Resources

This is a living guide of resources for the greater Pittsburgh area. It includes both institutional services and grassroots mutual aid groups. Many of the organizations listed are focused on meeting basic needs through harm reduction, housing support, food justice, and anti-carceral frameworks.

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Free Hot Meals & Basic Needs Distributions

• RICE Mutual Aid
  Hot meals and basic needs support
  Instagram

• Steel City Food Not Bombs
  Free meals, anti-capitalist food justice organizing
  Website

• Community Care and Resistance in Pittsburgh (CCRIP)
  Pop-ups with food, hygiene supplies, and clothes
  Instagram

Affordable Housing Assistance

• Action Housing
  Housing stability and location support
  Website | Phone: 412-281-2102

• Allegheny County Housing Authority
  Public housing and rental assistance
  Website | Phone: 412-355-8940

Shelter & Homeless Outreach

• Allegheny Connect
  Central access point for shelters
  Website

• Second Avenue Commons
  24/7 low-barrier shelter with services and meals
  Website

• Our Streets Collective
  Mutual aid organizing with unhoused people
  Website

• Bridge Outreach
  Street outreach rooted in consistent relationships
  Website

Substance Use & Harm Reduction

• Prevention Point Pittsburgh
  Syringe exchange, HIV/Hep C testing, health referrals
  Website

• Unity Recovery – Pittsburgh
  Peer-led drop-in center and recovery resources
  Website

LGBTQIA+ Resources

• QMNTY Center
  LGBTQIA+ drop-in support, shelter, and youth services
  Website

• Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation
  Health services, legal aid, food, hygiene kits
  Website

• Sisters PGH
  TGNC-led services including housing and therapy
  Website

• Central Outreach Wellness Center
  Gender-affirming care, HIV/Hep C support
  Website

National Resources

• Food Not Bombs – Global Site
  Directory of local chapters, organizing resources, and how to start a collective.

• National Homelessness Law Center
  Legal advocacy and policy research on housing and civil rights.
  → Housing Not Handcuffs

• INCITE!
  A network of radical feminists of color organizing to end state violence and violence in our homes and communities.

• Dean Spade – Mutual Aid (The Anarchist Library)
  Foundational text on mutual aid, survival work, and collective action.