Children's Service Center

01/30/2026

Today was all about students helping students at Children’s Service Center! Wilkes University's Program Board paid a friendly visit to donate care packages for the high school students in our Partial Hospitalization Program/Milton Barnes School. The donation of school supplies and hygiene products was made possible by Wilkes University’s student activities that support local non-profit organizations and other community charity initiatives. From left are Wilkes students Logan Colonna, Vanessa Coyle, Samara Carey, Haylie Lund, Gavin Eyerly, and Alyson Buchinski with CSC’s Sydney Szafranovicz, Partial Hospitalization Director; John Williams, Operations Supervisor; and Lindsay Bower, Director of Education. We appreciate this generous and thoughtful gift to our students!

01/28/2026

Our dedicated team joined Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania departments of health and drug and alcohol programs last week at the Wyoming County Emergency Management Agency for the Governor’s roundtable discussion on efforts to save lives, prevent fatal overdoses, and support families struggling with substance use disorder. The visit followed the release of the Shapiro Administration’s Overdose Prevention Program Annual Report, which details considerable progress in reducing overdose deaths across Pennsylvania. Participants included (from left): Christopher Boyle, President & CEO, Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley; Governor Shapiro; and Robinson Counseling Center’s Cammie Anderson, roundtable panelist and prevention/outreach coordinator, and Eric Pollick, Director, Substance Use Disorders Program. Serving more than 1,800 clients in 2025, Robinson Counseling Center’s Substance Use Disorders program continues this important work, offering treatment, support, education, and outreach to further improve on these goals.

01/26/2026

Mark your calendar for this spring event! We will honor some amazing people and organizations. Stay tuned for more details.

12/22/2025

The last bundles of gifts are being distributed to our kids today and tomorrow from the Holiday Giving Tree, and we couldn't be more grateful to the many businesses and community groups who made so many wishes come true. Thank you for decking our halls with joy and abundance for our young clients this holiday season!

Our latest sponsors include:
AssuredPartners of Northeastern PA
Dallas United Methodist Church
Williams
St. Mary's Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Dorrance
Trion Industries
Sordoni Construction Services, Inc.
Family in Memory of Regan Robertson
South Auburn United Methodist Church
Northeast Leadership Group

We are proud to be in a community that gives from the heart!

12/18/2025

Our school students had a ball today thanks to the kindness and generosity of Young Lawyers Division of the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association/Luzerne County Bar Association. These outstanding legal professionals have hosted the annual celebration for many years, bringing gifts, pizza, and good cheer to the children of Milford Barnes School. We appreciate you, Young Lawyers Division!

12/18/2025

Thank you, Trion Industries, for your commitment to health and well-being in our region and for once again remembering our kids at this special time of year!

It’s a great honor and privilege that the Trion elves have been able to work with Santa for the past 30 years to deliver smiles and presents to the wonderful children of the Children's Service Center.
We’d like to thank all the Trion elves and everyone else involved that made this gift drive special. Without their effort this event would not be possible.
We’d also like to thank Applied Industrial Technologies of Wilkes-Barre for their donations of batteries and power supplies to ensure the toys run-and-run until next year’s gifts.

12/18/2025

Compassion and service are alive and well for CSC's Giving Tree! The latest arrivals included gifts and monetary donations to prepare presents for clients receiving care in our mental health programs. We are grateful for these friends and partnerships to bring holiday joy to our kids!

Good Shepherd Academy
America's Choice Cars & Credit Inc
Employees of Hamilton Lane
Dallas Pennsylvania Lions Club
Employees of Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

12/16/2025

This holiday season, something special happened inside the Wyoming County Healthcare Center.

Our building partners and community members came together to fulfill 58 gift tags for local children through the Children Service Center’s holiday program—making sure those wishes didn’t go unanswered.

What made it meaningful wasn’t just the number. It was the way people showed up—quietly, generously, and together.

Thank you to everyone who helped turn gift tags into wrapped presents and holiday moments for local families. This is what community looks like.

12/16/2025

And the gifts keep rolling in! We are so grateful for the generosity of the teams at Suraci’s and TJ Maxx Distribution Center, Pittston, for their amazing contributions to the Giving Tree at Children's Service Center. You will brighten so many young faces for this holiday season!

12/16/2025

It was a great day at the Winter Wonderland event at Mohegan Pennsylvania, where several hundred people attended to learn about resources for mental health and autism for individuals and families. From left are CSC's Laura Jacoby, Desiree Vanderlick, Sarah Wittle, and Tom Mitchell. What a festive way to serve the community!

Thanks to the organizers - Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program, in collaboration with Parenting Autism United, the Collaborative Autism Movement, Service Access and Management, Inc., and the Hazleton Area Recreation Program.

12/11/2025

CSC’s Nick Gebhardt, Allyce Letteer, and Dawn Whipple welcomed “Elf Bob” from Highmark, who delivered more than 100 gifts for young clients today. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield employees have given generously to CSC’s Giving Tree for underserved families for many years. Thanks to all who participated! 🎄🎅🏼