I Hope The Poverty Pimping at Philadelphia Department of Human Services Has Come To an End!!

WHAT ..... Found in the trunk of the foster parent's relative's car, ten-year-old Jalayshia Maylayshia Allford.

 An advocate partner shared the story with me on Facebook. I'm working on getting my life in order before I get back to serving our communities. Everything pause. Once again, the Philadelphia Department of Human Service under Pa Department of Human Services supervision has destroyed another family. The poverty pimping of our family's needs to end. I’m happy that city council is preparing to hold a Philadelphia DHS accountability hearing. I plan to be there and hope this is a real accountability hearing. Enough is enough.  

2007 or 2008 my family like so many others were targeted by corrupt officials within the Philadelphia School District, a feeder for the various pipelines set against our families. I fought back when they tried to take my other son just because they had my first son at Glenn Mills. I’ve been advocating for transparency and accountability with the 2012 Pennsylvania’s takeover of Philadelphia DHS, which was birthed because of child neglect and deaths. City Councilwoman Cindy Bass heard our cries and did her best to have Philadelphia DHS made transparent and accountable.

Too no avail. That curtain of corruption I hope is exposed by Jalayshia family, the city council hearing, any FBI investigation. I hope all our families get answers for their children's where abouts. I also hope that Pennsylvania Secretary of Human Services, Valerie A. Arkoosh, MD, MPH will be there looking to shut that mess down. 

City Councilman David Oh was falsely accused by Philadelphia DHS and had to fight the case to be dismissed. He heard our cries after he was targeted by DHS because his wife doesn’t speak English is how that bias call got made.

Kimberly Ali and her staff need to be held accountable for the years of neglect towards our families. I hope the city of Philadelphia shuts the current Philadelphia DHS administration down. Our families deserve better from our city and state. In fact our state had several initiatives that were designed for quality family support. Most of this information is no longer on the website, yet the five year plan ended in October 2026.

DPW Bulletin #2010-1 Integrated Children’s Services Plan Guidelines

APPENDIX B SELF-ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY LEVEL OUTCOME INDICATORS PA ChildStat

Community Level Outcome Indicators Why Integrated Children's Services Planning Matters

By integrating the service coordination and delivery role in each county, children and families do not have to jump through multiple hoops to receive appropriate services. Every year, each county in Pennsylvania submits a children's plan that describes how that county will integrate their children's services. One of the goals of the integrated plan is to take planning efforts in service programs that historically may not have planned together and ensure coordination, consolidation and/or ultimately the integration of program administration and resource allocation for services to children and families. Integrating children's services includes many areas: child welfare, juvenile justice, permanency planning, early intervention, mental retardation services, behavioral health services, child care and education. Counties are also being asked to seek meaningful coordination and cooperation with services provided by local school districts and Early Intervention programs, physical health care services, Food Stamps, and other public benefits programs that are not directly led by county governments. The integration framework incorporates the following elements for children and adolescents and their families, in every county, who need public "system" involvement: A continuum of care that provides for the healthy development, safety and well being of the child; A service plan that accesses resources from all appropriate sources to meet the needs of the child and family; and A prevention strategy for children that results in healthy development and stability. The focus must continue to be on positive outcomes related to integration. Each year cross systems teams review county plans and analyze where each county is currently on the integration continuum.

ICSP RESOURCE D Strategies for Promoting Cultural Competence among Agencies and Staff

The Integrated Children’s Services Plan was offering funding through PAChildStat, to track welfare agencies' requests and progress with our families. This funding was to end October 2026. I wondered what Philadelphia's data look like. I shared this information with some of our state legislators to get an answer for Philadelphia. No doors would open for me or our legislators. I was feeling defeated. I pivoted to work on prevention solutions to share with my communities of families. What is going on with these funds and protecting our families?

Department of Human Services > Keep Kids Safe > Family First Begin Main Content Area Family First

Family First allows Pennsylvania to use federal funding to help children safely stay with their parents or relatives and out of the foster care system.

Prevention & Treatment Services:

Mental health prevention and treatment

Substance use prevention and treatment

In-home parenting skill-based programs Resources for caregivers

Resources for youth transitioning to adulthood

Enhanced standards for kids in residential facilities

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Read the 5-year Prevention Plan about Family First to learn more. ( no longer there)

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History The Family First Prevention Services Act

(Family First) was signed into law in February 2018 by amending Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act. Family First is comprised of 11 provisions. Out of the 11 provisions, the two that have the most impact in Pennsylvania are the optional Title IV-E Prevention Program (implemented on October 1, 2021) and the required limitation on Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments for placements that are not foster family homes (imposed on October 1, 2021). Requirements and funding opportunities from the Family First Prevention Services Act are being successfully implemented into current child welfare practice and are being used as a catalyst to better support families and improve the array of services available to them across the Commonwealth.

Expand All Click here for a more accessible version Pennsylvania’s Family First Vision Statement

​In Pennsylvania, we are enhancing our child maltreatment prevention efforts and strengthening families. This will be accomplished through partnerships and empowering families and communities to build supports that enhance the safety of children and youth. While our child welfare system is complex, our vision is simple: Key Provisions Pennsylvania implementation on key Family First Prevention Services Act's provisions: Prevention Services Specialized Settings Kinship Navigator Opens In A New Window Expand All Click here for a more accessible version Kinship Navigator Summary Education and Training Grant and Chaffee Criminal record and registry checks for adults working in a childcare institution

Where's the results for Pennsylvania's Family First?

I created a petition and plan to reach out to local and state officials as well as various organizations. We have to see the current Philadelphia DHS dismantled. We have to be part of the creation of family services in Philadelphia. Please sing and share this petition with your family and networks. We Need Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sec. Valerie Arkoosh to Dismantle Philadelphia DHS #shutitdown