The McKeesport Housing Authority was Allegheny County's single largest filer of evictions in July — made more stark by the fact that the county's other two public housing agencies have eschewed evictions for alternative methods. Read the story by Eric Jankiewicz here.
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Allegheny County’s first low-barrier shelter is slated to open this October. Housing activists support the low-barrier philosophy but some question the facility’s decision to not mandate sobriety and forgo common security measures.
Read Amelia Winger’s story on the Second Avenue Commons here.
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