#Pennsylvania - #WinterShelters in #AlleghenyCounty
If you are a single person with nowhere safe to sleep, here's a list of county shelters keeping their doors open this winter. Addresses with an asterisk next to them are providing temporary overflow capacity.

Shelters inclusive of all gender identities, transgender and nonbinary
1 Overnight Winter Shelter, Community Resource Mall (free transportation to 2610 Maple Ave., North Side & from Second Ave. Commons provided)
2 Second Ave. Commons* (walk-ins accepted) 700 Second Ave, Uptown
3 East End Cooperative Ministry 6140 Station St., East Liberty (walk-ins accepted)
4 Family Links, for youth 18-24 1601 Fifth Ave, Uptown (walk-ins accepted)
5 McKeesport Downtown Housing 523 Sinclair St., McKeesport (walk-ins accepted)
6 Team PSBG Low Barrier Shelter McKeesport, rear entrance (walk-ins accepted based 523 Sinclair St., McKeesport on availability)

Shelters for those identifying as female, transgender or nonbinary
7 Bethlehem Haven (walk-ins accepted, 903 Watson St, Uptown appointments strongly recommended)
8 Project Journey, veterans only 2934 Smallman St., Strip District (walk-ins accepted)
9 Salvation Army Family Caring Center 6017 Broad St, East Liberty (temp overflow for single women)

Shelters for those identifying as male, transgender or nonbinary
10 Light of Life (walk-ins accepted) 234 Voeghtly St., North Side
11 Pleasant Valley (by appointment) 1601 Brighton Road, North Side
Open during the cold weather season as shelter overflow for the Allegheny County Continuum of Care

Source:
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2025/12/03/allegheny-county-winter-weather-shelters/stories/202512030108

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P1tcb

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Mary’s Vine wine bar closing in Rankin, Pennsylvania

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Mary’s Vine wine bar closing in Rankin, Pennsylvania

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Here's another news story from #Pennsylvania:

Having a family member in jail can be stressful for kids. To make jail visits a more positive experience, children visiting a family member in the Allegheny County Jail can now receive free books from a vending machine. The books come from Spark Books in Aspinwall.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/book-vending-machine-allegheny-county-jail/

#AlleghenyCounty #AlleghenyCountyLibraryAssociation #jail #kids #children #books

Vending machine at Allegheny County Jail offers books to kids visiting loved ones

A vibrant machine at the Allegheny County Jail is catching a lot of eyes.

CBS Pittsburgh