Resolving Conflict & Transforming Lives, Since 1996

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We provide crisis intervention and hardship services for struggling, low-income children, families, elderly, disabled, and local neighbors. We offer conflict resolution, distributions, and utility assistance outreach.

Our Emergency and Energy Relief Assistance project (EERA) was developed during COVID-19 and expanded due to its high demand with a generous grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation

Provides crisis intervention and hardship services for struggling, low-income families, seniors and local neighbors through conflict resolution, distributions, and utility assistance. The Emergency and Energy Relief Assistance project (EERA) developed during covid19 was expanded due to its high demand with a generous grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation. 

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EERA (Emergency Energy Relief Assistance)

We've partnered with Dollar Energy Fund and Peoples Customer Assistance (CAP) to help energy insecure elderly and other limited-income neighbors struggling to pay their household gas, electric, water, and wastewater bills. We can help you restore service, avoid shutoffs, non-payment terminations, and reduce energy burden. Enrolling in EERA is fast and easy. Just call 412-661-1919.

If you'd like to support the EERA to help our neighbors who are struggling to meet the utility company's grant eligibility requirement of having made good-faith payments totaling at least $150 on their gas and electric bills during the last 90 days, make a monthly pledge at: Donate Now

Basic Needs Distribution

We are providing basic needs to our community, including children's winter coats, school supplies, and family-friendly cooked meals. 

If you would like to support our Basic Needs Distributions to help your neighbors in need, make a monthly pledge at: Donate Now

Family Activities

We are passionate about reducing the impacts of social isolation for families and older adults. We do this by hosting safe and memorable family activities during CDC recommended times.


If you would like to support expenses for Family Activities and your neighbors in need, make a monthly pledge at: 

Donate Now


Conflict Resolution                     

We are committed to removing barriers to self-sufficiency for women, children, families, and older adults.

If you would like to support Conflict Resolution expenses for women, children, families and older adults, make a monthly pledge at: Donate Now

Faith-Based Counseling

We offer bereavement care and counseling to surviving family members and friends. We are here to provide support and guidance during this difficult time.

We also assist women, children, families, and older adults who are experiencing trauma, overwhelming grief, or loss. Additionally, we offer premarital counseling.

If you would like to support expenses for Counseling services to help your neighbors in need, make a monthly pledge at: Donate Now


Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in our services.

By Appointment Only                               

Call 412-661-1919



Dollar Energy Fund Community Base Organization since 2004.












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