Resources
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- COMPASS – Apply to SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, OLTL, and other state assistance programs.
- PA 211 Southwest – Help finding resources. You can also dial 2-1-1 in Southwest Pennsylvania.
- Disability Options Network DME Reuse Program – Provides gently used assistive tech and DME to residents for free or low cost.
- PA Assistive Technology Foundation – Financial planning and low-/zero-interest loans to support the purchase of assistive technology.
- TechOWL – Assistive technology library available to Pennsylvanians for free! Also device demos and free consultations.
- AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit – Toolkit to support autistic adults in managing their own healthcare.
- Autism Connection of PA – Provides advocacy and referral for autistic people and their families.
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) – Legislative advocacy, easy-read guides to policy, and resources for getting involved.
- Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network – Disability justice, health access, and information for autistic women and transgender people.
- Evolve Coaching – Provides coaching for transition-age individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.
- Friendship Circle – Provides a variety of recreational programming for youth and young adults with and without disabilities.
- Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy – Advocacy, support, and referral for autistic and disabled people in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
- Pennsylvania Association for the Blind – Referral to local services, braille embossing, and information about eye health and visual disabilities.
- VisAbility – A variety of supports for blind/low vision community members.
- Allegheny County – Family and Child Health Programs – A variety of supports or new parents in Allegheny County.
- The Alliance for Infants and Toddlers – Provides supports for families with infants and toddlers 0-3 living in Allegheny and several adjoining counties.
- FosterLove Project – Support groups, hair care, clothing, back to school items, and other supports for foster children and their families in Allegheny County.
- Jeremiah’s Place – Free 24/7 crisis nursery for children 0-6. Also provides community closet, support groups, and resources and referral.
- Trying Together – Provides Parenting Warmline, advocacy toolkits, guides for navigating programs and services.
- Allegheny County Human Relations Commission – Advocacy and mediation for civil rights violations in Allegheny County.
- Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division – File an ADA Complaint or get ADA technical assistance.
- Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations – Support, advocacy, and mediation for civil rights violations in the City of Pittsburgh.
- Hearing and Deaf Services – Provides a variety of services, interpretation, and assistive technology for d/Deaf and HoH community members.
- Sign Language Interpreting Professionals (SLIP) – Interpretation and consulting services.
- PA Association for the Deafblind – A variety of resources for those who are Deafblind.
- Bender Consulting Job Board – Job board for positions in organizations committed to hiring disabled people.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) – Department of Labor resource for reasonable accommodations for disabled workers.
- Office of Vocational Rehabilitation – Provides a variety of assistance programs, including assistive tech, job placement, training, vehicle modifications, among others.
- Achieva Residual Charitable Trust Program – Provides critical supports for disabled children and adults with demonstrated need in PA.
- Hebrew Free Loan Association – Nonprofit providing zero-interest loans for a variety of expenses.
- Just Harvest – Help with SNAP, food access, welfare advocacy, tax prep.
- Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank – Directory of food pantries and other food resources.
- JFCS Food Pantry – Food pantry for individuals living in 15217 as well as those who keep kosher or live with celiac disease.
- North Hills Food Pantry – Food pantries for those living in Northern Allegheny County as well as those with celiac disease.
- Steel City Food Not Bombs – Volunteer-run food distribution.
- Pittsburgh Foodshare Network (Facebook) – Facebook group with food distro resources and mutual aid foodsharing.
- 412 Food Rescue – Food access resources and map of food distributions and hot meals.
- Allegheny County Housing Authority – Public housing and HCVP (Section 8) vouchers in Allegheny County.
- Allegheny County Housing and Community Environment Program – Support through enforcement of policies around things like lead, pests, and property code violation complaints.
- Allegheny Link – Access point for all homeless and housing instability services in Allegheny County.
- Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh – Help with housing discrimination.
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh – Low-income, senior, and disability housing and HCVP (Section 8) vouchers.
- Education Rights Network – A parent- and caregiver-run network that provides advocacy, support, and education for parents and young people in public schools.
- PA Local Task Force on the Right to Education 2 – Parent-led advocacy group that works with the LEA and Pittsburgh Public Schools to ensure children with disabilities receive an appropriate education.
- PA Local Task Force on the Right to Education 3 – Parent-led advocacy group that works with the LEA and the 42 school districts outside of the City of Pittsburgh to ensure children with disabilities receive an appropriate education.
- PEAL Center – A wide variety of supports for parents of children with or in need of IEPs and 504 plans.
- Casa San Jose – Support for Latine individuals and families in Pittsburgh, including social services, health and wellbeing, and youth groups.
- ISAC – Support for immigrants, refugees, and others who reside in Allegheny County and face language or cultural barriers to accessing resources.
- JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services – Services include resettlement, employment services, and support groups, among others.
- Alle-Kiski Hope Center – Prevention, support, rehousing, and other services for victims of domestic violence.
- How to Obtain a PFA – Specific steps for obtaining a Protection from Abuse Order (restraining order) in Allegheny County.
- Women’s Center and Shelter – Services, prevention, and education for survivors of domestic violence.
- Allegheny County Public Defender – Representation of low-income individuals in criminal matters.
- Allegheny Bar Foundation – Pro Bono Center – Provides support for low-income residents of Allegheny County with uncontested divorce, criminal record clearing, community legal clinics, and wills and advance planning.
- Disability Rights Pennsylvania – Provides legal help in cases of disability discrimination, institutionalization, segregation, and abuse and neglect.
- Neighborhood Legal Services – Legal aid for low-income individuals. Does not handle criminal matters, though can occasionally help with record expungement.
- Advocates for Transgender Equality – Name Change Project [CURRENTLY PAUSED] – Provides legal support for legal name changes for low-income transgender individuals.
- Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation – Wide variety of supports and services for queer youth, adults, and elders.
- Persad Center – Psychotherapy, support groups, clothing swaps, gym, and community events.
- PFLAG Pittsburgh – Peer support for LGBTQIA+ people and their families and friends.
- Pittsburgh Equality Center – Events, community, education, and queer little libraries.
- Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ Commission – Serves as a link between the LGBTQIA+ community and the City of Pittsburgh.
- ProudHaven – Supports for LGBTQIA+ young adults (18-25) experiencing homelessness.
- SistersPgh – Safer space for transgender and gender non-conforming people, centering BIPOC individuals. Provides clothing, food, toiletries, access to computers, and referral to trans-competent resources.
- TransYouniting – Advocacy, events, mutual aid, and community referral centering transgender people.
- QMNTY Center – Community closet, food, housing, drop-ins for youth and adults, events, and event space.
- AHN Financial Assistance Application – Financial assistance application for Allegheny Health Network services.
- Allegheny Health Department – Low-cost immunizations, STI/HIV Clinic, WIC, and many other programs to support the health of residents.
- Find a Federally Qualified Health Center – Directory of health centers that provide sliding-scale services for individuals regardless of insurance.
- PA MEDI – Help navigating Medicare.
- PA Health Law Project – Help with Medicaid issues and appeals.
- Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN) – Help with Medicaid, Pennie, waivers, and more.
- UPMC Financial Assistance Application – Individuals and families making less than 400% FPL may qualify.
- Community Care Behavioral Health – Managed Care Organization for Medicaid Mental Health Services in Allegheny County.
- Howard and Sally Levin Clubhouse – Mental Health Clubhouse supporting individuals with persistent mental illness.
- Mental Health Crisis Services – Crisis lines to call that do not engage in active rescue.
- OpenPath Collective – Online, sliding-scale therapy.
- Peer Support and Advocacy Network Warmline – Warmline staffed by people with lived experience.
- Resolve Crisis Network – Mental health crisis support 24/7 including phone, in-person, and short-term residential support.
- Allegheny Reproductive Health Center – Reproductive health care, gender care, and termination services.
- Western PA Fund for Choice can provide financial assistance to those in need.
- Planned Parenthood of Western PA – Reproductive health care and termination services.
- The Vivian Campbell Fund can provide financial assistance to those in need.
- ACCESS – Pittsburgh’s door-to-door para-transit service.
- Medical Assistance Transportation Project Application (PDF download) – Provides free transportation for Medical Assistance beneficiaries to and from medical appointments and the pharmacy.
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit Accessibility Options – Accessibility information and services for transit riders.
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit Discounted Fares Programs – Discounted fares for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and SNAP recipients.
- Center for Victims – Comprehensive services, advocacy, and resources for Pennsylvanians who have been victim of a crime.
- Pennsylvania Victims Compensation Fund – Provides funding to cover expenses incurred as the result of a crime in Pennsylvania.
- OLTL (Physical Disability) Waiver Application – Application for physical disability services for low-income individuals beyond Medicaid/Medicare.
- ODP (Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Medically Complex) Waiver Intake – Application for developmental supports for low-income individuals, above and beyond Medicaid/Medicare.