Community Human Services Corporation
374 Lawn Street
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
15213
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About
Community Human Services Corporation, Pittsburgh
The history of Community Human Services Corporation (CHSC), a source of pride for both staff and residents, dates back to the early 1970s. At that time, the South Oakland community was experiencing the same manner of change and decline as other inner city communities. The deaths of longtime residents and subsequent sale of their homes, coupled with an exodus to the suburbs of younger residents, created an atmosphere of instability. Rental property, with absentee landlords, burgeoned and the social fabric of the neighborhood weakened. As a result, a climate of mistrust and instability, along with physical deterioration of homes in the area, prevailed. A group of concerned South Oakland neighborhood residents along with founder and former Executive Director Phil Pappas, recognized the problems and became determined to stabilize the neighborhood and prevent further decay.
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Mental Health