The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
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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 |
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
Average user rating
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Oct 19, 2019
This was a really great place to work ! the staff where very welcoming and friendly !
However i got terminated randomly without performance review. Which was a little confusing on the account that i started 2 -3 weeks ago & was still on 6 week orientation ( aka training ).
When i asked why i was being terminated the reason was because i was not performing well on formula making ( my first time making formula in large volumes ) and taking vitals manually ( i was completely new to taking vitals manually as a prior Nursing Assistant i never took vitals manually so that was new to me) you would think you have 6 weeks to learn all of that.
However, it was not stated on the first day of work that you need to know how to do those things 2-3 weeks after you start orientation.
i was very confused and still am as to why i was not given a warning or performance review before i was terminated. Most places will review your performance with you so that you are aware !
over all this place is great i just think there needs to be more communication between new employees and employer.
Jan 13, 2019
What age do you have to be for them to take care of and what type f problems do you have to have so they can take care of you.
Sep 26, 2018
I worked as a Travel RN at TCH and absolutely love it. This is the largest group of genuine people I’ve seen in one facility. Of course there are a few bad eggs, but I would trust 90% of this dedicated staff with my family.
Jul 09, 2018
Spent nearly two months there learning how to take care of my granddaughter who is medically fragile. My daughter and I learned so much from these wonderful nurses and health care providers. I think every city that has a children's hospital should have a Children's Home.
Jun 14, 2018
Some of these drs need to rethink their career choice. Telling mothers of NICU babies that they are disappointed in them. My friend has come to me crying too many times.