About Us

Pocono Services for Families and Children provides supportive services for young children and their families in Monroe County to promote success in school and life.   Pocono Services for Families and Children (PSFC), a non- profit agency, has been providing comprehensive supportive services for our community's most vulnerable young children and their families for 45 years. PSFC has grown from humble beginnings as a six week pilot educational program in 1965 for 12 children on the campus of East Stroudsburg University.  PSFC now serves over 200 children and families in comprehensive programs in 6 classroom locations in strategic locations around Monroe County.  To better meet the varied and unique challenges of needy and disabled children in our community, PSFC continues to expand services and implement new programs to support this fragile population of our county.  Research proves a $7.00 return on each $1.00 invested in early childhood education. 

PSFC’s major programs and services include the following:

1. Head Start of Monroe County provides high quality pre-kindergarten learning, health, family services and disabilities services to low-income families with children ages 3-5 years throughout Monroe County. 
2. PA Pre K Counts provides pre-kindergarten education for 3 and 4 year olds in the East Stroudsburg Area School District who are “at risk” for school failure.
3. Full Day Child Care classrooms to support working parents and those receiving subsidy are available in Brodheadsville, Coolbaugh and East Stroudsburg.  
4. Parenting Education Program provides assistance, and supports parents who are struggling with challenges in parenting their children. 
5. Youth Mentoring Initiative provides area youth interested in a career in childcare with training and opportunities to mentor children enrolled in PSFC programs.
6. Emergency Assistance programs work to meet the food and fuel needs of our most vulnerable families.
7. PSFC Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships for income-eligible pre-schoolers and graduating High School students who began their educational journey at Monroe County Head Start.
8. Health Literacy Training provides first response training and first aid kits to low-income families in an effort to ensure appropriate healthcare choices to meet their children's medical needs.
9. The Bridge to Learning provides a 12-week summer "school readiness" program for parents and children entering Kindergarten in the fall.

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world. "
                                                 ~Mahatma Ghandi