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County Officials Report on Winter Services for Unhoused People and Share Plans for the Rest of the Year.

Written by Amy Whipple

  • Director of Human Services, Erin Dalton, reported that the County and its partners helped house approximately 1,700 people in 2024.
  • This number includes the less visible population of people who are couch surfing or living in cars or abandoned buildings.
  • Efforts to mitigate camps along riverfront trails and in the Business District have resulted in 75 people moving into shelters, trending toward 100 by the end of the year (an increase from previous years).
  • Three of the five seasonal overflow shelters closed on March 31; Second Avenue Commons will resume regular operations in mid-April; the Northside Partnership Project winter shelter close date is to be determined.
  • They expect to meet the program’s goal of creating 500 affordable housing units in 500 days this October.
  • As of February 28, there have been 208 housing units created and 309 people moved into housing.

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Topics:
Housing & Land Use
Governments:
Pittsburgh City Council
Public meetings:
City Council · April 1, 2025

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