Children's Service Center

02/13/2026

Volunteer Lisa and her beloved Dalmatian, Edison, recently visited our Liberty House program, to share this pup's gentle ways and have some fun showing off his skills as a certified therapy canine. Edison, who is deaf and responds dutifully to hand signals, is a joy to be around! Our members and staff really enjoyed learning about this breed and participating in Edison's demonstrations. From left are Dan, Mya, George, Rachel, Judy (and her pup), with Lisa and Edison.

02/10/2026

Calling all ADULT artists across Robinson Counseling Center! The NAMI Mental Health Awareness Walk Committee has opened a logo contest to help design the 2026 Mental Health Awareness Walk t-shirt. Deadline is March 18 and details are below. Your creativity is needed to help make this a successful event later in 2026.

02/09/2026

Captain Robert Stehle from the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department (second from right) recently visited with our Psychiatric Rehabilitation/Liberty House staff and members, providing an hour-long fire safety presentation with many valuable tips -- including how to use a fire extinguisher (without actually spraying!). He was greeted (from left) by Judy Endo, Jude Carter, and Jenna Maher. We are so proud of this team and our members who have endless curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning.

02/09/2026

Join us on April 14 as we celebrate our 164th anniversary and honor some special individuals and organizations for their partnership and service to community! https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mbrrhy8/lp/30ca363d-253b-4347-9ec8-94ae6c6ec7ea

02/06/2026

We are excited to announce our partnership with Youth MOVE Revolution for continuing education that supports good mental health. Youth MOVE Revolution’s Elizabeth Noecker (pictured at far right), toured our facility and finalized the plans with our Employee Development/Training Team (from left): Andrew Miller, Jen Hogan-Lutsey, and Emily Englert.

Registration for two free training programs is now open to providers and individuals throughout the community.

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT PEER-2-PEER TRAINING
Helping peers make a difference with practical ways to engage youth.
April 6-8, 2026 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM

QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING
May 20, 2026 from 4-6:30 PM
Focusing on su***de prevention with approaches to engage and save a life. Certification is provided.

Both training programs will be held at CSC’s main outpatient building, 335 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. Register using the QR Codes on the attached program flyers.

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.