Pressley Ridge Adoption Services

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2611 Stayton Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
United States
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DayHours
Monday9AM - 5PM
Tuesday9AM - 5PM
Wednesday9AM - 5PM
Thursday9AM - 5PM
Friday9AM - 5PM
Saturday9AM - 5PM
Sunday9AM - 5PM

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Every child deserves a champion.

Our treatment foster care program exists to make sure children are safe and provided with a nurturing environment until they can return home or become adopted. Children range in age from babies to young adults who may have children. They have had difficult experiences in their life, and removal from their home can be traumatic. Our treatment parents provide the love, care, skills, and supervision to help them overcome these difficult experiences. As a treatment parent, you will help children connect with family and friends and encourage their participation in community and recreational activities.

At Pressley Ridge, we provide our treatment parents with advanced training and support. Our treatment parents are key team members and work directly with children on changing behaviors and building new skills. This is why our parents are called “treatment parents.”

Services and information

  • Traditional Foster Care
  • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
  • Emergency Foster Care
  • Respite Foster Care
  • Adoption

Requirements to become a foster parent

You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care in Pennsylvania. Foster parents for children in need must:

  • Be a minimum of 21 years old
  • Pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting
  • Have time and energy to devote to fostering
  • Live in a safe and healthy environment
  • Prove good health through a medical examination/physical
  • Maintain financial stability
  • Clear all home safety requirements
  • Complete required pre-service training hours
  • Finish the Home Inspection

After fulfilling all requirements during the approval process, licensed foster parents can welcome a foster child into their home. To maintain a valid license, foster parents must also participate in ongoing training each year.

All adults who are living in homes with foster children in Pennsylvania must pass a required criminal background check and fingerprinting. This includes adult children who are family members living at home.

There are other, more detailed requirements for foster homes, such as having a flushing toilet and an operable phone. Prospective foster parents will learn more details during foster parent orientation.

Once you've decided to foster, you can contact a public or private foster agency or the Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association. Foster agencies screen and train prospective foster families and ensure applicants are good candidates for foster care.

Ratings and Reviews

Average user rating

4.4 / 5
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Biggworm
Oct 05, 2019

Great people here. If you're looking to foster, I highly recommend using Pressley Ridge. They were the absolute best part of the whole foster and adoption process. Allegheny County CYF, they were the absolute worst and most inconsistent part of the whole process.

Rating: 5
Oliver Barns
Jan 28, 2019

my therapist is amazing and the people there are very kind

Rating: 5
Nancy Staude
Dec 04, 2018

Nice place.

Rating: 5
Nancy Staude
Nov 06, 2018

Great place. Nice people

Rating: 5
Sarah Murphy
Feb 16, 2018

Great place that helps families

Rating: 5