Christopher Wolfendale
INDEPENDENT, LICENSED NON-PROFITThe Children's Institute
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The Children's Institute: A Legacy of Caring
What began in 1902 as an organization serving one child has grown to serve thousands of amazing kids and families each year. Read about our amazing history.
To Heal. To Teach. To Empower. To Amaze.
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To Heal. To Teach. To Empower. To Amaze.
For more than 120 years, the passionate team at The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh has been dedicated to the amazing kids and families we serve. Today, we help nearly 9,000 children and families each year reach their full potential through educational services, autism services, outpatient physical and behavioral health services, early intervention, and family support services. Thanks to your support, we provide more than $3 million in uncompensated care each year to ensure that every child receives the same level of care, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. As we look to the next three years, we strive to be a best-in-class provider across each of our services and to positively impact the lives of even more families and children. This is Vision 2026: Our Roadmap to an Amazing Future.
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Read Who We Are (English)
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Our Values
Compassion
We provide a loving, caring, family-centered environment for children with special needs, their families, and each other. We advocate for children and their families.
Integrity
We are committed to organizational and financial accountability, transparency, respect for all, and ethical practices.
Excellence
We will be the best at our work and provide the highest quality family-centered care and services to our children, constantly striving to improve.
Innovation
We go above and beyond the norm and are creative in providing services and solving problems.
Teamwork & Collaboration
We seek to collaborate and partner in all that we do. We are a team where every person is needed to provide the quality care and services for which we are known. We work together and communicate effectively.
Fun
We will provide a positive and friendly environment.
The Day School is really helping Wayne become more independent as he prepares for life after school.
We were just one little family with a child who was different, climbing this huge mountain of medical complexity and feeling lost, scared, and alone. And then, thank goodness, we discovered The Children's Institute.
It was only after our family moved to Pittsburgh in November 2014 - and discovered The Children's Institute - that life really changed for the better.
The Children's Institute has been a part of our lives for so long now, and they keep coming up with innovative ideas using new technologies to help Gabby...The support we've received has been phenomenal.
When I started looking for more information about adoption, [The Children's Institute] was very responsive. They answered all of my questions and were very flexible in accommodating our needs and desires. They provided so many resources to help us make the best decisions to grow our family.
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From "I will be amazing" to "I am amazing," Christopher Wolfendale's iconic words continue to hold so much meaning.
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Amazing Kids. Amazing Place. At The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, we’ve built our legacy on being “amazing.” After more than a century of the highest quality care and service to children and their families, we’re forever proud of our team members who don’t just make a career here – they make a difference.
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Want to learn more about how The Children’s Institute can serve your amazing child and family? Contact us today. Our friendly team is happy to answer all your questions and get you connected with the proper resources.
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