Resources & Recordings from “Housing For All” Resource Fair
Lawrenceville United and Rep. Lindsay Powell co-hosted a “Housing For All” Resource Fair on Saturday 9/7/24 at Goodwill of Southwestern PA. Please see below for resources and recordings from the event! A huge thanks to everyone who attended and all of our partners who tabled & offered presentations to share valuable information and resources.
Opening Presentation: The State of Housing in Lawrenceville & What’s Being Done About It
Presentations Geared for Homeowners
| Topic | Presentations | Recording |
| Knowing the worth of your home & avoiding predatory practices | Presentation from LU & Fair Housing Partnership | Video (starts at 3:30 and ends at 37:48) |
| Home repair programs & accessibility modifications | URA Presentation, ACTION Housing website | Video (starts at 39:10 and ends at 1:12:40) |
| PennVEST and HEELP financing programs for homeowners | PHFA presentation | Video (starts at 1:17:40 and ends at 1:45:40) |
| Longtime Owner Occupied Protections for homeowners worried about property reassessments | Document from Sen. Costa | N/A |
Presentations Geared for Tenants
| Topic | Presentations | Recording |
| From Rental Housing to Homeownership | Presentation from WAVE | Video |
| Community Land Trusts & available homes to buy | Presentation from City of Bridges Community Land Trust | Video |
| Tenant Know Your Rights workshop | Presentation from Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters | Video |
| Accessing rent assistance | Presentation from RentHelpPGH | Video |
Tabling Organizations
- ACTION Housing
- Area Agency on Aging
- Catapult
- City of Bridges Community Land Trust
- Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
- Community Justice Project
- Duquesne University Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education
- Goodwill of Southwestern PA – Housing Program
- Neighborhood Legal Services
- NeighborWorks of Western PA
- Pittsburgh Housing Finance Agency
- Pittsburgh Housing Justice Table
- Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters
- Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh
- RentHelpPGH
- Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
- WAVE
- WPA LGBTQ+ Older Adult Advocacy Team
