St. Edmond’s Home for Children

320 St. Roberts Rd.
Rosemont, PA  19010

610.525.8800 

St. Edmond’s Home for Children, created in 1916 by Archbishop Edmond Prendergast, located to its current Rosemont facility in 1956. Less than ten minutes from Villanova, St. Edmond’s is dedicated to providing quality care for children up to the age of twenty-one who have mental retardation. The majority of the forty residents are non-verbal and have severe to profound MR. St. Edmond’s provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language therapy, recreational therapy, as well as religious education at the level of the child’s understanding for all residents. 

Volunteer opportunities may be of particular interest to Special Education majors, Nursing majors, and Human Services majors. 

Contact: Jackie Paylor, Activities Director, available 12 – 8 p.m. Monday through Friday

 Volunteer Opportunities

St. Edmond’s is flexible with volunteers. Individuals and groups as large as ten volunteers can schedule to volunteer regularly - once a week, twice a month. Large groups of up to thirty volunteers can be accommodated for special events or specific days. 

After School Program

Assist after school with residents. Activities are structured for the children, but often there can be a wait period for each student. Volunteers are asked to provide as much one on one attention as possible to the children. 

When: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday 

Evening Activities

Assist staff with evening activities before bed, like reading to children and giving one on one attention. 

When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday 

Large Group Activities

Larger groups of up to thirty volunteers can also be accommodated for projects and special activities. Christmas carols during the holidays, grounds work in the fall and spring, craft projects of all sorts, or spending time with the kids on a Saturday are just some possibilities. The service can be specialized to the group. 

When: to be determined by the group and the volunteer coordinator

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