We are excited to announce our two new videos: “Listen” and “See”. These videos feature some of the children in our schools. Have a look at them below! Listen Is anybody listening anymore? There are certainly a lot of people talking. Shouts. Murmurs. Digitally. Socially. 24/7. There is “instant analysis”. Misinformed declarations. Uneducated guesses. Labels. [...]
We would like to nominate Michael Hermetz for T/C of the Month. We probably need say no more, as I‘m sure Mike is admired by most people he encounters. I remember thinking ‘Sage’ when I first came to know him. As the Community Based Staff (CBS) for classroom 9 at the Pittsburgh Day School, Michael [...]
“All kids thrive” is the vision the staff at Pressley Ridge share. This can be seen in that most common rite of passage for teenagers…graduation. This year the Class of 2013 was comprised of 5 students from PRSA and 14 students from the Day School. They were silly and nervous as all seniors are when [...]
The “Paprikas Krumpli” cooked by the kids team of Pressley Ridge Hungary’s LIKE project was awarded a special prize by the Restaurant and Traditional Committee of the Hungarian National Association of Gastronomy. Our team participated in the cooking contest organized at the annual Laska and Tocsni Festival in Kazar in the North of Hungary. In [...]
All Children Need Nurturing Jennifer is like many 10 year old girls who like to make new friends and have fun with their peers; however, she had difficulty communicating with others. At her previous school, she had been secluded with an aide because she didn’t interact appropriately. Jennifer had become frustrated and aggressive; her aggression [...]
All Children Need Someone to Listen At the age of four she watched as her mother was shot to death. As a child she was beaten repeatedly by her father. She dropped out of school in the ninth grade; at the same time, she found herself out on her own. She didn’t get the help [...]
All Children Deserve a Family Like many kids, Calvin struggled with some aspects of school. He had trouble fitting in with his peers and was told that he had a significant cognitive delay that made learning a challenge. He had a mother who loved him, however due to an unfortunate illness Calvin was no longer [...]
All Children Need a Caring Adult in Their Life Disrespectful, Defiant, Destructive, these are the words used to describe Heather when she came to Pressley Ridge for help due to her problematic behaviors. Heather had a history of abuse, failed placements and a variety of mental health diagnoses, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, anxiety, [...]
Pittsburgh, PA, May 23, 2013 — Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced today that associates Christopher A. Amar and Renee M. Schwerdt have been selected to serve on the junior board for Pressley Ridge, a nonprofit organization that provides multiple services to keep children and families together in order to help youths with challenging behaviors [...]
Pressley Ridge Program Supervisor, Desiree Antonacci, has been working with The Adair Group, a family-owned, wholesale t-shirt company to provide a donation for the program’s youth activities happening during May (Foster Parent Appreciation Month) and June. The Adair Group is truly committed to helping worthy causes stating, “[We are] dedicated to giving back to the [...]