Critical Impact of Potential Funding Cuts in Allegheny County
In the face of Allegheny County’s proposed 2025 budget and property tax increase, the future of essential social services hangs in the balance. If the 2.2 millage tax hike is …
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$10 Million Gift Fuels Pressley Ridge’s Vision for the Future of Child Welfare
In March 2022, Susanne Cole, President and CEO of Pittsburgh-based non-profit Pressley Ridge, received what she thought was a SPAM e-mail stating that the organization was being awarded a $10 …
Pressley Ridge’s Foster Care Expertise Positively Impacts Youth and Families Across the Nation
At the heart of all they do, Pressley Ridge believes that children grow best in healthy families – ideally their birth families, but in reality, that is not always possible. …
Pressley Ridge Shows Their Heart for Kinship Families
September is Kinship Caregiver Appreciation Month. Pressley Ridge is leading the way in kinship care and on September 4th, launched the Kinship Steering Committee Kick-Off. It was a day packed …
Suicide Prevention Month
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to bring awareness to the warning signs and ways to prevent suicide. As everyone’s mental health has been affected in recent years, it …
Pressley Ridge Program Saves Beaver County Millions of Dollars While Keeping Families in Crisis Together
Pressley Ridge has been a dedicated advocate for children and families in the greater Pittsburgh region for nearly two centuries. What began as an orphanage on the North Side has …
Juneteenth
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 and outlined the conditions under which slaves were to be freed throughout the confederate states. However, it was …
PRIDE Month Resources for Youth and Families
What does LGBTQIA stand for? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (one’s sexual or gender identity), Intersex, and Asexual/Aromantic/Agender. What is the Progress Pride flag? Trevor Project Stories of Pride celebrates …
2023 Pressley Ridge Employees of the Year
On Thursday, April 25th, Pressley Ridge hosted an Employee of the Year celebration at The Carnegie Science Center. 80 people were in attendance when 22 Pressley Ridge staff members were …
Pressley Ridge Awarded Grant from Kansas Department of Children and Families
We are proud to announce that Pressley Ridge was awarded a grant from the Kansas Department for Children and Families as part of the state’s commitment to investing in the …