Our Mission:

  Have you ever thought about being a Foster Parent? They are real people just like you and me! Here is what The Pope Family (pictured above) had to say about their experience with CAS as Foster Parents…

“We obtained our foster care license a couple of years ago and have learned so much along the way. We were able to partner with Children's Aid of Mercer County to help provide support to kiddos in foster care. The agency has been amazing in providing the necessary training and support to help guide us on this journey."

Right now, in Pennsylvania alone there are approximately 13,000-15,000 children in the foster care system. Sadly, on average, 1,100 Pennsylvania youth will “age out” of the system. All too often this leaves our youth on their own, with little or no financial resources, limited education, homelessness, and no support from family. 

By providing love, encouragement and support to children who are in foster care, you could stop the lifelong fight of poverty and lack of belonging that most of these kids are facing. There are so many kids that could use YOUR help! 

For more information please reach out to Mackenzie Richards at mrichards@casmercer.orgor Angela Pickens at apickens@casmercer.org 

Over the years, Children’s Aid Society has meant different things to different people. When it was a residential placement, you may have called it home. You may credit Children’s Aid Society for helping you expand your family through adoption. Perhaps you took classes to help you learn new parenting techniques that eventually helped you regain custody of your children. Maybe your role was to foster a child until they were able to return to their birth family. Some of you have been changed by our mentoring program, whether you were a mentor or a mentee. Maybe your memories of Children’s Aid Society consisted of our mental health workers coming to your home to help your family reconnect and overcome obstacles. Hundreds of children have passed through the doors of our daycare; some stayed until they started kindergarten, and some continued to attend the after-school program. Children’s Aid Society has been a part of so many of your lives, and we recognize the difference you have made in our lives as well. We thank you for trusting us to be a part of your life whether it was for a few months or several years. Programs have changed and evolved, but our general goal has remained the same over the years: to support families and children. I look forward to seeing what 2023 has in store for us all.

Heather M. Alt

Executive Director