Pressley Ridge Central PA

May is Foster Care Awareness Month and this month we were proud to represent Pressley Ridge during the United Way of Lancaster County, PA Trike Race. Thank you for all who came out to cheer us on! 🚴‍♀️💙💚

Today’s the day — Pressley Ridge Day of Giving is here! 💙

Right now, children and families in our community are experiencing challenges no child should face alone. Gifts made today will provide the care, support and healing they need to move forward with hope.

💛 Provide behavioral health support
💛 Strengthen families
💛 Create safe, supportive environments

Be a champion today. Give now at https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/aVFHfg?vid=1qa0rp

Together, we can ensure no child has to face their hardest moments alone.

Matt and Donna Griggs never planned on becoming foster parents. But after caring for their nieces for nearly a decade, a single conversation changed everything. It opened their eyes to the world of treatment foster care and set them on an incredible journey.

Since getting licensed through Pressley Ridge in 2021, they've welcomed 16 children into their home, offering love, stability, and a place to belong. Their story is a powerful reminder that sometimes, the most fulfilling paths are the ones we never expected to take. 💪

Read their beautiful journey of love, family, and transformation: http://pressleyridge.org/stories/griggs-family-story/

Alpha Xi Delta at Millersville University will host Xingo on November 9th at 11:00 a.m. at the Millersville University SMC Ville Courts. There will be bingo, basket raffles and more. Proceeds benefit the kids and families of Pressley Ridge Central PA.

Register or donate now at https://alphaxideltafraternity.crowdchange.co/51927.

"The love and support you give these kids far outweighs anything you’re going to go through. It’s so much more important to show love to these kids and show love to these families, too.”

Ashley and Jason Mimm have been foster parents with Pressley Ridge for 5 years, and in that time, have cared for more than a dozen kids in their home. Earlier this year, the family was honored by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services with the Permanent Family Recognition Award.

Thanks to LNP + LancasterOnline for featuring this amazing family and highlight the immense need for foster parents.

East Hempfield Township family of 12 recognized for foster care efforts The Mimm family once had a formal dining room in their East Hempfield Township home. Now, cabinets line the walls. They’re filled with dozens of backpacks, shoes, jackets, toys, sports

September is National Kinship Care Month!

Let’s celebrate the grandparents, relatives and family friends who step in to care for kids during tough times. 💛

At Pressley Ridge, we support these heroes through certification, advocacy, emotional care and more.

Also, coming in 2026: a new kinship training course for child welfare professionals! 📚

We are very appreciative of our partnership with CommunityAid as it has blessed many of the youth and families in our program. If you’re looking to declutter or you have clothing/household items that you intend to get rid of, please consider donating them to a CommunityAid location near you! All of their proceeds are returned to their community partners, like Pressley Ridge, who support their key areas of focus – housing, food insecurity, and basic human needs. When you make a donation, let them know to credit Pressley Ridge, partner number 50102.

Locations:

York -- 2001 Springwood Road York, PA 17403

Hanover -- 793 Baltimore Street Hanover, PA 17331

Harrisburg -- 4405 Lewis Road Harrisburg, PA 17111

Mechanicsburg -- 4833 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Lancaster -- 31 Rohrerstown Road Lancaster, PA 17603

Reading -- 5370 Allentown Pike Reading, PA 19560

Selinsgrove -- 1070 N Susquehanna Trail Selinsgrove, PA 17870

💙 Meet the Carpenter family! 💙
Troy and Christine Carpenter would say "maybe someday" when it came to expanding their family. When Christmas 2022 came around, they knew that "someday" was here.

After becoming certified treatment foster parents, they received a phone call—not about one child, but three.

“It was very scary,” Christine recalled. “But something just felt right.” Read the full story to see how this one phone call brought this family together: https://www.pressleyridge.org/stories/carpenter-family/

Today is , a day to recognize the foster parents, respite families, child welfare professionals, volunteers and everyone else who provides hope and support for the children and youth in foster care.
💚 THANK YOU for everything you do! 💙