Community Meetings & Hearings

Allegheny County 2023 AAP Substantial Amendment for ESG Allocation

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) is preparing a Substantial Amendment (SA) to the County’s 2023 Annual Action Plan. This SA is being executed to adjust the allocation of 2023 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds across the four planned activities areas to allow for the expansion of resources to address homelessness. The amendment is the result of allocating other County resources to maintain operations at family shelters, allowing for ESG funds to be dedicated to street outreach, shelter operations for individuals, Rapid Rehousing and data collection activities.

A copy of the Substantial Amendment(PDF, 132KB) will be on display here from October 29, 2023 to November 28, 2023.

Interested persons are encouraged to express their views, in writing, on the amended 2023 Annual Action Plan. Comments may be submitted to Allegheny County Department of Human Services via email at dhs-ideas@alleghenycounty.us or via mail to Hilary Scherer, 1 Smithfield Street, Floor 4, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

The County will also hold a public hearing on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 11:00 am to accept additional public comment. The hearing will use a hybrid meeting format, to allow people to join online through Teams, call-in by phone, or attend in-person at the Human Services Building, located at 1 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212. Teams access and call-in information is below:

Join via Microsoft Teams | Meeting ID: 278 683 841 387 | Passcode: 7eCoKf
Call in (audio only): 267-368-7515 | Conference ID: 384 251 742#

Comments received by November 28, 2023 will be considered and appended to the amendment.

Needs Based Plan and Budget

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) is preparing its 2024-25 Needs Based Plan and Budget. Funding awarded to DHS through the Needs Based Plan and Budget process supports programs and services for children, youth and families across the entire continuum – from Family Centers and out of school time to foster and kinship care, and many more.

A public hearing was held on August 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM | Public Hearing Video

Past Meeting Agendas & Minutes

DHS Area Agency on Aging Virtual Public Hearing, June 15, 2023

The Advisory Council of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging (AAA) held a public hearing via Microsoft Teams to solicit public comment on the 2023-2024 Budget Prospectus. The budget prospectus is posted on the DHS website.

The State of Human Services in Allegheny County 2023

Erin Dalton, Director of the Department of Human Services for Allegheny County, presented the department’s current priorities and the strategies underway to address them. A live Q&A session followed.

For more information, contact: DHS-OEE@alleghenycounty.us.

Needs-based Plan and Budget Hearing

Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) prepared the 2023-2024 Needs-Based Plan and Budget. To read the Allegheny County Needs Based Plan and Budget FY 2023-24 or the one-page summary, visit this page and click Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) and Juvenile Justice.

The State of Human Services in Allegheny County 2022

DHS Director, Erin Dalton, presented the Department’s current priorities and the strategies underway to address them. Please share the priorities with your network.

For more information, contact: DHS-OEE@alleghenycounty.us.

LICC Business Meeting - October 2021