Media Coverage

Highmark Foundation Grant Enables The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center to Expand Clinical Staffing
Yahoo! Finance 1/18/2012

Pediatric Specialty Hospital gets Highmark grant
Pittsburgh Business Times 1/18/2012
A $100,000 grant from the Highmark Foundation will increase staffing at The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center's Pediatric Specialty Hospital.

Pens Host Special Guests at Charity Practice & Luncheon
Pittsburgh Penguins 1/3/2012

Sid with Kids
Root Sports 1/3/2012

Penguins Host Children, Families at Consol Energy Center
WTAE 1/3/2012

Special Children Invited to Penguins Practice
KDKA 1/3/2012
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted families from three organizations, including The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center for a special day at Consol Energy Center, watching the team practice and then meeting the players and having lunch.

Pediatric Extended Care Center Calls for Change in Age Restrictions to Aide Parents of Medically Fragile Children
Western PA Hospital News 12/30/2011
House Bill 1960 Vulakovich amends the Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers Act changing the age limit from eight years to 21 years of age effective immediately.

Ascent Data Providing Backup and Disaster Recovery for The Children's Home of Pittsburgh
MSPNews 12/20/2011

 
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center Selects Ascent Data for Fully Managed Outsourced IT Services and Receives $35K In-Kind Donation
PR Newswire 12/20/2011
The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center has selected Ascent Data for IT Virtualization, Digital Data Backup and Disaster Recovery services.

Twin babies survive syndrome; now healthy at home
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/5/2011
Twins Greyson and Sawyer, born premature and with twin-twin transfusion syndrome, now home and healthy, describe their two months at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and stay at The Children's Home's Pediatric Specialty Hospital.
 

New Alexandria couple funnel grief into something positive
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 10/19/2011
Former Pediatric Specialty Hospital family Jason and Sherry Ott are holding a special event, Noe's Night of Light, in memory of their children Noe and Shay, to benefit The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center.

Penguins Wives Decorate Pumpkins with Patients
PensTV 10/18/2011
Wives and girlfriends of players from the Pittsburgh Penguins visited Child's Way to decorate pumpkins and celebrate Halloween.
 

Pittsburgh Penguins' Wives Decorate Pumpkins at Children's Home
WPXI 10/18/2011

Penguins' Wives Get Children Into Halloween Spirit
WTAE 10/18/2011

The Top Places to Work
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center Profile
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10/1/2011
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center was chosen as one of the Top Places to Work in Pittsburgh.
 

Movers & Shakers
Northern Connection (Page 8) 10/1/2011
Five-year old Child's Way student Cody was chosen as the "Fan of the Game" when the Pirates played the Houston Astros on September 7.

Boy, 5, Relishes Night As Pirates "Fan Of The Game"
WTAE 9/8/2011
Child's Way attendee, Cody, enjoyed a special night at PNC Park as the Fan of the Game for The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center Night.

Kudos to Therapy Dog Wally
Fit as Fido 9/6/2011
Blog article about Wally the Therapy Dog, a monthly visitor to Child's Way and one of his favorite students, Cody.

Movers & Shakers
Northern Connection (Page 6) 9/1/2011
News brief about April Kalic's check presentation to The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center, in memory of her daugher, Madison.

Movers & Shakers
Northern Connection (Page 6) 8/1/2011
News briefs about The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center being the benefactor of the Noah Angelici Hope Foundation's 4th Annual Memorial Golf Event, as well as a mention about Wally the Therapy Dog's visits to Child's Way.

O'Hara Woman Donates $12,000 to Children's Center
KDKA 7/29/2011
April Kalic donated $12,000 to The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center in memory of her daughter, Madison. The money will be used for three separate funds to help other children and families at The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center.

Therapy Dog Enhances Recovery at Child's Way
Together We Flourish 7/20/2011
Wally the Therapy Dog, a bi-monthly visitor to Child's Way is a favorite for the children of Child's Way.

Education Proves Crucial to Pediatric Nursing
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing 7/1/2011
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Meg Hannan, talks about her education and experience in Pediatric Nursing.
 

Stay Patient and Positive: Advice to Parents of Problem Eaters
Western Pennsylvania Guide to Good Health 7/1/2011
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center offers advice to parents of problem eaters and introduces its Family Centered Feeding Program.

Movers & Shakers
Northern Connection (Page 6) 7/1/2011
The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center announced the creation of a memorial butterfly garden on May 25, Noe's Garden of Hope was made possible by a gift from Jason and Sherry Ott in remembrance of their daughter.

A Daddy of a Plan
Northern Connection Magazine 6/1/2011
This feature article, by Janice Lane Palko, talks about a reunion between a father and his daughter that The Children's Home was involved with.

Scam Website Ads Offer Kids For Adoption
WTAE 6/1/2011
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center's Director of Adoption, Connie Bach, discusses an online adoption scam and the importance of working with a credible organization when dealing with Adoption. 

Pittsburgh gardens devoted to young patients
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 5/26/2011 

Friendship Garden Dedicated In Baby Girl's Memory
WTAE 5/25/2011
On May 25, 2011, The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center welcomed "Noé's Garden of Hope" Memorial Butterfuly Garden, made possible by Jason and Sherry Ott, to its grounds.  

Local company 4Moms, who have a line of infant products, were gracious enough to donate one of their products, the MamaRoo infant seat, to The Children's Home of Pittsburgh. Read about the wonderful company and learn how their products are helping the families we serve at The Children's Home.

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center celebrated its tenth annual Shake Your Booties event on March 19, 2011.

Families from The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center spent the day at Consol Energy Center for the Pittsburgh Penguins annual charity luncheon.

The Pittsburgh Penguins treated children from several local charities, including The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center to a front row seat to the Penguins' practice and a meet-and-greet lunch with the team.

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center was featured on Pittsburgh Today Live, with The Children's Home's CEO, Pamela Schanwald, and former Pediatric Specialty Hospital family, Jason and Sherry.

See pictures from Santa and Mrs. Claus' visit to Child's Way medical day care.

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center's Director of Adoption, Connie Bach, discusses open adoption in an article focusing on Pennsylvania's new law, which encourages relationships between the child and birth family.

Marianne Dayhoff, BS, CRT, LRCP, Respiratory Therapy Educator at The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center, talks about working in the Respiratory Therapy profession.

Wendi Harding raises money for The Children's Home in memory of her daughter, Isabella, during "Celebrate Life" event.