Services
The HSCC offers facility services to ensure proper operations of the Center physical
plant, development to protect the Center as a crucial community investment
and support for a cooperative environment (facility and grounds maintenance
and improvements, and establishment of an emergency fund).
Network/Coordination Services ensure cooperative and coordinated
response to pressing and emerging community needs through the Center network
and from the larger network of Mon Valley human services providers
(coordination of the: Mon Valley Providers Council, Holiday Toy Program, and
work with the Pantry Network of Eastern Suburbs). The HSCC is also the
fiscal home of the McKeesport Collaborative.
Community and Outreach Services assist families and individuals to
access the widest range of human services through the Center (Urban League's
Rental Assistance Program, Turtle Creek Library, Flu Shots, Community Events, Family
Movie Nights, Support Groups such as AA and Parents of Murdered Children, and 80+ others).
The HSCC's Youth Programs provide
educational and fun activities for youth year-round. The Youth
Learning In a Fun Environment (LIFE) Program provides after-school
programming for students ages five to thirteen. Administered from 2:30 p.m.
until 7:30 p.m., the program has a heavy academic focus, while also
providing social, recreational and community service components. There
are currently more than 90 local youth enrolled in the program. The
Emerging Leaders Program is a workforce development endeavor for 40 older, in-school
youth ages 14 to 18. The seven week KOOL (Kids Outgoing, Outdoing and
Learning) Summer Program offers academic and social enrichment for 150 youth
between the ages of five and thirteen. The Annual Children's Safety Fair provides hundreds of local children with health and safety
information in a fun atmosphere. For more information on any of these
programs, contact Leah Price
at 412-829-7112.
The Mon Valley Providers Council is is an
alliance of human service and related organizations which are based in or
have a substantial service presence in the Mon Valley. The MVPC serves as a
formal network for information and resource exchange among human service
providers in the Mon Valley. It involves its member organizations in
Working Groups which address crucial issues
in the Mon Valley in the areas of Employment and
Training, Health,
Housing, and Youth.
The McKeesport Collaborative became a program of the Human Services
Center in March of 2003. The Collaborative provides coordinated
services for women and their children at-risk of substance abuse.
Intensive case management services, housing, supportive services, and
programs for youth are cornerstones of service.
The HSCC staff is
supplemented by several part-time temporary employees, AmeriCorps*VISTAs,
AmeriCorps Health Corps, and a team of paid student interns and older adult employment
personnel.
Tenant Agencies
Tenant agencies at the Center
include:
Allegheny County Health Dept. -
W.I.C. Program - 412-823-1333
Allegheny Intermediate Unit -
Community School East - 412-823-9220
Alternatives - 412-824-9300
Braddock Carnegie Library
Extension - 412-829-7112
Community Computer Lab -
412-829-7112
Community Outreach Services –
412-829-7112
Eastern Area Adult Services -
412-824-6880
Harmony Learning Center - Child
Care Program - 412-823-6376
Human Services Center Corporation
- 412-829-7112
PA Representative Paul Costa -
412-824-3400
Pantry Network of Eastern Suburbs
- 412-824-0006
Planned Parenthood of
Western PA -
412-823-5370
The Early Learning Institute - Early
Intervention Program - 412-823-6376
Turtle Creek Valley Council of
Governments - 412-829-7722
Turtle Creek Valley Mental
Health/Mental Retardation - Adult Services: 412-824-8510;
Children and Adolescent Service: 412-349-0632
