Homelessness

Book/Resource Lists

Selected resources from the library's holdings.

Every homeless person is an individual with his or her own story.

Learn how the causes of poverty and homelessness arise from complex social forces.

Meet teens who face not only the challenges of adolescence but the struggles of broken homes, addiction and homelessness.

No one is too young to experience homelessness. See this world through a child's eyes.

See homelessness as depicted in both movies and gripping real-life stories.

Why should we care? How can we help?

For library materials on this topic, browse these subject headings in the library catalog:

Use these Library of Congress Classification Numbers to browse the shelves in the library. You can also use them to browse the Catalog.

Directories of support organizations in Pittsburgh.

Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee
A collaborative of over 30 nonprofit organizations that are working to integrate services to better meet the needs of homeless individuals and families on their terms, focusing on both immediate and long term needs of homeless living in Pittsburgh & Allegheny County.
Sleep-In for the Homeless
Learn about Pittsburgh’s first "Sleep-In for the Homeless" this past October 17, 2008. The Sleep-In will occur yearly in October to raise awareness and funds for more then 1,000 homeless individuals served by Community Human Services (CHS).
United Way - Help Connections Database
Search the Help Connections Database to find help with housing, support groups, and more. (Topic Search: Shelters)

National Coalition for the Homeless
National advocacy organization working to end homelessness. Provides information on homelessness and related issues, as well as links to local and state agencies.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, mission-driven organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Trainings, publications, bibliographies, referral lists, fact sheets and resource library.
Red, White & Blue Book
The National Survey of Programs and Services for Homeless Families: The Red, White, and Blue Book is an online resource for service providers, advocates, researchers, and public policy makers working in the field of family homelessness.