Senate Aging and Youth Committee
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 11 a.m.
Hearing Room 1, NOB
Agenda
Opening Remarks:
Committee Chair, Senator Judy Ward
Democratic Committee Chair, Senator Maria Collett
Panel 1 – Overview of the role of Children’s Advocacy Centers
-Video overview of Children Advocacy Centers and their work, introduced by Chris Kirchner, MSW (Executive Director of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Pennsylvania) – Supporting Document
-Chris Kirchner – Testimony
-Kirsten Kenyon (Director – Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency) – Testimony
Panel 2 – How Two Children’s Advocacy Centers are Working with Youth in Their Communities
-Richard Servello, M.P.S., (Program Director – Blair County Children’s Advocacy Center) – Testimony
-Jessica DiGennaro, Caregiver – Testimony
-Abbie Newman, R.N., J.D., (Chief Executive Officer – Executive and Global Affairs, Mission Kids Children’s Advocacy Center) – Testimony, Supporting Document
Panel 3 – How Children’s Advocacy Centers Assist Law Enforcement and Child Protection Officers
-Robin M. Boyer, MSW, (Director – Intake Services, Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency) – Testimony
-Sean McCormack (District Attorney, Cumberland County)
Closing Remarks:
Committee Chair, Senator Judy Ward