Governor Nominates Experienced Child Welfare Professional to Lead Kids Department
Governor Jack Markell announced he is nominating Carla Benson-Green to become the next Secretary of the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF).
DE Children’s Dept. Cuts Ribbon on Juvenile Multi-Purpose Education Facility
Governor Jack Markell, Secretary Jennifer Ranji of the Delaware Children’s Department, her staff, and nearly 70 other special guests braved the cold on Thursday, December 12th for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Department’s new Juvenile Multi-Purpose Education Facility. The nearly 14-thousand square foot state of the art building, which sits on the Agency’s administrative campus near Newport, will be the new educational home for youth who are committed to the Department’s Level IV Residential Cottages.
Recipients of $2.1M in After School Prevention Funding Announced
Governor Jack Makell and Lt. Governor Matt Denn join DSCYF Secretary Jennifer Ranji to announce the recipients of $2.1M in after school and summer prevention funding.
Online Anti-Bullying Training to Help LGBTQ Students
The Children’s Department’s Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS) is making the Kognito Step In, Speak Up Anti Bullying Training available free to any educator in the State. The training will help them support LGBTQ youth.
Children’s Dept. Makes $1.9M Available for After School and Summer Prevention Programs
The Delaware Children’s Department is making $1.9 Million dollars in grant funding available to implement after school and summer youth prevention programming.
