Our mission is to strengthen communities by developing and providing creative services and working effectively in collaboration with other providers to protect children and youth and empower them and their families to realize their fullest potential.

Description:
CSI is a non-profit social service agency that provides foster care, adoption, and other related programs. The services are culturally sensitive to children, youth and families. Our goal is to maximize the strength of the family by delivering services and resources that promote self-discipline, initiative and independence.

CSI offers the following services:
Adoption,
Foster Family Care,
Kinship/Caretaker,
Supervised Independent Living,
Services to Children In Their Own Homes,
Behavioral Health Services.

CSI also has 3 family centers that are community-driven support, information, advocacy and referral services programs. They provide services for children, youth, families and adults.

History:
CSI is among the oldest African-American child welfare agencies in the country, celebrating more than a century of service.
CSI was founded in 1887 by Episcopalian nuns as the House of Saint Michael and All Angels to provide care for "young colored crippled children." Saint Michael later merged with the House of the Holy Child.
By 1946, it served more than 400 children in foster care.
Finally, in 1949, the consolidation of Saint Michael and the House of the Holy Child was renamed Children's Service, Incorporated.

Contact person: Lisa Yancy, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (215) 546-7977

Address:

1315 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.childrensserviceinc.org

Directions:

Nearest Bus Stop: 12, 21, 42, 9, 1 min. minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.septa.com/

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	Yes