Yoga Class to Help Jeremiah’s Place

Three years ago, pediatrician Lynne Williams realized there was a gap in the city’s human services when a doctor from another town suggested that a crisis nursery be called for a local family in need.

There was no crisis nursery in Pittsburgh, said Dr. Williams, who works at Hilltop Community Health in Pittsburgh.

So she rounded up a small team of individuals to research crisis nurseries in other cities, and she set the wheels in motion to create Jeremiah’s Place. Tentatively scheduled to open in the fall, the nursery will provide 24/7 temporary care for children, age 6 and younger, when their families are experiencing an emergency.