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Wilkinsburg - Housing InitiativesWilkinsburg is a Borough filled with diverse neighborhoods. While it encompass only 2.03 square miles, it provides a variety of housing options, for families in the low to moderate income range, as well as for those with higher incomes. The Wilkinsburg area has a variety of assets including accessibility to health and medical facilities, good public transportation, a diverse population, and easy access to downtown Pittsburgh, and suburban shopping centers.Like older inner city neighborhoods across the country, the inner core of Wilkinsburg housing stock is in need of some revitalization. Local initiatives have been developed in partnership with county and state agencies to rehabilitate structures and provide home ownership opportunities. The following is a list of Housing Counseling Agencies that have information for you: ACORN Housing Corp. of PA-Pittsburgh Rosalind Carroll 412.441.7240 5907 Penn Avenue Suite 300 Pittsburgh PA 15206 Action-Housing Arthur Marizzaldi 412.281.2102 425 6th Avenue, Suite 950 Pittsburgh PA 15219 Bulter Home Ownership Program Rebecca Veith 724.287.6797 114 Woody Drive Butler PA 16001 CCCS of Western PA Mary Loftus 888.511.2227 2403 Sidney Street, Suite 400 Pittsburgh PA 15203 Garfield Jubilee Association Joann Monroe 412.665.5204 5138 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15222 Housing Opportunities Beaver County, Inc. Marcie Williams 724.728.7511 650 Corporation St. Suite 207 Beaver PA 15009 Mon-Valley Initiative Mike Mauer 412.464.4000 305 E. 8th Avenue Homestead PA 15120 Nazareth Housing Services Sister Pat Phillips 412.381.6925 285 Bellevue Road Pittsburgh PA 15229 Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.(Formerly CLCP) LouAnn Ross 412.281.9773 355 Fifth Avenue Suite 1022 Pittsburgh PA 15222 Urban League of Pittsburgh Maurice Smith 412.227.4802 One Smithfield Street Pittsburgh PA |
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