Our Mission

The world of St. Edmond's Home for Children is where daily, remarkable encounters take place. Multi-handicapped, fragile children, touched by God and soothed by the softness of human concern and care, experience tender courage.

Inspired by love and supporting a unique quality of life for each child, the staff at St. Edmond's provides an exceptional continuum of care. Concerned and professionally qualified staff offer a broad spectrum of medical/nursing and therapeutic services directed toward assisting each child to function at his/her greatest physical, intellectual, social level. The programming provided is a testimony of love and includes the offering of quality life experiences.

History

To provide a suitable residential setting for children with special needs, St. Edmond's Home, under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was opened in 1916 by Archbishop Edmund Prendergast. In 1956, the original home at 44th Street and Haverford Avenue of Philadelphia was replaced by a larger facility in Rosemont. St. Edmond's moved to the spacious grounds in Rosemont, where forty children continue to receive loving care and the best professional treatment available today.

Currently, St. Edmond's Home is licensed under the Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as an Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation. This requires the facility to be in compliance with Title 55, PA Code: Chapter 6600 - Licensing regulations for Mental Retardation Intermediate Care Facilities. In addition, a survey is conducted annually by the Division of Life/Safety, Department of Health, for compliance with Life/Safety codes. The Division of Long Term Care, Department of Health also completes an ICF/MR Licensure, Title 6, Act and Medicaid survey.

Spirituality

Religious education and experiences are provided for children of all faiths at individual levels of understanding. The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence live their special vocation by supporting the children who live at St. Edmond's Home - both spiritually and through their work in vital positions within the organization. The Sisters are guided by the spirituality of Blessed Luigi Guanella - who led a life of action and contemplation which sustained his ministry of charity along with a life of prayer.

Daily Mass is celebrated at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday Mass is celebrated at 10:30 a.m.

St. Edmond's Home welcomes anyone interested in the celebration of Mass with our children and staff.

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