People and practical help
Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Role: nonclinical mental-health peer connection; geography: Johnstown; ask about access from Ebensburg; cost/eligibility: adults 18 and older living with or recovering from a mental-health condition; confirm participation costs and hours; emergency limit: not therapy, crisis dispatch or a hoarding-specific group | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Peer Empowerment Network Drop-In Center
PEN at 514 Somerset Street offers peer connection, social activities, education and links to community services. Ask whether its current activities fit your needs and how to participate. Confirm the provider's current calendar and transportation before making the trip.
Role: aging, caregiver and home-support navigation; geography: Cambria County; Johnstown office; cost/eligibility: age, assessment and program-specific cost or eligibility rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: routine office services are not emergency response | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Cambria County Area Agency on Aging
Ask about care management, personal-care support, meal programs, caregiver resources and legal-assistance referrals that may help an older adult remain safely at home. The office is at 110 Franklin Street, Suite 400. These services are not a promised whole-home cleanout.
Role: homelessness shelter intake and housing navigation; geography: Cambria County; Johnstown shelter programs; cost/eligibility: confirm which women-and-children or adult peer-led program fits, any costs and current bed availability; emergency limit: 24-hour hotline; not emergency dispatch | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Community Help Center / Women's Help Center — emergency shelter
Call 814-536-5361 when you need somewhere safe to stay because you are homeless. The provider describes women-and-children shelter and adult peer-led shelters; confirm the relevant intake route before travel. Its published walk-in location is 809 Napoleon Street. For domestic-violence safe housing, use Victim Services above rather than assuming these programs are interchangeable.
Role: nonprofit food assistance; geography: Ebensburg Mini Mall; confirm your address is served; cost/eligibility: confirm eligibility, documentation, distribution timing and available supplies; emergency limit: not a 24-hour service or guaranteed same-day food | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
SVDP Holy Name Food Pantry — Ebensburg
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Altoona-Johnstown lists its Holy Name pantry in the Ebensburg Mini Mall and publishes 814-472-4362. Call before visiting to confirm the exact entrance, current distribution schedule and what to bring. Pennsylvania 211 can help locate alternatives if you cannot reach this pantry.
Role: nonprofit utility-shutoff assistance; geography: Cambria County; cost/eligibility: income, documents, future payment ability and available funding must be confirmed; emergency limit: an application does not guarantee service restoration or stop a shutoff | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County — utility assistance
Ask about the provider's one-time assistance for past-due utilities and a shutoff notice. Review the required identification, income and account documents with staff before your appointment. Call the utility directly about immediate deadlines while seeking assistance.
Role: scheduled shared-ride transportation; geography: Greater Johnstown and northern Cambria County; confirm the specific Ebensburg trip; cost/eligibility: fares vary by area and service; senior-pass eligibility and registration must be confirmed; emergency limit: advance reservations required; not an ambulance or guaranteed same-day ride | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
CamTran Reserve-A-Ride
Call 800-252-3889 to check your pickup address, destination, fare and accessibility needs. The provider requires reservations at least one working day ahead before 2 p.m. Tell the dispatcher if you need the wheelchair lift. A CamTran-issued senior pass may cover the fare under the published rules.
Role: municipal disposal information; geography: Ebensburg Borough, not every Cambria County address; cost/eligibility: confirm current collection rules, accepted items, quantities and any fees; emergency limit: not a cleanup provider or emergency hazard response | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Ebensburg Borough — garbage and recycling questions
Before moving bags, furniture or electronics outside, ask the borough or its listed contractor about current pickup and disposal rules. The borough page contains mixed schedule wording and a past spring-cleanup date, so confirm the current calendar instead of assuming a special collection is available. Ask for written requirements if a notice or deadline affects your home.
Role: public access to computers and practical information tools; geography: 225 West Highland Avenue, Ebensburg; cost/eligibility: confirm card requirements and printing, copying, scanning or fax fees; emergency limit: not a case-management office or emergency service | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Ebensburg Cambria Public Library
The library lists Wi-Fi, public computers, printing, copying, scanning and faxing. These tools can help you look up resources or manage applications when internet access is a barrier. Confirm hours, access rules and costs before visiting; do not assume staff can complete benefit applications for you.
Role: private-pay nonclinical hoarding and clutter support; geography: remote options; confirm any in-person Cambria County availability; cost/eligibility: private-pay; confirm scope, price and scheduling before committing; emergency limit: not therapy, crisis response, or emergency support | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
The Peer Tree
Ask about consent-based groups, sorting or organizing assistance and support for friends or family. No local visit, funded service or cleanup outcome is promised.
Role: digital peer-support pathway; geography: online; people affected by clutter or hoarding and friends/family supporters; cost/eligibility: confirm current access, features and any subscription cost; emergency limit: not therapy, crisis response, or emergency support | Each listing is a possible pathway, not an endorsement or promise of service. Confirm current geography, hours, cost, eligibility and availability directly.
Unburied
Explore judgment-free peer connection and ongoing support. Digital peer support is distinct from qualified clinical care, housing assistance and in-person cleanup.