Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Western Pennsylvania has a strong tradition of neighborhood, personal and community commitment. Our pride in pulling together goes far beyond supporting our deep-rooted sports teams. 90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference honors the individuals that are making a difference in people's lives on the ground level and reminding us we are all truly a part of each other's lives.This special series, supported by UPMC, will highlight, honor and celebrate Western Pennsylvanians who are unsung heroes daring to make a difference to others in our community.00000176-e6f7-dce8-adff-f6f770c8000000000176-e6f7-dce8-adff-f6f770ca000000000176-e6f7-dce8-adff-f6f770cc000090.5 WESA PA listening area counties:Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland, Butler, Armstrong, Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Fayette, Indiana00000176-e6f7-dce8-adff-f6f770cd0000This project is made possible by a generous contribution from UPMC.

How Jeremiah’s Place is Helping Kids in Crisis

Debbi Casini Klein
/
90.5 WESA

Read and listen to a story about Jeremiah’s Place as part of a series honoring the individuals who make a difference in people’s lives: 90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference.

It’s called Jeremiah’s Place, a crisis nursery where children from birth up to age six can go for a few days while their family is dealing with a crisis of any kind.  

The idea began three years ago  when pediatrician Dr. Lynne Williams met  a little boy named Jeremiah.

“There was a little boy named Jeremiah who came into my parents foster home at the age of two months with significant medical troubles that was not being taken care of by his biological mother,” Williams said. “That kind of lead us to thinking that there needs to be a place where families who are stressed, or are in an emergency, and have a safe place to leave children so that after the emergency the kids could be back with the families again."