Adoption Story: The Glover Family
In 2018, Sara and Joshua Glover became foster parents to a 13-day-old medically fragile infant. Special medical needs, doctor’s appointments and specialized care became part of their routine. Thankfully, the …
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Foster Youth Featured in New HBO Docuseries “The Cost of Winning”
St. Frances Academy is located in one of Baltimore City’s toughest neighborhoods. Yet, their football program is one of the top in the country. The 2019 St. Frances Academy Panthers …
Pressley Ridge Enhances Care for Foster Youth Returning Home
The Pressley Ridge Treatment Foster Care Aftercare Program is designed to help strengthen families as youth exit treatment foster care. The goal of the program is to provide the resources …
Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
We’re excited to announce that we now have VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! We are so grateful to all our dedicated volunteers and wanted to make sure that they could continue their …
Bullying Prevention Month
According to StopBullying.gov, bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be …
Deaf Awareness Week: Myths About Sign Language and More Resources
What Does Deaf Mean? Nyle Dimarco, Disability Advocate, on International Day of Sign Languages World Federation of the Deaf: International Week of the Deaf National Association of the Deaf: International …
4 Ways to Improve Your Deaf Awareness During Deaf Awareness Week
Understand the difference between deaf and Deaf “deaf” is used to denote anyone with a hearing loss or someone with a hearing loss who does not identify as culturally Deaf …
Back to School
Like all schools, we spent many months preparing to reopen our school buildings, focusing on the health and safety of both our staff and students. The buildings have been sanitized …
Central PA Post-Adoption Services
Adoptive parents may be feeling particularly isolated without the support systems you once relied on. During a time when it’s needed the most, Pressley Ridge continues to …
Pressley Ridge Expands Extensive Crisis Intervention Program in Maryland
In response to the increasing need for support for families affected by opioid and other substance abuse, Pressley Ridge implemented the HOMEBUILDERS® model to provide intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling …