Offers Community/Drop-In Center and a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness in Pittsburgh/Allegheny County. Also provides emotional support and resources to help LGBTQ+ youth develop the skills needed to live independently.

Provides emergency assistance for individuals and families in crisis seeking help with food, clothing, shelter, rent, household utility expenses, and similar miscellaneous living needs.

Provides comprehensive emergency shelter and outreach services to young adults experiencing homelessness for up to 60 days. Staff works with each individual to ensure that their medical, behavioral health, and basic needs are addressed. Additionally, helps residents to obtain secondary or post-secondary education and/or employment.

AWESOME (Assistance With Education, Shelter, Organization, Money management, and Employment) offers classes to individuals who are ready and willing to take the next step in self-sufficiency. One day classes are also available.

Offers library services including lending of books, magazines, DVDs and audio materials; public access computers; copies, adult and youth programming; and interlibrary materials lending.

Provides services to victims of domestic violence including a 24-hour hotline, counseling, support groups, court advocacy, and safe housing when fleeing abuse. Also offers training programs on domestic violence for businesses, police officers, clergy, health care providers, and other social service agency staff, as well as prevention programs to youth.

Protective Services works to safeguard children from abuse and serious neglect and implement the Child Protective Services Law. Investigate reports of child abuse and neglect.Assistance includes parental instruction and education, protective and preventive social counseling, emergency homemaker services, emergency shelter placement, emergency medical services and self-help groups.

Investigates all allegations of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by state law.

Provides a wide range of services to abused and neglected children and their families. Also provides services to adolescents who are at severe risk due to their behavior or that of their parent.

Services include: Adoption Services, Child Sexual Abuse Center, Child Welfare Day Care, Community Education, Emergency Services, Emergency Shelter Care, Family Support Services, Foster Care and Kinship Care Services, Independent Living Services for Transition-Age Youth, Information and Referral, -Home Protective Services (SCOH), Intake Evaluations, Residential Placement, Supervised Independent Living.

Investigates all allegations of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by state law.

Services include: Adoption Services, Child Sexual Abuse Center, Child Welfare Day Care, Community Education, Emergency Services, Emergency Shelter Care, Family Support Services, Foster Care and Kinship Care Services, Independent Living Services for Transition-Age Youth, Information and Referral, Home Protective Services (SCOH), Intake Evaluations, Residential Placement, Supervised Independent Living.

Provides support to women who are pregnant, to families seeking to adopt, and to children in need of a temporary or permanent home when reunification is not an option. Offers assessment of a family's situation, case advocacy, support groups, education, respite, family cam,p and referrals.

Provides support to women who are pregnant, to families seeking to adopt, and to children in need of a temporary or permanent home when reunification is not an option. Offers assessment of a family's situation, case advocacy, support groups, education, respite, family cam,p and referrals.

Provides emergency shelter care, foster care for emergency placements and runaways. Also provides foster family care - A substitute family when a child has to be removed from his or her own home due to issues of abuse and/or neglect.
Kinship care - placement of child with relatives when parents are unable to care for the child due to issues of abuse and/or neglect.
Group home, community Based - purchased placement services for children who need more structure than foster care provides.

Enables at-risk youth to experience the safety and security of living in a highly structured program within the community at a time of crisis.

Provides a safe, supervised environment for youth while also supporting them in preparing for independence. The focus of the coed program is to assist youth with completing educational goals, gaining employment, and developing daily living skills while also enjoying age appropriate privileges.

Composes of two distinct youth care programs housed in one facility. Provides life skills, goal setting, cognitive behavioral programs, a 52-week group curriculum with counseling seven nights a week. Offers family counseling, psychiatric consultation, discharge, and continuing care planning.

Operates 5 days a week. Outreach workers go out to neighborhoods, parks, and other places where youth who are facing homelessness seek refuge. Offers food, drink, blankets, hats, gloves and scarves, counseling, and referrals to youth who are on the street or unable to come into shelter.

Provides a 20-bed program comprised of 10 two-bedroom apartment units that residents share. The apartments have private bedrooms for sleep and storing personal belongings. Residents share a kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Each resident also has an additional storage closet in the main living space. The staff offices are on-site to provide case management and supervision.

Provides a 76-bed residence fo young men, young women, and young families in need of emergency shelter. Offers a process called Open Intake with no questions asked for residents seeking a bed. Also houses a clinic, pastoral ministry, a cafeteria, and a team to assist with going to college and finding a job.

Operates a shelter with 10 beds. Provides the basic needs (shetler, food, clothing, and showers), educational and vocational services, outreach, and case management. Staff can refer youth to local mental health services, drug and alcohol counseling, and legal services.

Services include:
-computer lab
-tutoring available
-shower facilities
-onsite laundry facility
-exercise equipment
-snacks

Emergency 21-day shelter for youth 14-17 years of age

Transitional housing program for youth 16-21. Not an Emergency Shelter.

Provides special needs, domestic and international adoption services and placements. Licensed provider of adoption home studies.

Provides foster care placement services. Short-term placement options such as shelter or respite foster care, and long-term options such as specialized/intensive foster care are included.

Family Visitation/Transportation Program provides transportation and supervision of visitations between children in substitute care and their non-custodial parents/relatives.

Branch Offices:
1101 Northampton Street, Suite 201
Easton, PA 18042

16 South Broadway
Suite 2
Wind Gap, PA 18091

Provides a long-term housing program. Seeks volunteers and donations.

Confidential, 24/7 crisis intervention for runaway and homeless youth and their families via phone, text, chat, email, and bulletin board. Referrals, conference calling with a parent upon youth's request, conflict mediation, and information hotline. In connection with Greyhound lines, no-cost bus tickets home to family or shelter for qualified youth ages 12-21.

Provides essentials such as food, clothing, and bathrooms, as well as services such as educational support, counseling, family reunification, and/or preparation for independent living.

Provides emergency foster care placement services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a child is in immediate need of a safe place to stay, FCCY can provide short-term placement with a foster family for up to 30 days. During this time period, appropriate plans for future living arrangements will be made by all involved parties, including the child, the county caseworker, the children's biological/legal family, the FCCY case manager, and the foster family. In many situations, it is suggested that the child be moved from emergency placement to our Family-Based Services program.

Provides emergency foster care placement services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a child is in immediate need of a safe place to stay, FCCY can provide short-term placement with a foster family for up to 30 days. During this time period, appropriate plans for future living arrangements will be made by all involved parties, including the child, the county caseworker, the children's biological/legal family, the FCCY case manager, and the foster family. In many situations, it is suggested that the child be moved from emergency placement to our Family-Based Services program.

Provides emergency foster care placement services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a child is in immediate need of a safe place to stay, FCCY can provide short-term placement with a foster family for up to 30 days. During this time period, appropriate plans for future living arrangements will be made by all involved parties, including the child, the county caseworker, the children's biological/legal family, the FCCY case manager, and the foster family. In many situations, it is suggested that the child be moved from emergency placement to our Family-Based Services program.

Provides emergency foster care placement services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a child is in immediate need of a safe place to stay, FCCY can provide short-term placement with a foster family for up to 30 days. During this time period, appropriate plans for future living arrangements will be made by all involved parties, including the child, the county caseworker, the children's biological/legal family, the FCCY case manager, and the foster family. In many situations, it is suggested that the child be moved from emergency placement to our Family-Based Services program.

U-Turn serves teens and young adults up to the age of 24 with advocacy, case management, shelter, permanent housing and more. Focus on education, employment and housing stabilization.
The Drop-In Center operates Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00pm to 5:00pm offering youth a place to shower, cook, do laundry, access computers, peer connections & dedicated staff.
New and Impactful initiatives:
- Expanded case management hours

Provides an eco-tourist destination for nature observation, hiking, and hawk watching during spring and autumn. Offers education programs, summer nature day camps, traineeships, and science and education internships.

Provides a shelter care program to school-aged children and youth. Services include crisis intervention, short term housing, placement in alternative education, 24 hour child care staff, on-site director and social service staff, on-campus educational field trips, and use of outside groups for education on various topics.

12-bed runaway and emergency shelter for youth open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year offering the following services:

- Crisis counseling

- Individual counseling, parent counseling, family counseling, group counseling

- Information and referral
- Day (educational programs for youth not enrolled in school, suspended, or too far from school)

12-bed runaway and emergency shelter for youth open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year offering the following services:

- Crisis counseling

- Individual counseling, parent counseling, family counseling, group counseling

- Information and referral
- Day (educational programs for youth not enrolled in school, suspended, or too far from school)

13-bed runaway and emergency shelter for youth open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year offering the following services:
- Shelter (for youths)
- Crisis counseling
- Individual counseling, parent counseling, family counseling, group counseling
- Information and referral
- Transportation to home school provided or enrollment in Centennial School District
- Community integration and recreational programming

12-bed runaway and emergency shelter for youth open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year offering the following services:

- Crisis counseling

- Individual counseling, parent counseling, family counseling, group counseling

- Information and referral
- Day (educational programs for youth not enrolled in school, suspended, or too far from school)

12-bed runaway and emergency shelter for youth open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year offering the following services:

- Crisis counseling

- Individual counseling, parent counseling, family counseling, group counseling

- Information and referral
- Day (educational programs for youth not enrolled in school, suspended, or too far from school)

Presentation for educational classes or groups who are interested in learning more about juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice and detention and shelter-care at the Youth Intervention Center. Presentation can be held on or off-site with a limit of 25 maximum.

The Youth Intervention Center is comprised of two distinct entities, the juvenile detention center, with a 48 bed capacity and the juvenile shelter care program, with a 36 bed capacity.

Detention Program:
- Serves male and female juveniles from 10 to 18 years, awaiting Court review for disposition, adjudication, or other Court action
- Works to stabilize residents through structure with educational and psycho-educational activities
- Teaches basic academic circles while fostering positive attitudes to school and learning
- Psycho-educational program includes: Fatherhood Initiative, drug/alcohol groups, victimization awareness groups, self-esteem and anger management classes
- Assessments provided: educational, mental health, drug/alcohol

Shelter Care Program
-Provides temporary and emergency care for alleged and adjudicated dependent and delinquent juveniles
-Provides professional therapeutic and supportive services to families and juvenile
-Serves 24 males/females from 10 to 18 years
-Resi

Offers placement in emergency shelters, foster homes, group homes, and institutions. Provides adoption services.

Coordinates services for students experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Provides regional support to school systems, agencies and shelters, and parents of children experiencing housing instability.

Coordinates services for students experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Provides regional support to school systems, agencies and shelters, and parents of children experiencing housing instability.

Serves youth who are homeless, runaway, or at risk of running away or becoming homeless due to difficulties within their homes. Youth are welcome to access the shelter whenever they need a safe place to stay, day or night.

Teen center and shelter specially designed to address the problems of runaway, homeless and at-risk youth 12-17. It is a temporary shelter for up to 21 days for teens who need it. Young people can also hang out, get help with homework, stay for dinner and participate in nightly group discussions. There is also a monthly calendar of special events.

Provides individual and group counseling; recreational activities; advocacy services for children living in the Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing; liason service for children needing to enroll in or leave a school for safety purposes; referrals to other agencies and resources are also provided as needed. Provides child care during adult support group meetings, as well as for other activities such as court appearances when scheduled in advance.

Provides individual and group counseling; recreational activities; advocacy services for children living in the Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing; liason service for children needing to enroll in or leave a school for safety purposes; referrals to other agencies and resources are also provided as needed. Provides child care during adult support group meetings, as well as for other activities such as court appearances when scheduled in advance.

Provides individual and group counseling; recreational activities; advocacy services for children living in the Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing; liason service for children needing to enroll in or leave a school for safety purposes; referrals to other agencies and resources are also provided as needed. Provides child care during adult support group meetings, as well as for other activities such as court appearances when scheduled in advance.

Provides individual and group counseling; recreational activities; advocacy services for children living in the Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing; liason service for children needing to enroll in or leave a school for safety purposes; referrals to other agencies and resources are also provided as needed. Provides child care during adult support group meetings, as well as for other activities such as court appearances when scheduled in advance.

Our professional staff investigate reports made to our office and work with families, when appropriate, to address conditions which adversely affect a child's care. Our staff work with families directly and also coordinate services with community resources to improve family conditions. In-home Services, Placement Services and Adoption Services are integral to our child protective service function.

Our professional staff investigate reports made to our office and work with families, when appropriate, to address conditions which adversely affect a child's care. Our staff work with families directly and also coordinate services with community resources to improve family conditions. In-home Services, Placement Services and Adoption Services are integral to our child protective service function.

Our professional staff investigate reports made to our office and work with families, when appropriate, to address conditions which adversely affect a child's care. Our staff work with families directly and also coordinate services with community resources to improve family conditions. In-home Services, Placement Services and Adoption Services are integral to our child protective service function.

Provides community residential shelter.

Offers temporary shelter and care for stray and unwanted animals. Provides adoption and placement services, humane education program, neuter/ spay assistance, information on animal care, investigation and prosecution of cruelty and neglect complaints, and animal food. Volunteer opportunities available.

The Orchard Hills Campus offers the following programs: diagnostic assessments, sexual Issues treatment, behavior disorder treatment, intensive and therapeutic residential treatment, KidsHope intensive treatment for young men with low IQs and shelter care short-term services to stabilize children and youth in crisis.

Standardized and coordinated assessment and referral service for everyone who is seeking services from the network of homeless services in Lehigh and Northampton County. Clients will complete an assessment with an intake caseworker and will then be referred to the appropriate program.

Drop-In Centers

Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering
11 West Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Walk-in or by appointment (schedule via email)
Phone Intake: No phone intakes
Contact: Maria Shior mshior@bes-inc.org

Third Street Alliance
41 North Third Street, Easton PA 18042
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Walk-in During open hours
Phone Intake: No phone intakes
Contact: 610-258-6272

Lehigh Conference of Churches
457 West Allen Street, Allentown PA 18102
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 3:00pm
Walk-in
Phone Intake: No phone intakes

Youth
Valley Youth House (18-24 years old in Lehigh and Northampton Counties only)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
No walk-ins. Must call for an appointment.
Phone Intake: Yes, call to schedule an appointment
Contact: Christina DiPierro 484-866-5556

Focuses on behavior stabilization, education, parenting skills, and independent living skills. The youth participate in parenting classes a minimum of five times a week.

Provides youth with a safe, secure, and structured homelike environment. Clients will participate in an education program and receive other services as needed.

Offers an all girls transitional, step-down from residential care that prepares youth for independent living. Provides youths who are at higher risk of homelessness with the tools and support needed to become successful adults. Prioritizes those in care who have been deemed inappropriate for foster care and/or adoption typically due to their age and past mental health history, but who longs for a life lived outside of chronic residential treatment facility or shelter placement.

Operates as a day shelter/warming center during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st).