
Homelessness and Displacement
Resources and information for CAIU area
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211
Call, text, or chat with your local 211 to speak with a community resource specialist in your area who will help you find services and resources that are available to you. You’ll find help with:
- supplemental food and nutrition programs
- shelter and housing options and utilities assistance
- emergency information and disaster relief
- employment and education opportunities
- services for veterans
- health care, vaccination and health epidemic information
- addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs
- reentry help for ex-offenders
- support groups for individuals with mental illnesses or special needs
- a safe, confidential path out of physical and/or emotional domestic abuse
211 is committed to being the first, most essential resource to anyone who needs help. We help thousands of people overcome barriers and address challenges every day.
CAIU resource links
Displacement Resources- Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, Adams & York
Perry County Food Resources
Other Food Resources
Cook food. Spread love. Strengthen communities.
Lasagna Love is a nationwide grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. It also seeks to eliminate stigmas associated with parents--especially moms--asking for help when it is needed most.
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness - 717-255-6587
The Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness “CACH” is a nonprofit 501C3 organization that consists of over 70 organizations, agencies, churches and other non-profits, that mobilizes its resources to help our regions families and friends who are homeless, or are dangerously close to becoming homeless.
CACH’s members have a proven track record of steadfast and faithful commitment to helping our families and friends when they need it most – and help them get back on their feet, recover from despair and shame, and restore them to self-sufficiency with pride. CACH has purposefully gone that extra mile to reach out to our Veterans, survivors of domestic violence, the disabled, and the elderly among us. Every day, Every week, All-Year-Long, we change lives.
Mission Statement:
The mission of CACH is to educate and mobilize the community and coordinate services to prevent and reduce homelessness in the Capital region.
Vision Statement:
The vision of CACH is that every family and individual in the Capital area has access to safe, affordable housing and the skills and resources necessary to maintain life in that housing.
Other Resources
LHEAP Information October 2023
Have questions about utility matters?
Should you have any questions or need technical assistance for utility matters, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at pulp@pautilitylawproject.org.
Thank you.
Gio Ortiz-Brackbill
She/Her/Hers
Utility Justice Project Manager
Pennsylvania Utility Law Project
118 Locust Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (484) 282-4447
Surrogate Parenting Resources
Various program or shelter resources
Dauphin County Residents Resource
Dauphin County Project Connect- Thrive Housing - Ages preschool to grade 12
We currently are piloting the Project Connect Program in Region 2. In Dauphin County, Project Connect offers an outreach specialist (Dee Allen from Thrive Housing), educational, school supply, hygiene, and winter care kits (preschool to grade 12). A school or agency will need to submit a request for any students experiencing homelessness. Kits would need to be pick-up by the school/ agency at Thrive Housing and then distributed to the students. If you have any students experiencing homelessness who could benefit from the Project Connect Program, please submit a request here: https://sites.google.com/berksiu.org/projectconnect/project-connect-kits/kit-requests
Best regards,
Tabitha Kramer
Supervisor
Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Educational Stability for Foster Care Youth
Berks County Intermediate Unit
1111 Commons Blvd. Reading, Pa 19605
Office: 610-987-8464
Cell: 610-603-6162
Other Resource Ideas
Literacy council can get really creative in helping eliminate barriers to employment and I know they connect with services for housing and homelessness and also transportation Search Literacy Council near me to get various numbers for your local area- Lemoyne location Phone: (717) 763-7522
OVR- If a child has an IEP. https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Disability-Services/ovr/Pages/default.aspx (Check with IEP team/case manager regarding this and connection for student with OVR)
Adult Protective Services has been helpful as well. They should be called if a student is 18 https://www.dhs.pa.gov/contact/DHS-Offices/Pages/Adult-Protective-Services.aspx
Students entering college who are homeless/displacement-
A lot of colleges have a central point of contact now.
Medical, Dental Health or Mental Health Possible Resources
Penn. Stat. §35-10104 Medical, dental and health services may be rendered to minors of any age without the consent of a parent or legal guardian when, in the physician’s judgment, an attempt to secure consent would result in delay of treatment which would increase the risk to the minor’s life or health.
Resource provided during discussion of mental health consent and SAP referrals for Unaccompanied Youth
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Mental-Health-In-PA/Documents/Overview%20of%20Act%20147.pdf
Immunization-Factsheet
Educator Resources for McKinney-Vento
Child Care Resources
Upcoming training opportunities
ECYEH Trainings
We're excited to announce that starting in January, we'll be hosting virtual Lunch & Learn sessions via Zoom. You're invited to join us on Tuesday, January 9th from 12pm to 1pm for our first session: 'Effective Strategies and Best Practices for Providing Transportation to Students Experiencing Homelessness'. We'd love for you to attend, so please block off your calendars and check out the attached Save the Date for more details.
To register for the session, please click on the link provided below.
Event Date: January 9th, 2023 Event Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Event Location: Via Zoom (Link to Follow)
We look forward to seeing you!
Liz, Missy, Sonia 🙂
Thank you,
Elizabeth Fortuner
Outreach & Marketing Specialist - Region 3
Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH)
Educational Stability for Foster Care Youth in PA
Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12
York Learning Center
300 East Seventh Avenue, Suite 600
York, PA 17404
Work Cell: (717) 809-4589
Email: edfortuner@iu12.org
Link to ECYEH page: http://www.facebook.com/ECYEHPA
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Free App for students and families experiencing homelessness: https://findingyourwayinpa.app/