The Children's Home of Pittsburgh Adoption Program

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh Adoption Program If you are pregnant and unsure of what to do, or if you are thinking about making an adoption plan, The Children's Home of Pittsburgh can help.

Call or text (412) 736 2908. Since 1893, The Children's Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center's Adoption Program has placed over 7,000 infants and children with loving families in Southwestern Pennsylvania. In our infant program, we provide the full range of adoption services to birthparents, adoptive families and adoptees. As an affiliate of the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN), we help children prepare for and to achieve permanency, including helping adoptive parents adopt from foster care. Our entire Adoption Program is focused on providing a lifetime of support services to anyone whose lives are touched by adoption.

- Has placed more than 7,000 infants and children in permanent homes
- Places an average of 24 infants per year with adoptive families
- Provides free birthparent counseling to more than 170 clients per year by licensed social workers
- Has completed an average of 25 family studies for adoptive families yearly
- Offers interim transitional care services by licensed transitional care families
- Provides additional services such as: support groups, open adoption mediation, research and reunion services, post adoption counseling, and infertility counseling
- Provides services to children and families through the Statewide Adoption & Permanency Network (SWAN) including home studies for families looking to adopt a child from foster care

Featured Family! This week's featured family is RJ and Caroline!Learn more about them here: https://www.childrenshomepgh...
04/03/2026

Featured Family! This week's featured family is RJ and Caroline!
Learn more about them here: https://www.childrenshomepgh.org/adoptiv.../rj-and-caroline/

  SNAPSHOT: RJ First Name: RJ Job: Engineer Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering Religion: Lutheran   Caroline …

04/01/2026

Today, our staff wore blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month, we shine a spotlight on the importance of centering families and building communities where children can grow up safe, healthy, and supported.

03/27/2026

Time for some fun 🎉 Get to know our social workers!

03/25/2026

Why does social work matter?

This Social Work Month, hear from our team at The Children's Home and learn more about this impactful work.

Congratulations to Chuck on a sibling group adoption! We have loved seeing your family grow and wish you a lifetime of h...
03/23/2026

Congratulations to Chuck on a sibling group adoption! We have loved seeing your family grow and wish you a lifetime of happiness.

To learn more about providing permanency to a sibling group, email foster@chomepgh.org or click here: https://bit.ly/40RRl7L

03/23/2026

What’s the best part of social work?

Our team shares what matters most.

03/20/2026

What’s the biggest misconception about social work? Hear from some of our social workers as we celebrate Social Work Month.

03/17/2026

It’s Social Work Month 💙
We’re kicking off a new series highlighting the voices behind the work.

We look forward to holding our first Infertility Support Group of 2026 on March 30, at 6:30pm, via Zoom. There is no cha...
03/11/2026

We look forward to holding our first Infertility Support Group of 2026 on March 30, at 6:30pm, via Zoom. There is no charge for attending and we welcome anybody experiencing infertility, at any stage of the process, to join our supportive community.

RSVP to jhorn@chomepgh.org for the Zoom link.

Meet Dakota!  Dakota is a joyful, determined young man with a big heart and even bigger dreams. He gets along well with ...
02/27/2026

Meet Dakota!

Dakota is a joyful, determined young man with a big heart and even bigger dreams. He gets along well with animals and kids of all ages.

He loves basketball, music, and hopes to travel the world one day with his forever family.

Funny, kind, and dependable, Dakota brings laughter and light wherever he goes.

Learn more about Dakota: https://youtu.be/7V8Jl9wWDVc

For more information about Dakota, contact Rochelle Wigton – rwigton@chomepgh.org – 412-350-8392.

Congratulations to Gina, Rhiannon, and Hazel on their adoption finalization! We wish them a lifetime of happiness as an ...
02/24/2026

Congratulations to Gina, Rhiannon, and Hazel on their adoption finalization! We wish them a lifetime of happiness as an official family of three!

02/19/2026

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