City of Pittsburgh Unveils the Housing Assistance Resource Portal
Whether you are looking to buy a new home or a fixer-upper, rent an apartment, need assistance on home repairs, or have experienced housing discrimination, HARP is here to help …
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News & Events
Makers Pivot to Face COVID-19 Challenges
As the COVID-19 crisis worsened, Bridgeway Capital’s Creative Business Accelerator (CBA) helped local makers create personal protective equipment (PPE) for essential workers and underserved communities. Check out their video in …
As Pittsburgh Developers Restart Projects, Future Worries Loom
ACTION-Housing was building 35 affordable apartments in Lower Lawrenceville and preparing to rehab the old Squirrel Hill Theater and the Hill’s Centre Avenue YMCA, when everything stopped. This article explains …
Shall We Gather? Arts Groups Ponder Reopening, And A More Virtual Future
Learn more about how our Penn Mathilda tenant Silver Eye Center for Photography and other local arts organizations are changing how they operate in this strange new world. Normally this …
MyPlace Program Receives $40,000 in Emergency Funding from the City of Pittsburgh
As part of a larger federal emergency grant, $40,000 in emergency funding was allotted to ACTION-Housing’s MyPlace program to ensure the program can continue to serve and assist local youths …
Heinz Endowments awards $2.3 million to address COVID-19 relief efforts
Thanks to the generosity of the Heinz Endowments, 14 local non-profits that are addressing the urgent needs of Southwestern Pennsylvania residents during the COVID-19 pandemic are receiving emergency grants to …
Free Food Distribution Site Map
If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties related to the coronavirus pandemic and is in need of food, please look at this helpful map that shows free food …
COVID-19 Resources List
A number of members of the local non-profit community have been compiling a wide-ranging list of resources that can be helpful during the current pandemic. The list is constantly updated …
Work Does Not Stop When Offices Are Closed
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, residents at the Centre Avenue YMCA were able to stay nourished thanks to the good work of 412 Food Rescue. Check out this post that features …
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
ACTION-Housing works hard to provide affordable housing throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, but housing affordability is a national issue. We encourage you to read this informative report from the National Low Income …
ACTION-Housing gets $2.2 million grant for affordable housing in East Liberty, Squirrel Hill
Before the pandemic was in full swing, the beginning of March was good for ACTION-Housing when a $2,200,000 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) grant was awarded to assist in …
Jade of Love: The Decades-Long Legacy of an Office Plant
ACTION-Housing, Inc. has been a tenant in the old ALCOA Building for 19 years, but the longest-standing tenant in the building may be a Jade plant who has been grafted …