A youth shelter in Swatara Township has been ordered closed by state officials after investigators found what they described as serious safety failures at the facility.
Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) revoked the license of Leading Youth for Excellence (LYFE), located at 911 Gibson Boulevard in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. The facility, formerly known as the Schaffner Youth Center, housed 25 children at the time of the order.
The state issued an emergency removal order requiring all children to be relocated by Monday (March 2). DHS confirmed that all 25 youth had already been moved by Thursday (February 26), though the department has not disclosed where the children were placed…