The mission of Arsenal Family & Children's Center is to promote and to be an advocate for the healthy development of young children and to support their parents in building a nurturing relationship with each child.

Description:
With centers in the Friendship and Clairton, Arsenal Family & Children's Center provides a variety of services including Developmental Preschool, Supervised Visitation and Parent Education for Non-Custodial Parents,Individual Parent/Child Mentoring, Teen Parenting and Prevention Program, Infant/Parent Play-Educational Groups and Toddler/Parent Play-Educational Groups.

History:
Arsenal Family & Children's Center was founded in 1953 by pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock, then on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as a training site for pediatric students to study normal child development. In 1980, Arsenal became a private non-profit organization, and in 1986 at the request of the Mon Valley Committee for the Unemployed, Arsenal established a second site in the City of Clairton.

Contact people:

Hazel Payne, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Sharon Bogdan, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (412) 345-0024

Address:

336 South Aiken Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.arsenalfamily.com

Directions:

From East Liberty: Get on Penn Avenue heading towards downtown. Turn left on Negley Ave. Go to the next light and turn right onto Friendship Avenue. Go several blocks and turn left onto South Aiken Avenue (ther is. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 86B (Penn & Aiken), 86A & 71A (Centre & Aiken), 5 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.portauthority.org/ride/ride.html

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	Yes
Is act 33/34 clearance required of your volunteers?
	No