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Siblings

21-Year-Old Cares for 5 Siblings After Parents’ Death

March 9, 2020

Samantha Rodriguez, 21, has spent the last few years caring for her five younger siblings, ages 5-17, after her parents passed away from cancer. When her parents got sick, Samantha…

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A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI), is a nonprofit corporation established in 1994. Its mission is to provide a safe, secure and nurturing environment to children in the care of relatives or close family friends—formally called kinship care.
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Pittsburgh Corporate Office

8350 Frankstown Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

(412) 342-0600

Philadelphia Regional Office

1341 N. Delaware Avenue, Suite 101
Philadelphia, PA 19125

(215) 564-0790

Penn Hills Office

10 Duff Road, Suite 310
Pittsburgh, PA 15235

(412) 342-0600

Rhonda D. Wright Family Center

8384 Frankstown Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

(412) 342-0600

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