Recently, Wesley Family Service’s work at Cornell School District was mentioned in an article by Public Source, where WFS provides behavioral consultation and support for students through a behavioral consultant and behavioral health technician.
Our work in schools is just one important part of providing ongoing transformational care for children, adults and families.
READ MORE: Original article published by Public Source here.
This year’s Gala honored WFS CEO Doug Muetzel’s 25 years of service, along with awarding eight staff members the “Quality Whole Person Care Award.”
READ MORE: The original article was published by The Pittsburgh Business Times.
The annual Gala honored CEO Doug Muetzel in 2024, celebrating his 25 years of mission and service with Wesley Family Services.
The party began with a cocktail reception before WTAE’s Shannon Perrine welcomed everyone to the ballroom for dinner and the program. More than 500 guests made the gala the most highly attended in its history.
READ MORE: The initial story was covered by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Maya Horton’s favorite thing about her home in Wesley Family Service’s Pioneer Apartments is peace.
“It’s very peaceful. I have my peace,” she said. “That’s what I like about living here in this building. I go home to a peaceful environment, and I feel safe in my home.”
Horton was the third person to sign a lease to live in Pioneer Apartments in downtown New Kensington when it opened in November 2020. She saw its construction start when she would drive past the Fourth Avenue site from her previous home in Arnold to go to the former Shop ’n Save in New Kensington.
The background check was thorough, she said, but, “It was worth it.”
Between 80 and 100 people live in Pioneer’s 36 apartments, which include one-, two- and three-bedroom units. While there is turnover, the building is typically full, with a waiting list at times, Wesley Family Services CEO Doug Muetzel said.
The uniqueness of the facility now extends to its roof, where a solar energy system has been installed to provide power to the common areas of the building’s residential side.
The 104.5 kilowatt solar energy system, installed by local developer EIS Solar, is expected to produce about 110,800 kilowatt hours and reduce the facility’s utility bill by 78%. EIS estimates the system will save Wesley Family Services about $700,000 over 25 years, or $28,000 per year over that time.
“It can be argued that education and healthcare are the roots from which all progress grows.
In Pittsburgh, the 953 staff and clinicians behind non-profit Wesley Family Services and its more than 50 programs tend to a garden of about 20,000 people of all ages and needs a year, through therapeutic care and support services for those with mental health concerns, intellectual and developmental disabilities, seniors and those within the justice and foster care systems.”
Wesley Family Services Vice President of Research, Quality and Compliance Robin Kelly as well as Foundation board member Sandra Lewis were among the honorees for the 2023 New Pittsburgh Courier Women of Excellence Awards.