{"id":113439,"date":"2022-08-31T18:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113439"},"modified":"2022-08-31T18:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:22:18","slug":"northampton-county-children-youth-family-caseworkers-do-not-take-fingerprints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113439","title":{"rendered":"Northampton County – Children, Youth & Family caseworkers do not take fingerprints"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northampton County Department of Human Services (DHS) has received reports of someone claiming to be a Children, Youth & Family (CYF) employee, knocking on doors and requesting to fingerprint the children in the home.<\/p>\n

DHS has no connection with this person or persons. All DHS caseworkers conducting home visits identify themselves to the homeowner, show their ID, explain that they\u2019re from CYF and present the resident with an official business card. If a resident is at all apprehensive, they are given an option to speak to the caseworker\u2019s supervisor.<\/p>\n

CYF caseworkers never take anyone\u2019s fingerprints.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nBecky Bartlett
\nDeputy Director of Administration
\nNorthampton County Government Center
\n669 Washington Street
\nEaston, PA 18042
\nhttps:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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