Resources

Meals on Wheels

www.mowaa.org 1-888-998-6325

Delivers cooked meals to individuals who are homebound, to frail older adults or to those with disabilities who have difficulty cooking and/or shopping for themselves.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Life Span: Allegheny County

www.lifespanpa.org 412-464-1300, TTY: 412-461-0769

Provides senior resource center for meals and social activities, home delivered meal program, frozen meal delivery program, light housekeeping, respite care, senior companion program, and lending library for medical equipment

Just Harvest: Allegheny County

www.justharvest.org/ 412-431-8963

Just Harvest educates, empowers and mobilizes people to eliminate hunger, poverty, and economic injustice

Churches providing resources:

St. Mary’s: 412-261-0110---Allegheny County

First Presbyterian: 412-471-3436

First Lutheran: 412-471-8125

Smithfield United: 412-281-1811

Trinity Cathedral: 412-232-6404---Allegheny County

Farmers Markets (Department of Agriculture)

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

https://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/about-us/our-commitments/

412-460-FOOD (3663) ext 456

Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

http://ulpgh.org/about-us/ 412.227.4802

Food Assistance: Pittsburgh Community Human Services

https://chscorp.org/community-calendar

412-246-1600

Downtown Ministries Drop-In Centers

412-471-8125

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

http://www.211.org/services/covid19  Crisis and Emergency, Essential Needs, etc...

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/SNAP.aspx

Community Economic Relief Fund:
1-866-211-9966 (Help with bills, rent and food)

Disaster Distress Helpline:
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 
The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Crisis Text Line
Text “HELLO” to 741741 
The Crisis Text hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the U.S. The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, connecting them with a crisis counselor who can provide support and information.

Call resolve Crisis Services
Call our 24-hour hotline at 1-888-7-YOU-CAN (796-8226).

NAMI:

NAMI HelpLine has prepared an in-depth guide with tips and resources for people who are experiencing anxiety, loneliness and other hardships due to the spread of the Coronavirus. Please take a look and share it with anyone who might be struggling or have questions about managing a mental health condition during this time.

We will continue to share guidance and resources to support you and your loved ones, but please don’t hesitate to reach out to the NAMI HelpLine Monday through Friday from 10:00 am-6:00 pm (EDT) at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or [email protected] if we can be of assistance. If you or a loved one is in crisis, you can text "NAMI" TO 741741.

Women's Center and Shelter - Women's Center and Shelter

Center for Victims in Pittsburgh, PA

https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/pa/pittsburgh/15206/center-for-victims

ww.wcspittsburgh.org

Pittsburgh, PA Domestic Violence Help, Programs

https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/pa/pittsburgh

Crisis Center North in Pittsburgh, PA

https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/pa/pittsburgh/15237/crisis-center-north

Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center - HOPE offers supportive ...

www.akhopecenter.org

***F.Y.I. - Meals for Children During School Closure***

Clairton School District:  As per Superintendent, Dr. Ginny L. Hunt, the Clairton School District is in the process of organizing a grab and go lunch for students during this school closure. The schedule will begin this Monday, March 16th from 10:00AM to 12:00 Noon than EVERY DAY THEREAFTER (Tuesday through Friday)  it is from 11am-12pm at the Elementary entrance and lobby for any young person 18 and younger.

Psychological First Aid During COVID-19 | April 29 – 3 to 4:30 PM

Counselors are tasked with managing the clinical needs of patients during this crisis. Psychological First Aid (PFA) provides a set of clinical tools to lessen the intensity and duration of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This presentation will allow participants to explore options to apply PFA to patients receiving treatment during COVID-19. Participants will identify treatment options to meet the ongoing needs of patients after receiving PFA. Participants will also identify ways they can protect themselves from secondary trauma while providing PFA. Additionally, the National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) has a wide array of previous webinar recordings at the bottom of their COVID-19 Resources page.

Tips for talking with your teen and how SAP can be a resource webinar | April 30 – 10 AM

Sponsored by the Westmoreland Drug & Alcohol Commission 

Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Leadership During a Pandemic | May 11 – 6 to 7 PM

Sponsored by the Mental Health technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)

Responding to COVID-19 – Telehealth

Numerous upcoming webinars and webinar series related to Telehealth from MHHTC.