Sisters Place shuts down after decades of service to single-parent families in Pittsburgh

Sisters Place shuts down after decades of service to single-parent families in Pittsburgh

Sisters Place, which for more than three decades helped struggling single-parent families overcome homelessness, has ceased operations.“A tsunami of things” including funding challenges and shrinking membership among the religious communities that provided financial support to Sisters Place led to the decision, says Sister Janet Gardner, president of the board.Nine families who were receiving services from Sisters Place when it closed March 31 a…