Date Posted: October 8, 2021
ACHC’s CEO, Tonja Smith, recently did an interview with Pittsburgh Magazine.
As a young girl growing up in Rankin, Tonja Smith was ambitious and hard working. Her persistence paid off in 2015 when she founded Allegheny Community Home Care, which supports people who have intellectual disabilities such as autism, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. The company purchases and furnishes homes for their clients where they provide staffing and 24-hour supervision. “Since we spend 24 hours a day with our clients, positive relationships are built,” Smith says. “We celebrate birthdays, graduation and Christmas. Our goal is for our clients to have a successful life just like you and I.”
Read the rest on Pittsburgh Magazine’s website.