Browse the list below for help and resources available to those suffering the impact of COVID-19.
Income & housing
- Unemployment compensation: Workers that are unable to work because of COVID-19 may be eligible for UC benefits or WC benefits. Information is available on the department’s website .
- The URA and the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh are operating the COVID-19 Housing Stabilization Fund to help households in need of rental, mortgage payment, and/or utility assistance due to COVID-19-related losses in work and wages. City of Pittsburgh residents can call the Urban League at (412) 227-4163 to find out if they qualify.
- The United Way operates a free helpline called 2-1-1 for housing and other emergencies.
Medical
- Testing services for COVID-19:
- You will need a prescription from your doctor, and some providers are able to offer services virtually/over the phone.
- If you’re going to any medical facility in person, call before you go.
- If you don’t have a fever, you’re not eligible for a screening…even if you’ve been traveling internationally, had a known exposure, etc.
- You will need a prescription from your doctor, and some providers are able to offer services virtually/over the phone.
- How to get tested
- Have clinical questions? Call: 1-877-PA-HEALTH or fill out their contact form.
- Have clinical questions? Call: 1-877-PA-HEALTH or fill out their contact form.
Insurance questions
- All Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP recipients will have testing and treatment covered.
- UPMC, Highmark, and Aetna will waive applicable deductibles, copayments, or other cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing when ordered by a member’s treating medical provider.
- Uninsured: refer to Metro Health Clinic (sliding scale); iHealth Clinic in East Liberty ($35 flat fee).
Small business and service industry support
- URA small business resources
- USBG Emergency Fund
- Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE)
- Kiva Loan
- Greater Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Mutual Aid
- Pittsburgh Virtual Tip Jar
Nonprofit Resources
- Initial Analysis of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (S. 748)
- The Opportunity Fund – COVID-19
- RK Mellon Foundation – COVID-19 Response Initiatives
- Staunton Farms Foundation – Accepting Emergency Funding Requests
- The Pittsburgh Foundation – Emergency Action Fund
Childcare
- Circles – Greater Pittsburgh
- If you need a babysitter in order to go to work, please contact Tammy Thompson via email: tthompson@Circlespgh.org.
Please provide the following:
1. Number of children you need care for
2. Age of child/children
3. The hours that you need care for them
4. Name of Employer
5. Community you live in
- If you need a babysitter in order to go to work, please contact Tammy Thompson via email: tthompson@Circlespgh.org.
Older adults
- SeniorLine of Allegheny County – (412) 350-5460
- Meals On Wheels of Greater Pittsburgh – (412) 350-5460 or (412) 350-4234 (after hours, weekends and holidays)
- Vintage Senior Services – (412) 361-5003
Food/nutrition
- East End Cooperative Ministry community lunch – EECM’s daily community lunch from 12:15-1:15 pm will not be served in their dining room but rather as take-out only. Clients can pick up take-out bagged hot lunches and other food items at Entrance G of EECM’s building.
- Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank – (412) 460-3663
- Pittsburgh Public Schools Students – For Pittsburgh students that depend on PPS school breakfast & lunch programs, Grab & Go meals will be available at all 54 PPS school locations from 11 am-1 pm Monday through Friday. Students are instructed to go to the school location closest to their home.
- 412 Food Rescue – (412) 407-5287
- Just Harvest – (9 am-5 pm) at (412) 431-8960 x 602 – Assistance with SNAP and WIC benefit processing and applications
- Urban League of Pittsburgh Emergency Food Pantry – (412) 227-4802
Freelance/artists
Financial help
- Hebrew Free Loan Association – Pittsburgh
- Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HUD) – (877) 350-4777
- Pittsburgh Presbyterian Lazarus – (412) 323-1400
- Veterans Leadership Program – Western PA – (412) 481-8200
- Financial Empowerment Centers – 1-800-298-0237
Mental health
- PA Department of Health – Crisis text line: Text PA to 741-741
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
> More Pittsburgh resources here
> For more available resources for PA, see Rep. Sara Innamorato’s running list of resources, programming, and supportive services, where much of this info was pulled from.