Food, housing and environmental justice

FOOD, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE:

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Food Security

• U.S. Department of Agriculture   www.usda.gov

• National Black Farmers Association   www.nationalblackfarmersassociation.org

• PA Access-Food Stamps: (information and application)   www.dhs.pa.gov/applyforbenefits/

• Allegheny County Department of Human Services-(food banks, food pantries, information and resources) www.alleghenycounty.us

• Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ("Our mission is to feed people in need and mobilize our community to eliminate hunger. We are a proud member of Feeding America")   www.pittsburghfoodbank.org  
  
• 1 North Linden Street
  
• Duquesne, PA 15110
  
• Phone: 412-460-3663
  
• Fax: 412-460-0418
  
• Email: info@pittsburghfoodbank.org  

• Grow Pittsburgh – (information, technical assistance, resources for developing and maintaining urban gardens)
  
•  (412) 362-4769               www.growpittsburgh.org  

• Black Urban Gardening and Farming (BUGS): (information, technical assistance, resources for developing and maintaining urban gardens and farms.     www.facebook.com/black-urban-gardeners-and-farmers-of-pittsburgh  (pittsburghchamber.coop/featured-members/bugs)  

Housing

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   www.hud.gov

• Allegheny County Housing Authority (information, resources regarding public, low-income and/or subsidized housing programs). "The mission of the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for eligible low-income families and senior citizens in Allegheny County".   www.achsng.com 
  
• 625 Stanwix Street, 12th floor
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  
• (412) 355-8940

• Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (information, resources regarding public, low-income and/or subsidized housing programs) "To be the flagship agency providing property management and real estate development services in the City of Pittsburgh, thereby creating environments that improve the quality of life for HACP customers".  www.hacp.org  
  
• 200 Ross Street
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  
• Tel 412-456-5000
  
• TTY 412-201-5384
  
• Office Hours: Monday—Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Northside Coalition for Fair Housing (community-organizing, residential ownership, advocacy, community development: combating and controlling gentrification)    www.northsidetenants.org
  
• General Information
  
• info@northsidetenants.org
  
• Northside Coalition for Fair Housing
  
• 1821 Brighton Road
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  
• Phone: (412) 321-5527
  
• Fax: (412) 321-5528
  
• Mailing Address
  
• PO Box 100011
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 15233 

• Hill District Consensus Group (community-organizing, advocacy, community development: combating and controlling gentrification)   www.hdcg.org
  
• 1835 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  
• Phone: (412) 697-4692

• Local General Assistance with paying Rent and Utilities:

• LIHEAP 1-866-857-7095 or (412) 562-0330

• CRISIS (412) 770-3677

• Urban League 1-866-730-2368

• United Way (412) 255-1155

• St Vincent DePaul (412) 321-1071, ext. 502

• Community Human Services (412) 246-1640

• Lazarus Fund (412) 323-1400

• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (412) 281-2102

• North Hills Community Outreach (north hill residents only) (412) 487-6316

• Catholic Charities (412) 456-6999

Environmental Justice

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  www.epa.gov

• Sierra Club - National: (environmental protection and advocacy organization)    www.sierraclub.org 

• Allegheny County Sanitary Authority: ALCOSAN   www.facebook.com/ALCOSAN 

• 3300 Preble Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
  
• Phone: (412) 766-4810

• Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA)   www.pgh2o.com
  
• 1200 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  
• Phone: (412) 255-2423

• Sierra Club - Allegheny/Pittsburgh Chapter
  
• www.alleghenysc.org
  
• 425 N Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  
• Hours: Open today · 8AM–4PM
  
•  (412) 802-6161