ABOUT US
MISSION
In 2006, the Allegheny County Health Department reported that over 950 babies were born to single mothers 19 years of age and under. There are challenges, especially child care issues, associated with being a full-time parent and a full-time student. Two-thirds of the teen mothers who keep their babies never finish high school.* Teenage male students trying to raise children on their own experience similar difficulties. Without adequate support, these young parents are likely to become trapped in a cycle of poverty driven by low-paying jobs or financial dependency
Angels' Place, Inc. offers care, concern and compassion to young parents, creating brighter futures for themselves and their children. At three location in the Pittsburgh area (Brookline, Swissvale, and North Side), student parents receive a comprehensive program of FREE services including child care accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Also, tutoring, support groups, counseling and informal classes in parenting, nutrition, child safety and life skills are offered.
We are committed to providing student parents with the help needed to complete their education, secure satisfying employment, establish careers and become self-sufficient citizens. Through programs of excellence that embody best practices of education and family development, Angels' Place provides a loving, nurturing, safe and healthy environment that every parent and child deserves.
A dedicated family of loving and supportive staff members and volunteers encourage and guide both generations toward realizing their full potential. Bright, idealistic and hundreds strong, the graduated student parents of Angels' Place are developing responsible, educated, civic-minded families while actively contributing to the progress of our community and region.
*Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Number of Disconnected Youth produced by Dr. Rima Shore, July 2005.
HISTORY
The welcoming doors to Angels' Place, Inc. first opened in 1984. We then opened a second center in Swissvale in 1989 and a third center in North Side in 1998. It has remained a beacon of hope for two generations of young people - student parents and their children. Angels' Place, Inc. provides a dedicated family of loving and supportive staff members and volunteers!
| 1984 | Beginning of a great journey! Opened a temporary location in the Brookline area of Pittsburgh in the Brookline Boulevard Presbyterian Church. |
| 1986 | Found a permanent home on Fordham Avenue in Brookline for our first center. |
| 1989 | Opened our second center in the Swissvale area of Pittsburgh and began renovations in the former school building. |
| 1991 | Began the strategic planning process. |
| 1991 | Swissvale renovations completed. |
| 1992 | Began Brookline expansion renovations. |
| 1993 | Brookline renovations completed. |
| 1995 | Launched 21st Century Campaign to establish a third center. |
| 1997 | Opened third center in the North Side of Pittsburgh. |
| 1998 | Renovated North Side Center. |
| 1998 | Successful completion of the 21st Century Campaign! |
| 2004 | Twenty Years of Making Dreams Come True! |
| 2006 | NAEYC Accreditation of Brookline and Swissvale, Four Stars. |
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2007 |
Approval to receive Educational Improvement Tax Credit dollars from businesses which then receive state tax credits. |
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2007 |
Four teachers advance to the next higher level of education. |
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2007 |
Stakeholders Picnic |
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2008 |
Founding Director Mary Winter retires.
Michelle Smith Tipton becomes Executive Director.
North Side center is NAEYC accredited. |
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2009 |
25th Anniversary Celebration |