Local Resources

• Food Assistance
  • Call 2-1-1, or
  • Text FOOD to 877877, or
  • Call 800-851-3838.
    Allegheny County Food resources (all ages, all year).
• Produce to People, a program of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. There is a calendar.
• FREE Summer food for kids. Call 2-1-1 or see USDA locator site (enter ZIP code), or Text FOOD to 877-877.
• BigBurgh.com: Find good, free stuff — homeless services like shelter, showers, first aid, meals — also has button to contact outreach professionals quickly, plus hotlines.
• Local Harvest
• Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance
• PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture

• Allegheny Link: 866-730-2368. If at risk of homelesssness, over 60 or disabled. You may be on hold for approximately 20 minutes. Help with shelter, hygiene, bills, furniture.
  • Resources for Affordable Housing and furnishings (brochure)
• BigBurgh.com: Find good, free stuff — homeless services like shelter, showers, first aid, meals — also has button to contact outreach professionals quickly, plus hotlines.
• McKeesport Housing Authority (including section 8). 412-673-6942.
• McKeesport Housing Corporation (affordable rental and ownership programs)
• Mon Valley Initiative
  Housing Counseling and workshops
  
• Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (including annual lottery for section 8 housing)
• Allegheny County Housing Authority.412-355-8940
• PAHousingSearch.com (Free rental and sale listings, funded in part by the state of PA)
• HUD – Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)
• PublicHousing.com

Trulia: Trulia provides comprehensive real estate guides with up-to-date information about housing prices, real estate trends, market activity, and neighborhood information (schools, crime, community information).

• • Trulia — White Oak
  • Trulia — McKeesport
  • Trulia — Duquesne
  • Trulia — Home Buying Guide

Legal Forms by Gale — download FREE legal forms in minutes (with your library card), such as:

• • Residential Lease
  • Child Medical Release
  • Separation Agreement
  • Power of Attorney
  • Last Will
  • Living Will
  • and many more
• Pennsylvania Courts— self-representation information and forms for divorce, custody, PFA, child support
• Pittsburgh Pro Bono— attorneys volunteer their services for low-income, indigent individuals.
• Neighborhood Legal Services — free legal assistance in civil matters for individuals and families.
• PA Legal Aid Network— 1-866-761-6572.
• Legal Services Corporation — find legal aid. LSC is a nonprofit established by Congress for low-income citizens.
• Project H.E.L.P.: Legal assistance for homeless individuals.
• Legal Resources in the Pittsburgh area (Detailed list — 2011)
• My Clean Slate PA

Law Help: Low Income? Find Legal Help

• Heritage shuttle service is now available from Heritage — there is a stop less than one block from our McKeesport location! It connects at Lysle Blvd. to PAT buses.
  • Map & Schedule
  • 25 cents per ride — no need to register
  • 412-351-2200
• ACCESS Transportation in Allegheny County for over age 65 (or to bus stops if disabled). 412-562-5353.
• FREE Travel Navigator Service: Can’t figure out fastest or least expensive way to your job or doctor? Call 412-562-5104 for help with finding a route.
• PAT Bus Schedules – search by stop location
• Port Authority Transit (Bus Schedules)
• Port Authority of Allegheny County — ConnectCard info. Also call 412-442-2000.
• PA Department Of Transportation
• PA Turnpike

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission(SPC): Official Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the ten-county region including the City of Pittsburgh and the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland. SPC is responsible for planning and prioritizing the use of all state and federal transportation funds allocated to the region.SPC also establishes regional economic development priorities(with U.S. Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce).

• Family Resources, with many locations in Pittsburgh, including McKeesport. One service is the Warm-Line. Call 412.641.4546 or 1.800.641.4546 for free answers to big or small parenting questions.
• Reading Ready Pittsburgh & The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (Free books for children up to age 5).
• A Child’s Place — Resources for identifying and stopping child abuse, work as a team with groups in the Pittsburgh area, also offer training. 412-232-7200.

• FREE STORE 15132. Located in Frable Building at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Free clothing, formula, home goods, & toys. 412-675-9181.
  
• Literacy Pittsburgh
• United Way of Southwest PA (call 2-1-1)
• LifeSpan (for ages 60+)
• The Crew Missions — Volunteers who help homeowners with small projects.
• Re:solve Crisis Network: If stressed or in mental health crisis. 1-888-796-8226.
• Circles of Greater Pittsburgh:
  Do you need help to reach your goals, get a full-time job, or manage your money? You are invited to weekly meetings in McKeesport to learn skills and get support. 412-465-0840.

• American Red Cross
• Annuity.org (Financial Preparedness)
• Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Department of Homeland Security
• FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
• PEMA – Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
• Pennsylvania Department of Homeland Security
• Ready.gov
• Winter Storm Safety Guide (Milavetz Law, PA)