Every Child, Inc. - Family Ever After

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About Every Child

Every Child, Inc. provides an array of individualized services and specialized approaches to birth, foster and adoptive families and children of all ages. We have an expertise in serving children and parents with disabilities and special healthcare needs. We believe that the only happy ending for a child is to have a loving, safe and stable family.

Our staff and services are dedicated to supporting and strengthening families and work in tandem to ensure that no child “falls through the cracks” due to a failure to navigate the complexity of the modern child care system.

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Mission

Every Child believes that decisions regarding a
child's future should be timely, competent, and
result in relationships that meet the holistic
needs of the child. We believe that every child,
no matter their age, race, culture, or
seriousness of disability or medical condition,
deserves the opportunity to grow up in a
loving, lasting family.

History and Funding

We began humbly in August 1997 by a few friends operating out of the founder’s home. Since that time, we have grown to a staff of 75 and an annual budget of approximately $4 million.

We have succeeded in helping over 3,000 children achieve a loving, lasting family.

We are primarily supported by purchase-of service contracts with child welfare agencies, state and federal grants, foundations and United Way. Individual and community contributions are also critical sources of funding.

We strive to remain fiscally sound and accountable to the public: our administrative costs comprise only 14% of our total annual operating budget.

All of our services are provided free of charge and are given based on the individual needs of the child or family and are provided until a satisfactory resolution has been reached.

We are diverse: 77% of our staff is female and 30% of our staff is African American.

We have received numerous national and regional awards: In 2005, we received a prestigious Goodwill Power of Work Award for our workforce development efforts. Additionally, The Pittsburgh Business Times named us a finalist in the Community Outreach category and ARC Allegheny (Achieva) gave us the Organization of the Year Award. Nationally, agency founder Susan Davis was featured on ABC Primetime and Every Child was featured on a nationally distributed film produced by the Dave Thomas Foundation on adoption for older children.

Overall, we receive a 95% satisfaction rate from families for our services and from professionals/organizations we serve.

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Video

Here's our "Family Tree" video, featuring some of our "happy endings":

Chapter One: Deaidra (0:01:27 / 14 MB .mpg movie file)

Chapter Two: Matthew (0:02:29 / 25 MB .mpg movie file)

Chaper Three: Shaquala and Nyasia (0:01:37 / 16 MB .mpg movie file)

Chapter Four: Tina and Ashley (0:03:14 / 32 MB .mpg movie file)

Chapter Five: Us (0:01:37 / 16 MB .mpg movie file)