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Information for DHS Providers
As the COVID-19 situation is rapidly changing, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) is working with providers to help identify the needs of the people we serve. We cannot predict what the future of the outbreak might be, but we are striving to continue to help people who need it most.
Allegheny County Department of Human Services Key Performance Indicators – Covid-19
This dashboard shows changes to key DHS and other county indicators since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Allegheny County COVID-19 Data: Detailed Dashboard
This dashboard allows users to explore detailed data about COVID-19 testing, cases and outcomes and to filter by race, ethnicity, gender and age. Problems viewing the dashboard? You can view it directly in Tableau Server.
Economic Security in Allegheny County: 2021 Needs Assessment
January 21, 2022
From May through August 2021, Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) engaged in a comprehensive needs assessment. The purpose of the assessment was to determine how DHS can best address the needs of individuals and families living in pov...
Community Learning Hubs in Allegheny County: Data Report
January 12, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to shift to remote learning models, causing challenges related to childcare and access to education. In response, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS), Trying Together, and the United Way pa...
Forced Out: The Impact of Displacement and Place on the Residents of Bethesda-Homewood Properties
November 8, 2021
In October 2017, more than 200 residents of Bethesda-Homewood Properties — subsidized units located in several predominantly Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh’s East End — were told that their rental subsidy would end within a month. A federal ...
Improving Crisis Prevention and Response
October 28, 2021
In September of 2020, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Allegheny County Emergency Services co-convened the Crisis Response Stakeholder Group (CRSG). Comprised of over 30 stakeholders from across the crisis system including repres...
Data-Driven Efforts to Improve Housing Coordination for People Experiencing Homelessness
October 21, 2021
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) overhauled its regulations governing services to people experiencing or at-risk for homelessness. The new guidelines required local agencies operating emergency housing programs to i...
Calculating Unit Costs in Allegheny County: A Resource for Justice System Decision-Making and Policy Analysis
September 2, 2021
Allegheny County is committed to allocating criminal justice resources in a systematic way, utilizing evaluation and evidence-based programming to better understand the costs and benefits of various programs. To further this goal, Allegheny County pa...
Veterans in Allegheny County’s Homeless Services System
August 27, 2021
Recent national and local focus on Veterans who are experiencing homelessness has led to reduction in homelessness in this population. In order to provide more information about these individuals, this report describes Veterans in Allegheny County wh...
All Hands on a Remote Deck: The Sequel
July 30, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into the fall of 2020, The Allegheny County (PA) Department of Human Services (DHS) faced new challenges and opportunities to improve its response to the ongoing and emerging needs created by an international health...
Older Adult Protective Services in Allegheny County: Dashboard
July 13, 2021
The Older Adult Protective Services (OAPS) program of the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging provides services for older adults who lack the capacity to protect themselves and are at imminent risk of being abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned...