Fayette

The Children’s Advocacy Project of Pittsburgh/Fayette County - provides a website with a user-friendly, comprehensive listing of many social service agencies that exist to improve the lives of families in need of support. the backbone of this project is the "Parent Handouts" (See: http://cap4kids.org/pittsburgh/parent-handouts/)

Provides family- driven and confidential support services to adoptive, kinship, and custodial families. We offer 3 types of services: case management, support groups, and respite care. All services are free and fully funded through the PA State SWAN department. Case management services allow our caseworkers to connect the family with local resources such as: mental health needs, educational services, and birth parent conflict resolutions, along with several other needs and services identified between the family and caseworker. We offer several types of Support Groups within the Erie and Crawford County areas as well as Online Support Groups. The respite support service allows us to stand out amongst other agencies within the state due to our ability to provide the family with $900 in respite funding which can be used for activities such as family memberships to the YMCA, zoos, museums, dance classes, and other extra-curricular activities. These funds can also be used to pay for approved respite care providers.

WPADB- Mt. Pleasant Hub hosts open office hours Thursday and Friday at our office from 10:00am-2:00pm. Caretakers can receive necessary basic need items, such as diapers, wipes, period products and adult incontinence supplies one time per month. Families also have access to overflow basic hygiene items for bath time, clothing, and books as donations allow. Our open office hours also allow for individual one-on-one support and referral services for young children and their caretakers.