Housing

Local

• The Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh promotes fair housing through housing counseling and fair housing advocacy.
• Allegheny County provides information for people who need help with basic needs, including housing and resources for people who are homeless.
• The Allegheny County Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, and the McKeesport Housing Authority provide a variety of affordable housing options (public housing, Housing Choice vouchers, Family Self-Sufficiency programs, etc.) and resources on housing topics, including accessibility.
• The HousingResources.info site provides information on various Allegheny County housing programs, fair housing, reasonable accommodation, Section 8 and other resources.
• The Beaver County Homeless Assistance Program site provides information on resources for the homeless.
• The Beaver County website provides information on Beaver County services, including mental health and drug and alcohol services and mental health residential programs.
• The Housing Authority of Beaver County provides a variety of affordable housing options (public housing, Housing Choice vouchers, etc) and resources on housing topics, including weatherization.

State

• The Pennsylvania Housing Search is a free service to list and find affordable homes and apartments across Pennsylvania.
• The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency offers homeownership programs, rental housing development initiatives, foreclosure preventions programs and other housing resources, including the PA Affordable Apartment Locator.
• The Housing Alliances’ mission is to ensure that all people in Pennsylvania have access to safe, decent, affordable housing through advocacy and education efforts.

National

• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s goal is to increase homeownership and support community development through the distribution of information on home buying, selling and renting, as well as offering funding in these same areas.