Parent Resources
United Way
Dial 211
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
1 N. Linden St.
Duquesne, PA 15110
412-460-3663
Allegheny County Housing Authority
Central Office - 301 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
HCVP Satellite Office - 500 Amity Street, Homestead, PA 15120
Housing Authority of Pittsburgh
412-456-5000
100 Ross Street, 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219
McKeesport Housing Authority
2901 Brownlee Avenue, 2nd Floor McKeesport, PA 15132
412-673-6942
PA Housing Search
Housing and Urban Development
PA Department of Human Services (Formerly Department of Public Welfare)
Emergency Assistance Fund 412-565-2146 Must currently receive assistance from PA DHS (DPW) Examples: SNAP, Medical Assistance, TANF, etc.
Salvation Army
412-446-1500
FAMILY RESOURCES
1425 Forbes Avenue, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-363-1702
Customer Assistance Programs Most utility companies have Customer Assistance (CAP) or Customer Assistance Referral and Evaluation Services (CARES) programs that will assist low-income or otherwise needy households with either temporary or long-term reduction in budget payments. Contact your utility company for information:
Peoples Gas: 1-800-400-WARM (9276)
Duquesne Light Company: 1-888-393-7600
Columbia: 1-800-537-7431
Peoples TWP: 1-800-222-5101
First Energy: 1-888-862-6816 (Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn)
PA American Water: 1-888-282-6816
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: 1-866-762-2348
412-562-0330 or 1-866-857-7095
24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINES:
Resolve Crisis Network 1-888-7-YOU-CAN (1-888-796-8226)
333 N. Braddock Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208
FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
3230 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
1-888-222-4200
FAMILYLINKS
401 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 343-7166
250 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 661-1800
2644 Banksville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 (412) 343-7166
Women’s Center and Shelter
412-687-8005
Womanspace East, Inc.
2000 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-765-2661