External Resources and Referrals
Ph: 412-402-6677
Barbara Griffin, Esq.
Director of the Pro Bono Center
412-402-6622
bgriffin@acba.org
Website: https://www.pittsburghprobono.org/Get_Legal_Help.asp
The Pro Bono Center provides direct legal services to low-income individuals. The center's mission is to provide well-trained attorney volunteers to help meet the legal needs of the indigent in Allegheny County.
816 5th Avenue, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Ph: 412-765-8023
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- Outlines your rights and responsibilities when interacting with the police.
The Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) is an independent agency within the City of Pittsburgh set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper conduct by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
414 Grant Street, Suite 901 (Ross Street side)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Ph: 412-255-2804 (24 Hour Answering System)
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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The Office of Municipal Investigations (OMI) is responsible for coordinating the receipt, analysis and investigation of citizen complaints of civil and/or criminal misconduct alleged against employees of the City of Pittsburgh. This includes uniformed personnel such as Fire , Police, EMS, and Building Inspection employees.
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4004
Ph: 412-644-6428
Website: www.hud.gov/states/pennsylvania/offices#pittsburgh
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development investigates complaints of discrimination in the area of housing. The Commission dual files employment complaints with HUD and is substantially equivalent in its adjudication of housing case investigations.
Pittsburgh Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Field Office
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1112
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Ph: 412-588-6905
Website: www.eeoc.gov/field-office/pittsburgh/location
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates complaints of discrimination in the area of employment. The Commission dual files employment complaints with the EEOC and is substantially equivalent in its adjudication of employment case investigations.
301 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Ph: 412-565-5395
Website: www.phrc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
The PHRC investigates complaints of discrimination on a state level. If you would like to file discrimination complaint, but the place the harm occurred in is outside the physical boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh, you should contact the PHRC.
