Housing Links
Severe Weather Emergency Shelter - currently available to the homeless in Allegheny County and will be in operation between the hours of 7:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. when the following conditions exist between November 15, 2008 and March 15, 2009: temperature is predicted to be 25 degrees or less factoring in wind chill; conditions of freezing rain, heavy snowfall, severe wind chill factor, etc.; during a National Weather Service declared blizzard/emergency weather situation. The shelter is located at the Smithfield United Church of Christ, 620 Smithfield Street, Downtown. For information, call 412-779-1329 - 24 hours a day to hear a pre-recorded message announcing if the shelter is open that evening, the hours of operation and the location. For additional information, visit, www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/homelessness.aspx.
Help For Pennsylvania Homeowners Facing Foreclosure - Homeowners across the state who are facing foreclosure because of unaffordable adjustable rate mortgages and predatory lending practices will have two new resources to help them keep their homes. The two new loan programs — REfinance to an Affordable Loan, or REAL; and Homeowner Equity Recovery Opportunity, or HERO — will help thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure. The REAL program offers refinancing to homeowners whose adjustable-rate or other exotic mortgage has become unaffordable. By combining 100 percent financing with flexible credit underwriting, REAL provides relief for homeowners with good credit who can’t otherwise qualify for typical refinance programs. HERO offers loans for homeowners who, because of credit or other issues, can’t afford their current mortgage payments and are not eligible for other programs that could save their homes from foreclosure. Unlike the REAL program, HERO loans are directly made by PHFA, which may negotiate with current mortgage-holders to reduce the amount owed on applicants’ properties. (October 29, 2007, Press Release).
For more information on these programs, visit the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency website.
New Program in Pennsylvania to Help Homeowners Reduced Energy Consumption and Costs - With the Keystone HELP® Energy Efficiency Loan & Rebate Program, most Pennsylvania homeowners who meet the program's eligibility guidelines can get a low cost loan or a rebate for energy-saving eligible improvements installed by a Keystone HELP® Approved Contractor. Visit www.keystonehelp.com to apply or for more information.
Local
ACTION-Housing, Inc.
425 Sixth Avenue
Suite 950
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 281-2102
website: www.actionhousing.org
email: ahi@actionhousing.org
Allegheny County Housing Authority
625 Stanwix Street
12th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2111
(412) 355-8940
website: www.achsng.com
Beaver County Housing Authority
300 State Street
Beaver, PA 15009-1629
(724) 775-1220
Bethlehem Haven - provides emergency overnight shelter and residential recovery program for homeless women.
Fifth Avenue Commons
905 Watson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-1348
Website: www.bethlehemhaven.org
Butler County Housing Authority
114 Woody Drive
Butler, PA 16001-5692
(724) 287-6797
website: www.housingauthority.com
City Rescue Mission - offers assistance with housing, food, clothing and counseling. Also offers summer and after school youth programs and parole sponsorship.
Mailing address: Box 965
New Castle, PA 16103
Administrative Offices: 319 Croton Avenue
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 652-4321
Covenant House - provides temporary and emergency housing for women or families.
1018 Rebecca Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 652-4349
Department of Code Enforcement City of New Castle - enforces building, housing, sanitation, plumbing, electric and rodent control codes for the City of New Castle.
City Building
230 North Jefferson Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 656-3535
Website: www.newcastlepa.org/Government/Code_Enf_/code_enf_.htm
East End Cooperative Ministry, Inc. - inter-faith coalition of congregations providing services such as hunger, homeless, support, crisis, elderly, children and employment programs.
250 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3026
(412) 361-5549
Website: www.eecm.org
Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. - assists in the investigation of housing discrimination complaints and refers to appropriate agency for action, provides home seekers with information and referral services on housing choices, and provides assistance in landlord/tenant complaints.
7 Wood Street
Suite 602
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 391-2535
Home Ownership Preservation Project (HOPP) - assists people at risk of sheriff or treasurer sale due to lien(s) on property for back taxes and/or utility claims. This is a program of Regional Housing Legal Services.
425 Sixth Avenue, Suite 980
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 434-6004
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
200 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2010
(412) 456-5000
website: www.hacp.org
NOTE: The Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh will be opening their Section 8 waiting list within the next few months. Please check back for updates or visit HACP's website for more information.
Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence
P.O. Box 988
481 Neshannock Avenue
New Castle, PA 16103
(724) 656-5100
Labor Free Home Repair Program - This program provides 50%-75% discounts off the cost of needed home repairs for 50-60 low-income homeowners throughout the City of Pittsburgh. Some of the repairs, if left unattended, could result in serious, sometimes extensive further damage to the homes. In other cases, the absence of repairs could result in life threatening situations, such as fires and structural collapse. This is a program of Breachmenders Ministries
200 Robinson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-621-2530
Lawrence County Social Services, Inc. - centralized planning, coordinating and administering agency for state and federal block grant programs and other funds.
241 West Grant Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-7258
McKeesport Housing Authority
2901 Brownlee Avenue
2nd Floor
McKeesport, PA 15132
(412) 673-6942
website: www.mckha.org
email: cpici@mckha.org
Nazareth Housing Services - assists lower-income seniors and families to achieve and maintain safe and affordable housing .
285 Bellevue Road
Pittsburgh PA 15229-2195
(412) 931-3510
Website: www.mtnazarethcenter.org/nhs.html
Neighborhood Safety Program - offers free security hardware for Pittsburgh residents who qualify.
1835 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4305
(412) 392-6467
(412) 392-6468
The Pittsburgh Project Homeowner Services - homeowners must reside in the City of Pittsburgh or a nearby borough. They must own their homes and live in them. They must document that their household's income is within 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Priority candidates are those who are over age 60, or those who are in poor health due to illness or disability. All work and materials are free. In order to apply for help, the homeowner (or an advocate) must complete a brief application. Projects include exterior and interior painting, repairing damaged walls and ceilings, hanging drywall, installing new toilets, constructing wheelchair ramps, clearing debris, repointing loose bricks, patching holes on rooftops, and many other smaller jobs.
2801 North Charles Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15214-3110
412/321-1678 telephone
Website: www.pittsburghproject.org
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality - supportive housing for homeless male senior citizens (50 years +).
1635 Bedford Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 471-0666
Urban
League of Pittsburgh, Inc.
- helping low-income and minority families find decent, safe and affordable
housing. Under its revised program, it will now take walk-ins to schedule appointments with up to 25 clients to be scheduled each week. Clients can stop in from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday to make an appointment.
610 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 227-4802.
Website: www.ulpgh.org
Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program - provides assistance to all veterans in the areas of housing, job placement, training, family issues, and benefits.
2417 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 481-8200
Website: www.vvlp.org
State
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency - provides the capital for decent, safe and affordable homes and apartments for older adults, persons of modest means and those with special housing needs.
Western Region Office
Building 200
The Bourse
2275 Swallow Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 429-2842
Toll-free (800) 822-1174
Website: www.phfa.org
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (formerly known as Pennsylvania Low Income Housing Coalition) - nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to safe, decent, and affordable housing for all Pennsylvanians.
100 Sheridan Square
2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 441-3080
Website: www.HousingAlliancePA.org
Federal
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Listing of HUD Project-based Section 8 Housing
Main Office: 928 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3799
Telephone: (412) 255-6700
Toll-Free: 1-866-761-6572
Fax: (412) 355-0168
