Pittsburgh Steelers’ Help Distribute School Supplies to Children in Need The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Allegheny County, thanks to a gift from the CentiMark Foundation, distributed back packs filled with back-to-school items and $100 Walmart gift cards to CASA kids at the Bidwell Training Center on Monday, August 22, 2011. Making the… Continue Reading
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CASA Holds Special Event for National Foster Care Month
CASA & DHS Rally Community for a Flash Mob Dance at the City-County Building The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Allegheny County and the Allegheny County Department of Human Services’ Systems Improvement Through Youth (S.I.T.Y) council is collaborating on an exciting public awareness campaign in observance of National Foster Care Month. The goal… Continue Reading
Transition Process of Foster Youth Aging Out
The Role of Housing in the Transition Process of Youth Aging out of Foster Care Presented by Mark Kroner Director, Lighthouse Training Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio and Ruth Anne White, Executive Director, National Center for Housing and Child Welfare. Date: 4/22/2011 Time: 9-4pm Cost: Free! Location: Three Rivers Youth | 6117 Broad Street |… Continue Reading
Balance for Wellness Lends a Hand to The Bradley Center
The Bradley Center may be nearing 106 years old, but don’t expect to see anything sitting still at this fast paced campus. Nearly 100 boys and girls ages 6 through 18 reside and go to school at this amazing facility, and keeping up with the demands of education, therapy and fun provides many opportunities for… Continue Reading
Help Family Services of Western PA Provide Laptops for Students
Family Services Begins Recruiting for “Running for Laptops” at Pittsburgh Marathon Family Services of Western Pennsylvania is helping to recruit runners to participate in the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon to benefit the Running for Laptops program. Running for Laptops assists foster care students while they make the transition from high school to college or vocational training… Continue Reading
Please Help Prevent Another Madison Violet Dodson
Madison Violet Dodson was a child who lived for only 15 months. She could have, and should have, lived much longer. Though she had health issues that required a feeding tube to provide her with adequate nutrition, medical neglect by her parents is suspected to have directly contributed to her untimely death. No one knows… Continue Reading
CASA Appoints More Child Advocates
Family Court judges swore in Allegheny County’s 45th class of Court Appointed Special Advocates The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Allegheny County is proud to announce the graduation of our 45th class of volunteers on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 12:30pm in Children’s Court room 4029. This swearing-in ceremony was presided over by… Continue Reading
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