Public housing, Section 8 vouchers, family, senior, and accessible housing - Altoona and Blair County region; income, waitlist, and documentation rules apply
Altoona Housing Authority
The Altoona Housing Authority provides public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathways for eligible low- and very-low-income households, including older adults and people with disabilities. Its current notices list the Section 8 waiting list as closed while identifying some public-housing waiting lists as open; confirm current property, bedroom-size, city-limit, accessibility, income, preference, and document rules directly before applying.
24/7 emergency shelter and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness - Blair County; admission, stay, and capacity rules apply
Family Services Family Shelter
Family Services describes a 35-day family shelter that is open 24/7 and connects residents with case management and nearby food, transportation, benefits, and community supports. Call to confirm current admission steps, accessibility, and availability.
Housing navigation, shelter referrals, food, benefits, utility help, weatherization, and case management - Blair County; eligibility and funding rules apply
Center for Community Action
Center for Community Action connects Blair County residents with housing counseling, homelessness and transitional-housing programs, emergency shelter referrals, food resources, utility assistance, weatherization, and case management. Ask which program is open and what documents are needed.
Meals, caregiver support, home-based assistance, transportation, and independence supports - Blair County; assessment, age, and scheduling rules apply
Blair Senior Services In-Home and Transportation Services
Blair Senior Services lists in-home services, transportation, care management, meals, protective services, and other supports that may help an older adult remain safely housed. Ask about current assessment, age, disability, cost-sharing, advance-notice, accessibility, and wait-time rules.
Altoona and Blair County food-pantry and meal information - regional nonprofit directory; schedules and eligibility vary
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies Food Resources
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies maintains current food-resource information for Altoona and Blair County. Confirm pantry locations, hours, identification requirements, delivery options, and whether a household can use more than one program.
Emergency food assistance for Blair County residents - local food resource; household, intake, and distribution rules apply
Altoona Food Bank
Pennsylvania 211 lists Altoona Food Bank as a source of short-term emergency food assistance for Blair County residents. Confirm current location, hours, eligibility, identification, delivery, and distribution capacity before traveling.
Free and confidential health and human-services navigation - Blair County and surrounding communities; program capacity varies
CONTACT Altoona 211 Resource Navigation
CONTACT Altoona explains that dialing 211 connects callers with a comprehensive Pennsylvania health and human-services database. Use it when you are not sure whether housing, food, utility, disability, or another local service fits; call 911 for immediate danger.
Intellectual-disability, community, residential, and behavioral-support services - Blair County; eligibility and support-plan rules apply
Crossroads Services
Crossroads Services describes day and community programs in Altoona that support people with intellectual disabilities and help participants live successfully in a residential or family home. Ask about eligibility, assessment, support planning, and current capacity.
Veterans health-care, mental-health, and care-coordination pathway - Altoona; veteran eligibility and appointment rules apply
Altoona Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The Altoona VA is a regional health-care pathway for eligible veterans and may help with primary care, mental health, social work, housing, and care coordination. Confirm current eligibility, clinic hours, referrals, and emergency procedures directly.
Free library, internet, reference, technology, learning, and community information - Altoona; program schedules vary
Altoona Public Library
The Altoona Public Library provides public access to information, technology, reference help, and community programming. It is not a housing, crisis, or cleanup service, but can be a practical place to connect with local information and support.
City household waste, recycling, bulky-waste, hauler, and collection guidance - Altoona; zone, item, schedule, fee, and ordinance rules apply
Altoona Solid Waste and Recycling Rules
Altoona's solid-waste ordinance describes collection zones, recycling schedules, hauler responsibilities, bulky-waste notification, and preparation rules. Confirm the current hauler, accepted materials, fees, and special-item procedures before setting anything out.
Statewide senior, disability, reduced-fare, and shared-ride transportation guidance - Pennsylvania; age, disability, fare, and local-service rules apply
Pennsylvania Accessible Transportation Options
Pennsylvania describes free or reduced-cost transit and shared-ride options for eligible seniors and people with disabilities, including local public-transit and paratransit pathways. Contact the local operator to confirm current routes, identification, reservations, and fares.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in Altoona or Blair County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.