Hill House Association

The Hill House Association was a center established to help provide social services to the Black community. The Association was formed from the merger of three already existing communities in the area: the Soho Community Center, the Anna B. Heldman Center, and the Hill City Youth Municipality. In 1972, the Hill House’s new headquarters was completed on Centre Avenue which served as a major source of re-establishing a sense of community within the Hill, especially after the redevelopment plan to build the Civic Center Arena.  Thousands of residents were displaced and did not have a place to live from this. They have slowly rebuilt the Hill and helped its community by creating jobs, helping with senior services, and creating safe spaces in the neighborhood. It is meant to help all people in their community, whether it be a single mother or a senior citizen.

Along with these community goals, they also had a goal to bring more people into the Hill to rebuild the character of the community They held tours around the Hill that really let you immerse yourself into what it has to offer. The Hill is filled with forgotten spaces deeply intertwined with Pittsburgh's history whose association with the Hill itself has been lost overtime.

In February of 2019, it was announced that the Shop n’ Save across the street from the Hill House Association was to close. Within the following weeks, the Hill House Association continued to sell off properties to save it. Unfortunately, in April 2019, the Hill House Association announced that they would be closing their doors by the end of June 2019.

The Hill House Association offered a variety of services to its people, many of which are necessary for them to live, such as senior community services and home delivered meals. As of April 2019, the Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center is planning on picking up the senior services, though many of its other services are still in danger.