Events

Potter County Human Services is proud to help sponsor the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, as well as offer additional information on other events and conferences in our area. Check back frequently for new postings and events, or contact our offices for additional...

Get Involved

Potter County Human Services is fortunate to have many caring individuals who volunteer their time and skills on behalf of our agency. Currently, about 550 unduplicated volunteers spend over 750 hours each month (or more than 9,000 hours per year) serving others. Even...

Agencies and Links

Local Agencies Area Transportation Authority (ATA) ATA is your public transit provider in Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, and Potter Counties. North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission Penn State Cooperative Extension Gives...

WIC (Women, Infants and Children)

(800) WIC-WINS Offices & Hours: Coudersport: 279 Route 6 West, Coudersport, PA 16915; ; Please call for an appointment. Oswayo Valley: United Methodist Church, Lincoln & Church Streets, Shinglehouse, PA 16748; ; open 3 Wednesdays each month – Please call...

Potter County Family Collaborative Council

The Potter County Family Collaborative Council has its “roots” in a 1994 statewide initiative called the Pennsylvania Children’s Initiative Task Force. The Potter County Children’s Task Force introduced the idea for a mobile unit/family center for all of...

Grant Programs

Independent Living Program What is the Independent Living Program? Through a national study of homeless people throughout America, it was discovered that 90% of these homeless people had been in Foster Care or an out-of-home Placement Facility at some point in their...

Bullying Prevention

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is an in-school, evidence-based Blueprints program for youth that prevents or reduces bullying and improves peer relationships. The program uses multiple interventions that “restructure the existing school environment to...

Mental Health Disaster Preparedness

Potter County Department of Mental Health is trained for traumatic response to disaster situations when requested.  Our staff have complied with state regulations and completed all course required by the state to provide disaster response, including but not limited to...

Potter County Suicide Prevention Task Force

We are a community-based organization developed to address youth/teen suicide through public awareness, education & training, assist communities build sustainable suicide prevention programs, and to help strengthen existing community programs. Our taskforce offers...