Highmark Caring News Today

Death isn’t easy, and it can be especially challenging for young children.

Judy O'Connor, wife of the late Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor and mother of Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor, has died, the family announced.

According to the Caring Place, the cards are available as a gift to the community and can be ordered in limited quantities, with a suggested donation to cover the cost of production, shipping and proc

It created this day of observation to support the grieving children around us, particularly as we approach the holiday season.

The room features an air hockey table and bubble hockey game, along with Otters signage and memorabilia.

Local kids who are grieving loved ones will have the opportunity to decorate pots and plant seeds of hope on Children’s Grief Awareness Day. This year, the day falls on Thursday, Nov. 16, and Maria Graziano-Bickerstaff, funeral director at the Hartman-Graziano Funeral Home in Latrobe, said its intent is to

When Tyler Winfield at age 4 first met Charlie LaVallee, Tyler couldn’t talk. He was termed nonverbal due to a disability. Fortunately, LaVallee was chief executive officer — or chief excitement officer as LaVallee likes to say — at Variety — the Children’s Charity, which provides services for disabled children,

Many schools in northwest Pennsylvania are teaming up with an organization to bring awareness to students who have experienced a loss. Staff and student representatives gathered at the Highmark Caring Place for their Grieving Students’ Summit. This event is held every year to help school staff and students learn more about ways they can support […]

Peters Township middle-schoolers pushed their dancing to the limits and managed to raise about $94,000 for the Highmark Caring Place.

If you haven’t noticed, things are really starting to open up. In case you’re still not sure, take a look at the daily pages produced by our community editor, Janice Kiaski. They are filled with details about events and gatherings that recently have been held, and, even more important, events that have been scheduled. It’s a list that seems to grow each day, and one that now includes in-person commencement ceremonies for most of our region’s colleges and universities as well as all of o...