS began offering foster care services and opened a children's home in Carlisle, PA. As times changes Children’s Aid Society adapted it focus on meeting the needs of children. CAS has been able to operate three centers that address children and child-parent relationships.