Ice Cream Fundae 2022
Pouring rain didn’t stop 1,500 people from coming out to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium this past Sunday for the much-anticipated return of Ice Cream Fundae. Under the shelter of umbrellas and hoods, kids and …
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Wake Up Pressley Coffee Shop
Students at the Pressley Ridge School for Autism and the School for the Deaf are excited to provide the Wake up Pressley Coffee Shop. The concept began as a …
Pressley Ridge Receives $10 million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
We are thrilled to announce that we have received a $10 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is the single largest donation Pressley Ridge has received in our …
Spring 2022 Insider Series
On March 15, donors and community stakeholders joined President & CEO Susanne Cole and newly appointed Board Chair Tisha Germany for the Spring 2022 Insider Series. During this 30 minute …
2022-2024 Strategic Plan
Three themes emerged which helped shape the plan: prioritization, consistency of approach to services, and centralized direction. The end product is a strategic plan that is data-informed, future-focused, and actionable. …
Jim Natural: Changing Lives for 40 Years
There is nothing better than when a career path leads a person exactly where they are meant to be, doing exactly what they are meant to do. That is the …
National Family Day
Today is National Family Day, a day to recognize the importance of family and to share a meal and quality time together. According to Casey Family Programs, “Family time …
Pressley Ridge Receives National Accreditation
Pressley Ridge has achieved national accreditation through the New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA). Pressley Ridge was first accredited in 2001 and has since achieved reaccreditation every cycle (4 years) …
40 Years of Foster Care
Prior to the 1980’s, teens with complex challenges were typically placed in residential treatment because no one thought foster care would be successful for this age group. Pressley Ridge leadership …
In Crisis There is Opportunity
Pandemic, Social Distancing, New Normal, Masks, Zoom – words that became all too familiar in our vocabulary this past year. Yes, this past year… I don’t believe any of us …