Peoples Oakland

Peoples Oakland Peoples Oakland is a community based non-profit recovery and wellness center providing professional a Social
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Providing professional and holistic social rehabilitative services for adults living with symptoms of serious and persistent mental illness, Peoples Oakland has a unique history and mission in the Pittsburgh area. Peoples Oakland has pioneered high quality programs engaging mental health consumers in powerful voluntary partnerships leading to ongoing recovery from mental illness and substance abuse. We are committed to future growth and furthering our vision that cultivating a culture of love and social connectedness is fundamental in developing the personal insights and positive coping skills necessary to achieve stability and success. Peoples Oakland is staffed by Master’s Level Counselors providing members with regular therapeutic intervention. Counselors work with members to form reparative relationships from long term maladaptive thinking and adverse life experiences. Peoples Oakland programs are based on recovery and *wellness principals and holistic interventions assisting those with psychiatric disabilities in living, learning, and working in the community.

*Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) identifies the eight dimensions of wellness:

1. Physical
6. Intellectual
7. Emotional
8. Financial

Please see the updated Program Calendar for December, which includes two festive outings!Reminder: This Friday, 11/21 is...
11/19/2025

Please see the updated Program Calendar for December, which includes two festive outings!
Reminder: This Friday, 11/21 is our Thanksgiving Celebration, 12 pm - 3 pm 🍂

Our Executive Director is starting her morning with a purpose and a perfect cup of Commonplace Coffee!! ☕️Today only (11...
11/14/2025

Our Executive Director is starting her morning with a purpose and a perfect cup of Commonplace Coffee!! ☕️

Today only (11/14) $1 from every drip coffee or cold brew at Commonplace Coffee supports Peoples Oakland and our mission of member-driven recovery and wellness. Join Lezetta and our community in sipping to support mental health.

If interested we have some housekeeping positions available.
11/10/2025

If interested we have some housekeeping positions available.

11/07/2025
11/05/2025
Happy Halloween 🍭 🎃👻🍬
11/05/2025

Happy Halloween 🍭 🎃👻🍬

11/01/2025

GREAT NEWS Peoples Oakland! Thanks to our generous donors, we will be serving hot meals every Wednesday throughout November (at least!) to our members. The meal schedule is below. We look forward to enjoying some delicious food with you all ❤️ Anyone interested in participating in cooking class is welcome to join us Wednesday's at 10:30am to help prepare the meals. The meal schedule is below:

Wednesday 11/5 - Cooking Class at 10:30am, Spaghetti & Meatballs served at 12:00pm.

Wednesday 11/12- Cooking Class at 10:30am, Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup served at 12:00pm.

Wednesday 11/19- Cooking Class at 10:30am, Chili served at 12:00pm.

Wednesday 11/26- Cooking Class at 9:00am, Breakfast Casserole served at 10:30am. (We close at noon on 11/26)

🍲 Help Us Serve Hope — One Hot Lunch at a Time! 💛Many of our members are struggling after the recent SNAP benefit cuts. ...
10/23/2025

🍲 Help Us Serve Hope — One Hot Lunch at a Time! 💛
Many of our members are struggling after the recent SNAP benefit cuts. We’re raising funds to offer free hot lunches to our members at Peoples Oakland — a warm meal can make all the difference.
💬 Every dollar helps us feed our community and support recovery.
👉 Click HERE to donate! https://peoplesoakland.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/19479

Many of our members are struggling after the recent SNAP benefit cuts. We’re raising funds to offer free hot lunches to our members at Peoples Oakland — a warm meal can make all the difference.💬…

10/16/2025

**UPDATE** Power had been restored to the building, but we are remaining closed for the remainder of today.
Again, as scheduled, we will be closed tomorrow, Friday, 10/17, for the annual Pitt Day of Caring.
Regular programming will resume on Monday, 10/20, during our normal business hours, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
Thank you & Please Stay Safe!

10/16/2025

**IMPORTANT UPDATE** As of 11:22am on Thursday 10/16/2025 we are closed due to an interruption in our power service. Duquesne Light is working hard to fix the issue that is impacting our building and the immediate neighborhood.

Please remember that we are scheduled to be closed on Friday 10/17/2025.

We will post updates here as well as our information hotline: 412-683-7140 x 239.

Thank you & please stay safe!

10/13/2025

Power had been restored to the building and we will operate during our normal business hours, 8:30-4:00, Tuesday 10/14. See you tomorrow!

Address

3433 Bates Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15213

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+14126837140

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About Us

Peoples Oakland is a private non-profit agency established by local residents as a community, planning and organizing agency. Originally, the mission was to enhance the integrity of the community through communications and negotiation among residents, merchants and institutional representatives. Peoples Oakland was very successful in its early organizing efforts, leading to the development of several community wide planning structures which still operate today.

The Peoples Oakland Mental Health Program was founded in response to the crisis faced by thousands of state mental hospital patients who, through deinstitutionalization programs, were released into the community with few supporters or social connections. Peoples Oakland began to organize former state hospital patients, providing education to support them in advocating for the rights.