C.U.A Cares

This program serves the Northwest region of Philadelphia, specifically the 5th and 14th Police Districts, as CUA #6. Through CUA Cares, we provide essential support and resources to help create safe and stable environments for children and families.

C.U.A. Cares

At Caring People Alliance, this program serves the Northwest region of Philadelphia, specifically the 5th and 14th Police Districts, as CUA #6. Through CUA Cares, we provide essential support and resources to help create safe and stable environments for children and families in Philadelphia.

Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities

At Caring People Alliance, we are committed to improving the safety, stability, and well-being of children and families in Philadelphia. We offer opportunities for volunteer work in Philadelphia and partner with community support programs such as the Philadelphia Boys & Girls Clubs to expand our reach.

In 2024, we were chosen to manage Community Umbrella Agency #6 (CUA 6) as part of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) Improving Outcomes for Children (IOC) initiative. Under this initiative, DHS divides Philadelphia into ten regions, each aligned with police districts, and appoints a community organization to operate the CUA in each region. The CUAs offer community-based case management services, community outreach, and more, including programs at our clubs in South Philadelphia, North Philadephia, and West Philadelphia.

Improving Outcomes for Children

In Philadelphia's delivery of child welfare, juvenile justice, and child abuse prevention services, we focus on four main goals:

1) More children and youth are safely in their own home and communities.

We provide prevention, child welfare, and juvenile justice services based in the community. Our Philadelphia toddler programs, after-school programs, and teen programs help children and youth maintain connections to what they know or work to restore those relationships.

2) More children and youth are reunified more quickly or achieve other permanency.

If children must be removed from their home of origin, we work to reunify the family as soon as it is safe to do so. When reunification is not possible, adoption or permanent legal guardianship may help the child or youth find a permanent home.

3) Congregate (residential) care use is reduced.

We believe children and youth do best in family-based settings. We promote children safe at home whenever possible or in family-based foster or kinship care when the home of origin is unsafe. For youth in the juvenile justice system, we support community-based alternatives.

4) Improved child, youth, and family functioning

Sometimes families need support to live together safely. We invest in many programs to help children, youth, and families become their best selves, including support for parents to reunify more quickly with their children. Our initiatives align with Philadelphia poverty reduction initiatives and community support programs.

We also offer food assistance through various Philadelphia food programs and Philadelphia food assistance charities. To support our mission, consider making Philadelphia children donations to our Philadelphia children charities and nonprofits. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of at-risk youth through our Philadelphia help at-risk youth programs and summer camps.