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Announcing Virtual Counseling, Professional Development Workshops + More!
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Hello Again! WE ALREADY HAVE NEWS FOR YOU! COVID-19 has not held us back! Our staff have continued to remain very busy! In this issue of The CORA Connection , learn about our new… [Read More]

What’s in Store for Week 4?
Introducing our NEW Family Resource Hotline, Free Events, Staff Stories, + More!

April 2020 Newsletter #2  We’ve been busier than ever… and it’s All FOR YOU!   Sure, it took some getting used to at first, but Team CORA is managing to work wonders in this… [Read More]

CORA IS OPEN! April 2020 CORA Connection Newsletter
Virtual Classrooms, Hotlines, Survival Kits, COVID-19 Resources, Seussville Wrap-up and more!

  CORA has been working more than ever over the past two weeks for YOU!  This newsletter is hot off the press and we can’t wait for you to read it! As… [Read More]

CORA provides essential services during shutdown – Northeast Times
CORA Services, a people-first organization, contemplates adapting to a time where social distancing is necessary, and how that will impact the services they provide.

By Logan Krum How does a people-first organization that provides essential services to more than 20,000 children adapt to a time where they can’t be in the physical presence of the person… [Read More]

CORA Services honors community champions – Northeast Times
CORA Services hosted its annual Champions for Children event on Giving Tuesday to honor those making a positive impact on their community and look forward to the future.

Hometown heroes: On Giving Tuesday, CORA honored individuals dedicated to enriching the lives of children and families at its annual Champions for Children benefit. Above, the award recipients pose with AnnMarie Schultz,… [Read More]

Coronavirus Updates and Best Practices
What families should know about CORONAVIRUS and how to address it with children.
In response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, here are CORA’s policies.
Here is wishing that the entire CORA family remains safe and healthy!

COVID-19 Policies

Bullying & Truancy
Know the Rules and Appropriate Procedures

In Pennsylvania, all children of “compulsory school age” must attend school. In Philadelphia, the compulsory school age is six (6) years old- seventeen (17) years old. The Philadelphia School District student attendance… [Read More]

HELPFUL WAYS TO BOOST A CHILD’s MATH SUCCESS

by: Eileen McCloskey and Virginia Lenherr Learning math is like building a pyramid. Math skills such as counting, addition, subtraction etc. are the foundational building blocks that make up the base. Early… [Read More]

October is National Bullying Prevention Month
Empowering Students to be Upstanders - How Counselors Create Unity in their School Communities

Rebecca Holtz, M.S.Ed, M.Phil.Ed and Lauren Johnson, M.Ed. PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center wanted a nationwide call to action to help our children in school who were suffering from being bullied.  In 2006… [Read More]

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