City Opportunities & Resources

• COVID-19 Community FAQs (compiled by All For All)
• Free COVID-19 testing sites
• Help Applying for Health Insurance-Consumer Health Coalition (ACA Postcard - Spanish)
• Know Your Rights
• Do ICE and police work together?
• UPMC Patient Support Guidelines during COVID-19
• Affordable Prescriptions for Senior Citizens
• Apply for financial assistance through Pennie, the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange (como inscribirse en español(PDF, 854KB))
  • Pennie's website has a translation widget that allows direct translation online, and their call center offers translation in 250 languages. Call: 1-844-844-8040
  • Video - What is Pennie and how to enroll
  • Flyers in Spanish: Bienvenido al Pennie(PDF, 798KB), El Camino Hacia El Plan Perfecto(PDF, 507KB), Pennie Flyer- Español(PDF, 1023KB)

• ISAC can help file for unemployment
• SBA Disaster Assistance Loan for Businesses
• Hispanic Corporation Business Incubator
• iGenerationYouth Magazine
• Financial Empowerment Center: COVID-19 Financial Resources
• Join Pittsburgh Minority Business Directory

The city of Pittsburgh’s language access plan is being implemented in coordination with city departments that have requests for translation or interpretation services. Please use the form below to submit an item for translation. If you have questions, please contact cala@pittsburghpa.gov

• Translated COVID-19 Press Releases
• Pittsburgh Language Access Network
• Community Library: Translated COVID-19 Resources (Audio info)
• Literacy Pittsburgh YouTube English Classes
• Digital Resources for English Learners

The difference between 311 and 911

English

• Plain text (English)(PDF, 83KB)
• 911 (English)(PDF, 83KB)
• 311 (English)(PDF, 124KB)

Español

• Plain text (Español)(PDF, 95KB)
• 911 (Español)(PDF, 95KB)
• 311 (Español)(PDF, 129KB)

عربى

• Plain text (عربى )(PDF, 108KB)
• 911 (عربى )(PDF, 114KB)
• 311 (عربى )(PDF, 127KB)

ဗမာ

• Plain text (ဗမာ)
  (PDF, 95KB)
• 911 (ဗမာ)(PDF, 119KB)
• 311 (ဗမာ)(PDF, 136KB)

Kiswahili

• Plain text (Kiswahili)
  (PDF, 96KB)
• 911 (Kiswahili)(PDF, 104KB)
• 311 (Kiswahili)(PDF, 120KB)

नेपाली

• Plain text (नेपाली)(PDF, 124KB)
• 911 (नेपाली)(PDF, 126KB)
• 311 (नेपाली)(PDF, 131KB)

Housing

• URA Housing Opportunity Fund
• URA Housing Stabilization Fund
• URA Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program
• URA Homeowner Assistance Program
• Renters Affected by COVID-19
• Utility Assistance due to COVID-19
• Hispanic Corporation Housing Initiative
• Renting to Refugees in Allegheny County

Family Support

• Bridge to Learn
• Youth Programs with Aryse
• Youth Programs with Open Field
• County-wide Childcare Locator
• Free Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety in a Global Crisis
• Summer Learn and Earn for Youths
• Early Learning Resource Center for COVID-19
• Western PA Diaper Bank
• Domestic Violence Resource:Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh

Food Access

• Allegheny County Free Resource Distribution Map
• Pittsburgh Public Schools Summer Meals Locations
• Kosher and Halal Meals at JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry

Know Your Rights if you Encounter ICE

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet English(PDF, 410KB)
• Know Your Rights Infographic English (ppt)(PPTX, 464KB)

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet Spanish(PDF, 134KB)
• Know Your Rights Infographic Spanish (ppt)(PPTX, 400KB)

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet Vietnamese(PDF, 209KB)
• Know Your Rights Infographic Vietnamese (ppt) - Coming soon

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet Chinese(PDF, 248KB)
• Know Your Rights Infographic Chinese (ppt)(PPTX, 413KB)

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet Tagalog(PDF, 129KB)
• Know Your Rights Infographic Tagalog (ppt)(PPTX, 410KB)

Education

• Education Flyer - English(JPG, 340KB)
• Education Flyer - Español(JPG, 337KB)
• Education Flyer - Portuguese(JPG, 278KB)
• Education Flyer - Arabic(JPG, 199KB)
• Education Flyer - Burmese(JPG, 246KB)
• Education Flyer - Dari(JPG, 203KB)
• Education Flyer - French(JPG, 325KB)
• Education Flyer - Hindi(JPG, 180KB)
• Education Flyer - Kinyarwanda(JPG, 320KB)
• Education Flyer - Mandarin(JPG, 191KB)
• Education Flyer - Nepali(JPG, 186KB)
• Education Flyer - Tigrinya(JPG, 221KB)
• Education Flyer - Uzbek(JPG, 333KB)

• Citizenship Days: The City of Pittsburgh has hosted multiple citizenship days and naturalization ceremonies in partnership with USCIS, the League of Women Voters, the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, and Immigrant Services and Connections.
• Civic Leadership Academy: A free, 11-week course that encourages more informed community leadership by giving City residents an opportunity to learn about their local government. Classes are available for any resident living within City of Pittsburgh limits and to business owners who operate within the City of Pittsburgh. Dinner and free childcare is available at every session.
• World Refugee day: A yearly event in June where we celebrate Pittsburgh’s refugees! Check back here closer to the date for information about the 2021 event.
• World Square Day
• Naturalization ceremonies
• Steel City Worldcup