Allegheny Intermediate Unit - DART Program Support Services

DART is an acronym that stands for Discovery, Assessment, Referral and Tracking. The purpose of the AIU's DART program is to find eligible children, ages three to five, who have developmental delays or disabilities.  Our highly qualified staff of special educators, therapists, medical personnel, social workers, and psychologists deliver services to preschoolers with special needs and  help support their families.  Early Intervention services are free.

Our staff of specialists first provides free screenings/evaluations aimed at identifying each child’s strengths and needs.  Appropriate early intervention services are then recommended and/or provided.  Early intervention services include developmental speech/language, occupational therapy, physical therapy, vision, hearing, and family services.

For more information, please visit the DART Page on the AIU website or call them at (412) 394-5736.

Forbes Road Career and Technology Center

The mission of Forbes Road Career and Technology Center is to provide a quality educational program that enables all individuals to achieve their fullest potential in the pursuit of high skill employment and advanced education. Each student shall be equipped with the technical, academic, human relations, and life-long learning skills necessary to adapt in a changing economy and to compete in the global marketplace.http://www.forbesroad.org/html/forbesroad.html

For more information, please visit the FORBES ROAD website or call them at (412) 342-1330.

POWER - Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery

POWER provides treatment and support services for women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. POWER operates six programs at four sites, including:

• POWER House - our halfway house in Swissvale
• POWER NewDay Partial Hospitalization - a day treatment program located at Hosanna House
• POWER Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient
• POWER Connection - an intervention and recovery support program in partnership with Allegheny County’s Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF)
• POWER Reintegratio - for women who are incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail and for women who are re-entering the community.

POWER’s dedicated and skilled staff are committed to supporting each woman’s journey of recovery by building on her strengths and determination to live free of the burden of addiction.  We believe that our clients deserve quality care that respects, and is sensitive to, their unique experiences as women. We believe that empowering women leads to healthy families and strong communities.

For more information, please visit the POWER web site or call them at (412) 243-7535 extension 222.

Wilkinsburg Family Health Center

The Health Center provides basic health care services for adults and children of all ages. Services include:

• Pediatric and Adult Primary Care
• Immunizations
• Gynecological Care
• Obstetrics
• Drivers License Physicals
• Pre-employment Physicals
• Podiatry

A sliding fee scale is available, and most insurance plans are accepted. The Health Center is located in Suite 203 of Hosanna House, Inc. For an appointment or more information, call 412-247-5216.

Wilkinsburg Family Support Center

Family Support in Allegheny County is based on the philosophy that the most effective way to
insure the healthy development and growth of small children is by supporting the families and
communities in which they live. These programs are designed to increase the strength and
stability of families, to increase parents' confidence and competence in their parenting
abilities, to afford children a stable and supportive family environment. Family Support
programs seek to provide intensive, comprehensive, and culturally relevant services to
families through collaboration of public, private and community-based agencies. The
programming of family support represents a countywide "prevention agenda" focusing on the
critical area of strengthening families and network-building.

For more information, please visit the Allegheny Couny Family Support website or call them at (412) 871-7948. The Wilkinsburg Family Support Center is located in Suite 205 of Hosanna House, Inc.

WIC - Women, Infants, and Children

WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition services for pregnant women, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children under age five in a supportive environment.

The goal of the WIC Program is to decrease the risk of poor birth outcomes and to improve the health of the participants during critical stages of growth and development.

WIC will help participants find the answers to these questions and many other nutrition related concerns:

• When can I start feeding my baby cereal and juice?
• How much weight should I gain during pregnancy?
• Will alcohol or smoking hurt my unborn baby?

For more information, please visit the WIC website or call them at (412) 241-3860. The WIC office is located in Suite 202 of Hosanna House, Inc.