Pittsburgh Mercy provides emergency shelter for up to 100 individuals displaced by the Second Avenue Commons fire

Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Mercy. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Pittsburgh Mercy, one of the region’s most experienced homeless service providers, is providing temporary emergency shelter services to up to 100 individuals displaced by the June 4 fire Second Avenue Commons, Downtown. Pittsburgh Mercy is the emergency shelter, overflow shelter, and engagement center provider at Second Avenue Commons. Guests staying at the temporary emergency shelter at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center have been invited to move on a longer-term, temporary basis today (Saturday, June 15, 2024) to a 4,620 square-foot gymnasium at Pittsburgh Mercy, 1200 Reedsdale Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 (Chateau) while the necessary repairs to Second Avenue Commons are being completed. At Pittsburgh Mercy, emergency shelter guests will have access to restrooms, showers, bunk beds, meals, laundry, air conditioning, and other services. & “Pittsburgh Mercy has served people who are experiencing homelessness for over 70 years. This most vulnerable population needs our help now more than ever,” stated Tony Beltran, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy, a member of Trinity Health, serving in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy. “In keeping with the traditions of our founding Sisters of Mercy, we rise, we help, and...