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In her signature crocheted rainbow hat and smoke printed sweats, Aubrey Plesh, center, left, founder of Team PSBG, calls area shelters to secure other housing for former guests of the Smithfield United Church of Christ homeless shelter as she sits on the church steps on the evening of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Pittsburgh’s downtown. Plesh and PSBG team member Amanda Fry, right, were trying to coordinate how people would get to other shelter beds after the controversial space closed that morning at 7 a.m. At left and right, people in need of alternative shelter sit on the church steps waiting for a placement. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Smithfield homeless shelter in downtown Pittsburgh exposed frayed safety net and tested county compassion

steph strasburg headshotAvatar photo by Stephanie Strasburg and Eric Jankiewicz July 5, 2023August 30, 2023

An emergency fallback as cold weather loomed, the Smithfield shelter became a lightning rod, a community, and a telling moment in the region’s effort to address the housing crisis.

A person waits across the street for the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter to open for the evening on May 8, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Allegheny County previews plans for users of Smithfield Street shelter, but operator warns of calamity

Avatar photo by Eric Jankiewicz May 30, 2023June 12, 2023
People wait to get in the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter in the minutes before it opens for the night on May 8, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. Above the wooden door, a sign reads "Smithfield." Beside, a sign reads "HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY." Underneath, people hold their bags and gather tightly to get their spot in the shelter. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Allegheny County closing Downtown shelter on Smithfield Street

Avatar photosteph strasburg headshot by Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg May 22, 2023June 12, 2023
Lucas, left, in a football jacket, and Jamar, center, in a hoodie, play chess atop Jamar's grill together in an alley across from the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Downtown. As the shelter closes at 7 a.m., Jamar sweeps the alley and sets up the chessboard he bought at the neighboring toy store, S.W. Randall Toyes & Gifts. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Allegheny County’s first season with two ‘low-barrier’ shelters included wintry mix of problems and challenges, accounts and emails show

photo of amelia winderAvatar photosteph strasburg headshot by Amelia Winger, Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg March 15, 2023June 12, 2023
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