The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
Contact Information
5324 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States
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Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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Our goal is to make sure every person who walks through our doors feels empowered whether it be to take care of their medically fragile child, or to make a life changing decision. We’re here to support the community; our family.
We believe that families come in all shapes and sizes, and that any setbacks can usually be addressed by listening and teaching in a way that is conducive to the family unit.
Togetherness and strong communication is incorporated in everything we do from the environment in which we teach families in our Pediatric Specialty Hospital, the care we provide to children in Child’s Way daycare expecting, and the supportive, nurturing accommodations we make for a birthparent considering adoption. We speak to and care for our patients and clients as if they were our own family.
Services and information
- Adoption
- Other
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
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Aug 12, 2021
The staff there are wonderful the place is very clean easy to get around
May 19, 2021
The people are so nice and it feels like a giant family
Nov 14, 2020
I was there with my son and and they wouldn't let him go home because he was .08 under his birth weight...that's the only reason.i was so upset and was very unhappy with this.also I know someone else that's there and nurse's were treating them unfairly. Security staff was friendly and a few of the nurses but I feel they just kept my son longer for money reasons since I had great insurance.
Feb 17, 2020
Thank you to Courtney & Ashley in the Green Unit. I appreciate all you do and continue to do. Not only for Jovanni and all the other patients. I am touched by you all especially the doctors. Thank you and God bless you all. It was a beautiful experience you all provided to me.
Dec 16, 2019
My son was admitted in June to the Rehab Unit after surgery. I was super skeptical because of how small the facility was compared to the hospital. We went in not knowing if our son would ever walk again. He defied the odds and walked after 1 week. We were even able to bring him home and do outpatients therapy. Thank you so much Brittany & Erick for everything you did. You worked a miracle on our son!