BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES (Open to York and Adams County residents)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: 160 S. George St. York, PA 17401
Contact: 717-848-5767
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Individualized supportive services (emergency shelter, transitional housing, rental assistance programs) | Depends on the program; photo ID in some cases; psych evaluation for mental health department | No language line
*Mental health |
Yes: referral process for some programs |
BRETHREN HOUSING ASSOCIATION (Open to single mothers)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30
Location: 219 Hummel St., Harrisburg PA
Contact: 717-233-6016
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Helps homeless and low-income individuals and families achieve their potential; transitional housing for disabled mothers | N/A
*call for information |
No | No |
DELTA COMMUNITY (GAUDENZIA) (Open to single parent families)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
1910 N. Second St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 717-232-2970
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Provides transitional housing for single-parent, homeless families; contact CACH (Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness) and Help Ministries; moving away from referral system |
Yes: birth certificate; Social Security Number card; proof of income; and proof of homelessness |
No: Encouraged to bring an interpreter |
Yes: must be on housing waitlist; screen for age, disabilities, and homeless status |
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE GREATER HARRISBURG AREA (Open to everyone living within Dauphin County)
Hours: Habitat Office – Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Habitat Restore – Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
Location: Habitat Office – 900 S. Arlington Ave., Harrisburg, PA
Habitat Restore – 800 Paxton Street St, Harrisburg, PA (for donations)
Contact: 717-545-7299
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Home ownership program; geared toward low/middle income families in Dauphin county (typically are not able to purchase homes); repair programs for residents of Dauphin county (empower older home owners) |
Yes: bring I.D. when applying to repair and ownership programs |
No | Depends on the assistance; application process for ownership and repair program |
HARRISBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY (Open to everyone who wants to live in Dauphin County)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
Location: 351 Chestnut St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 717-232-6781
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Offers public housing; section 8 program offered |
Yes: Birth certificate; source of income; last four pay stubs; photo I.D.; documents from the bank regarding savings |
Yes | Yes
*Call for information |
HELP MINISTRIES OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES UNITED (Open to residents of Dauphin County)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-12pm; 1-4pm; CLOSED Wed afternoons and weekends
Location: 413 S. 19th St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 717-238-2851
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Assist households with delinquent payments and/or helps people who need security deposits; intake for homeless shelters and domestic violence |
N/A
*Call for |
N/A
*Call for |
No referral needed |
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY (Open to the disabled and adults over 50 years old )
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4:15pm
Location: 501 Mohn St., Steelton PA
Contact: 717-939-9301
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Public housing; section aid for low income |
Call for information |
Yes: only Spanish line | Yes: interview |
INTERFAITH SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES – CATHOLIC CHARITIES (Open to Families)
Location: 120 Willow Rd., Suite C, Harrisburg PA
Contact: 717-652-8740
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Housing assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes: go through health center first |
PAXTON MINISTRIES (Open to single residents seeking housing)
Hours: Open 24/7
Location: 2001 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 717-236-5508
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Provides affordable housing and support services to adults who may be challenged with poverty, mental illness, or intellectual disabilities | No | No | Send in application |
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (Open to Everyone)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Location: 211 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 855-827-3466
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Works to provide affordable home ownership and rental apartment options for senior adults, low and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs |
Depends on the location | Yes: only Spanish, and an 800 number for people who are deaf |
Yes
*Call for information |
SHALOM HOUSE (Open to women and children)
Hours: 24/7
Location: Office – 29 S. 15th St. Harrisburg, PA
Contact: 717-232-3482
Note: the shelter is in Harrisburg at an undisclosed location for protection, safety, and confidentiality
| Services | Documentation | Interpretation | Screening Process |
| Provides a temporary 21-bed shelter for women and their children who have nowhere else to go. They are provided with basic needs and a temporary address and phone number |
Yes: I.D. and social security card | No | Need a referral |