NCJW Pittsburgh Section Projects: Children's Rooms

May 12, 2010: Pop City wrote about the Children's Rooms

The Children's Rooms in the Courts provide at no cost a safe, stress-free environment for children while their parents/caregivers are attending to court matters. This is the only such service in the country run by a non-profit.

Rooms serve infants through teens. Each Room contains toys, games, books, crafts, computers and video games.



All children who visit the playrooms receive:

• snacks
• lunch
• an age-appropriate book to take home and keep

A director, trained staff and volunteers operate the Rooms. All staff and volunteers have the required Pennsylvania clearances.

Allegheny County funds construction and provides ongoing financial support.

The rooms serve hundreds of children, both from families with court business and jurors, each month.



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