How Do I
Housing & Homelessness
Severe Weather Emergency Shelter
Smithfield United Church of Christ, 620 Smithfield Street, Downtown.
Nov. 15, 2008 to Mar. 15, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. when:
- 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.
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 Allegheny County Bureau of Hunger and Housing Services.
Book/Resource Lists
Selected resources from the library's holdings.
Every homeless person is an individual with his or her own story.
Learn how the causes of poverty and homelessness arise from complex social forces.
Meet teens who face not only the challenges of adolescence but the struggles of broken homes, addiction and homelessness.
No one is too young to experience homelessness. See this world through a child's eyes.
See homelessness as depicted in both movies and gripping real-life stories.
Why should we care? How can we help?
Browse the Catalog
For library materials on this topic, browse these subject headings in the library catalog:
Browse the Shelves
Use these Library of Congress Classification Numbers to browse the shelves in the library. You can also use them to browse the Catalog.
| Subject | LC Classification |
| Homelessness |
HV 4505-4506
HV 1445 |
| Poverty |
HV1-4630
HC79.P6 HC110.P6 |
| Housing |
HU 97
HD 7293 |
On This Page
Pittsburgh Resources
Directories of support organizations in Pittsburgh.
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services
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Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee
A collaborative of over 30 nonprofit organizations that are working to integrate services to better meet the needs of homeless individuals and families on their terms, focusing on both immediate and long term needs of homeless living in Pittsburgh & Allegheny County. -
Sleep-In for the Homeless
Learn about Pittsburgh’s first "Sleep-In for the Homeless" this past October 17, 2008. The Sleep-In will occur yearly in October to raise awareness and funds for more then 1,000 homeless individuals served by Community Human Services (CHS). -
United Way - Help Connections Database
Search the Help Connections Database to find help with housing, support groups, and more. (Topic Search: Shelters)
Web Sites
- National Coalition for the Homeless
National advocacy organization working to end homelessness. Provides information on homelessness and related issues, as well as links to local and state agencies. - National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, mission-driven organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. - National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Trainings, publications, bibliographies, referral lists, fact sheets and resource library. - Homeless Law Blog
A law librarians' compilation of information about how law applies uniquely to homeless people. Topics include: privacy in public places, police treatment, going to court, protecting possessions, dying without identification, and much more.
