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Mental Health Monday: Coping with Holiday Stress
Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking support can help ward off stress and depression. By Mayo Clinic Staff …
Sisters Celebrate National Adoption Day with Virtual Adoptions
Rachel and Dave Meredith and Hannah and Jesús Origel have been foster parents with Pressley Ridge for several years, and on November 21st, National Adoption Day, they each welcomed a new …
Virtual Meet Up for Parents of Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Join us for virtual conversation with other parents and meet Jessica Lampert, Education Liaison for the Hearing Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, to learn more about her role …
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 …
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 …