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Provides peer support, exchange of information and resources, and recruitment of families for waiting children. Offers support and technical assistance to parent groups throughout Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. Hosts adoptive family support group, Chat 'n' Chill.

Provides support services for older individuals who care for children that are related by blood, marriage or adoption.

Provides list of support groups for Kinship Caregivers hosted by agencies across Pennsylvania.

Support group for individuals involved with adoption and/or foster care.

A support network for birthmothers who have placed a child or are due to deliver and are considering making adoption plans for their child. They may continue in the group as long as necessary.

Offers aid to families who find themselves in a kinship care situation. Provides support services which include information to caregivers about available services; assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services; individual counseling, organization of support groups, training of caregivers to assist them in decision-making and problem-solving that are related to their caregiving roles; and reimbursement for services and/or supplies.

Offers a monthly support group for grandparents who are primary caregivers for their grandchildren.

Offers support for grandparents and other relatives who are providing kinship care for children.

Investigates all allegations of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by state law. Provides a wide range of services including: Adoption Services, Child Sexual Abuse Center, Child Welfare, Community Education, Emergency Services, Family Support Services, Foster Care and Kinship Care Services, Independent Living Services for Transition-Age Youth, Information and Referral, Home Protective Services (SCOH), Intake Evaluations, Residential Placement, Supervised Independent Living.

Prepares foster parents to meet the challenges of fostering adolescents. Using their own experiences in fostering adolescents, the Foster Family peers help parents understand how the traumas their foster child has experienced impacts their behavior and helps them build understanding relationships

Adoption Counseling and support groups are available for all stages and members of the adoption process, including parents and children. Services Include: A) Therapy sessions offered for adoptive children to help them heal from past traumas B) Parent group sessions offered for proadaptive and post adoptive parents C) Information, referral, education, and mentorship offered for those engaging in the adoption process

Provides a support network for adoptive, preadoptive, and foster families. Services are provided in a variety of ways including a warmline, newsletter, website, resource directory, conferences, and monthly parent group meetings.

Provides group support, trauma-informed parenting education, 1-on-1 counseling, information and referral services, and case management to grandparents (and other relatives) raising their grandchildren.

Investigates all allegations of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by state law. Services include: Adoption Services, Child Sexual Abuse Center, Child Welfare, Community Education, Emergency Services, Family Support Services, Foster Care and Kinship Care Services, Independent Living Services for Transition-Age Youth, Information and Referral, Home Protective Services (SCOH), Intake Evaluations, Residential Placement, Supervised Independent Living.

Support group with discussion on grandparent rights, grandparents and care giving.

Support group for adoptive/adopting parents.

Offers support for grandparents raising children.

Provides support and services for teens that have been involved in the foster care system.

Provides a voluntary program for parents in a temporary crisis situation who need time to re-establish stability in their lives while knowing their children are in a safe and loving environment. Parents who are facing a crisis such as temporary homelessness, sudden illness, brief incarceration, or mental health issues can allow their children to temporary live with a compassionate, and trained host family without giving up any parental rights.

Primarily for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Also open to grandparents who are seeking custody of/visitation with their grandchildren or to those who are only providing day care for their grandchildren. Members provide mutual support while sharing problems and solutions encountered in raising their grandchildren. Provides support to ANY grandparent who has concerns about a grandchild.

Support group for foster and adoptive parents is facilitated by Faye Hall MA. Many of the parents have foster and adoptive children who have experienced early trauma from neglect, abuse and abandonment. These children are at-risk for mental health treatment, involvement with juvenile justice system and out of home placement. The group's focus is to empower parents with knowledge, resources and empathy. The group welcomes professionals' attendance to aid in understanding the dynamics of parenting these children.

Support group for older adults raising children of a family member. Offers access to potential resources, community programs and services, and agencies available to provide connections, guidance and peer support to older persons who are living with, caring for and parenting the children of loved ones. Child care and refreshments provided at the meeting.

Family Finding (FF) is a service for children who are unable to live with their legal/biological parents. Services recognize the role of families and their traditional power to best understand how to care for its own members by utilizing community support resources and service providers to collaboratively plan for permanent family connectedness in the absense of legal/biological parents. It respectfully offers other members of a child's family the opportunity to come together as the best possible people to make decisions on keeping their children safe.

Free support for adoptive families, legal guardians, and kinship care providers to help them and the children in their homes. Case Advocacy Mediating between biological families and children Networking with other community service providers Providing therapeutic providers Acting as advocates to obtain specialized help Respite Family activities that enhance attachment and bonding Daytime or overnight care for children by trained respite providers Camp experiences Support Group Access to various virtual/in-person support groups throughout the state

Provides a space for support, education, and understanding for parents. Moms and Dads Care group meetings are casual and confidential.