Social-services Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains social-services storiesTue, 22 Sep 2026 10:42:56 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Lifers ask Pa. Supreme Court to open pathway for resentencing after lawmakers fail to actBy Danielle Ohl / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/09/10/pennsylvania-felony-murder-1/stories/202609100050Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:59:41 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/09/10/pennsylvania-felony-murder-1/stories/202609100050<![CDATA[]]>Allegheny County executive names Alex Jutca as director of Department of Human Services By Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/09/10/jutca-director-human-services-allegheny-county/stories/202609100045Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:38:29 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/09/10/jutca-director-human-services-allegheny-county/stories/202609100045<![CDATA[]]>Allegheny County unveils plan to expand addiction treatment and care coordinationBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/09/09/allegheny-county-addiction-recovery-treatment/stories/202609090064Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:40:17 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/09/09/allegheny-county-addiction-recovery-treatment/stories/202609090064<![CDATA[]]>These cases could reshape how Pennsylvania treats users who are accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdosesBy Ed Mahon / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/09/09/pennsylvania-fatal-drug-overdoses/stories/202609090017Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/09/09/pennsylvania-fatal-drug-overdoses/stories/202609090017<![CDATA[]]>Small-town Pennsylvania turns to philanthropy to help support municipal servicesBy Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/10/pennsylvania-municipal-services/stories/202608090066Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/10/pennsylvania-municipal-services/stories/202608090066<![CDATA[]]>Pennsylvania temporarily shutters rural aging agency after finding ‘serious performance issues’By Angela Couloumbis / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/07/potter-county-rural-aging-agency/stories/202608070069Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:35:16 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/07/potter-county-rural-aging-agency/stories/202608070069<![CDATA[]]>Allegheny County Jail employee bathrooms test positive for Legionella bacteriaBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/07/allegheny-county-jail-legionella/stories/202608070055Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:06:39 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/07/allegheny-county-jail-legionella/stories/202608070055<![CDATA[]]>Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulationsBy Moriah Balingit / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2026/08/06/head-start-federal-program-overhaul/stories/202608060049Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:22:10 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2026/08/06/head-start-federal-program-overhaul/stories/202608060049<![CDATA[]]>Pa. counties face rising emergency costs. The new budget lacked an increase to the 911 phone fee to help.By Melissa Pérez-Carrillo / Spotlight PA State Collegehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/06/pennsylvania-911-surcharge-budget/stories/202608060025Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/06/pennsylvania-911-surcharge-budget/stories/202608060025<![CDATA[]]>‘It takes more than a village’ in McKees Rocks, where a nonprofit is making first-time homeowners’ dreams a realityBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/05/mckees-rocks-level-affordable-housing/stories/202608050047Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:29:23 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/08/05/mckees-rocks-level-affordable-housing/stories/202608050047<![CDATA[]]>Pittsburgh woman found guilty of defrauding local charity that provides free event tickets to at-risk childrenPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/07/28/ramona-wilkes-tickets-for-kids/stories/202607280062Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:03:27 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/07/28/ramona-wilkes-tickets-for-kids/stories/202607280062<![CDATA[]]>Pennsylvania rape crisis centers got a lifeline in the 2026 budgetBy Natalie Javitt / For Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/28/pennsylvania-budget-rape-crisis-centers/stories/202607280014Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/28/pennsylvania-budget-rape-crisis-centers/stories/202607280014<![CDATA[]]>New Allegheny County Jail devices track incarcerated peoples’ health, with an eye on early interventionBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/27/allegheny-county-jail-overwatch-monitors/stories/202607240057Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/27/allegheny-county-jail-overwatch-monitors/stories/202607240057<![CDATA[]]>Mount Washington food bank aims to firm up choice, stability — and its own futureRoberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/07/23/mount-washington-food-bank-boggs/stories/202607070057Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/07/23/mount-washington-food-bank-boggs/stories/202607070057<![CDATA[]]>Richard King Mellon Foundation reaches $1 billion funding milestone years ahead of its goalBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2026/07/22/richard-king-mellon-foundation-pittsburgh-funding/stories/202607210048Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2026/07/22/richard-king-mellon-foundation-pittsburgh-funding/stories/202607210048<![CDATA[]]>Social services will get millions more from Pennsylvania’s new budget. Is it enough?By Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/20/child-welfare-state-budget-aging-social-services-crisis-centers/stories/202607170059Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/20/child-welfare-state-budget-aging-social-services-crisis-centers/stories/202607170059<![CDATA[]]>Allegheny County names interim jail warden to replace departing Trevor WingardBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2026/07/14/connie-clark-allegheny-county-jail-warden-trevor-wingard/stories/202607140036Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:21:38 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2026/07/14/connie-clark-allegheny-county-jail-warden-trevor-wingard/stories/202607140036<![CDATA[]]>What’s next for the Allegheny County Jail? Leaders, activists wary as search for new warden beginsBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/13/allegheny-county-jail-warden-trevor-wingard-1/stories/202607130001Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:04:52 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/07/13/allegheny-county-jail-warden-trevor-wingard-1/stories/202607130001<![CDATA[]]>Pennsylvania’s budget impasse is ‘super stressful’ on those waiting for state moneyBy Julia Kramer and Ford Turner / The Center Squarehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/07/09/pa-budget-impasse-state-funding/stories/202607090024Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/07/09/pa-budget-impasse-state-funding/stories/202607090024<![CDATA[]]>Pittsburgh nonprofit lands $150K grant to continue supporting moms through substance use treatmentBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/05/pittsburgh-sojourner-house/stories/202607050016Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/05/pittsburgh-sojourner-house/stories/202607050016<![CDATA[]]>