From Almshouses to Excellence: A History of Child Welfare in Allegheny County

To commemorate 50 years during which Allegheny County government has been responsible for providing public child welfare services, DHS commissioned this historical overview of child welfare in the county.

Click here to view the full report. 

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The Next Page: Bold ideas behind Pittsburgh’s first child-welfare system – Meet the heroines

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 4, 2014