Affordable Housing

Housing Services for Allegheny County.

"Providing quality affordable housing and related services to Western Pennsylvania for 60 years."

Housing options and important public notices from the City of Pittsburgh.

From the non-profit Social Serve, a free affordable housing locator tool for all PA zip codes.

Dial 2-1-1 for housing information in Pittsburgh provided by the United Way.

File fair housing complaints with this Pittsburgh housing advocacy group.

"Located in the inner city Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Garfield and East Liberty, Open Hand Ministries is committed to promoting justice in our communities through homeownership."

This City of Pittsburgh agency is in-charge of creating new affordable housing.

A non-profit working in the Northside neighborhoods.

Grassroots affordable housing advocacy in East Liberty led by tenants.

The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's page for Pennsylvania resources.

Read the policy recommendations outlined in their 59-page report.

Review the PDF and other resources to learn how East Liberty is providing affordable housing options.

There is a planned redevelopment project for the Lower Hill District, surrounding PPG Arena, by the Penguins. See the plans, which hope to include affordable housing options, and project event dates.

Learn what's being done by this housing advocacy group to make legislative and policy changes.

provides a shared technological and legal infrastructure to support research, analysis, decision making, and community engagement. It was created in 2015 and is managed by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban and Social Research, in partnership with Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.

Provides research support infrastructure and training in the social and behavioral sciences to faculty, and collects/disseminates regional and national policy-relevant data to support faculty research and community development; conducts original research in a few focused areas, including urban impact analysis, survey methodology, and psychosocial aspects of aging.