Local and state organizations continually offer a number of resources and programs to help families with housing, rent, utilities, and repairs. To support families in need of assistance, ELRC Region 5’s quality partner, Trying Together, compiled a list of these resources.

The main office of the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Region 5 in Downtown Pittsburgh is now an infant formula bank location of the Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank.

Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for their 2023-2024 Competence and Confidence Partners in Policymaking Early Intervention (C2P2 EI) Cohort.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank are offering summer food programs to provide meals to children at no cost to them or their families while school is not in session.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is asking parents and caregivers to share stories that celebrate the powerful relationships between families and their child care providers with them.

The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) is now accepting applications for its 2023-24 Pennsylvania Afterschool Ambassadors Program.

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are offering Teen Membership to area teenagers.

The Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) recently released its 2023 Summer Guide, which aims to highlight the department's many programs and activities, and safely engage residents and visitors in city spaces.