Dr. Sally Kissick was know to say “Anyone who comes here is unconditionally accepted. It’s not up to us to figure out how they got here, it’s up to us to figure out where we go from here.” People In Need is a non-profit agency providing mental health and drug and alcohol outpatient counseling. Dr. Sally Kissick founded the agency in February 1999 with her own life savings and a prayer. The mission of People In Need was established on Dr. Kissick’s beliefs to help people face challenges one step at a time by creating supportive structures that help individuals and families make positive changes and lead stable lives.  Teaching parents their vital and irreplaceable role in their children’s lives.  Provides an environment where people can find support and encouragement to achieve life’s goals.  Additionally, her belief was to influence children to want to love, learn, laugh, and work to develop their unique talents. People In Need is known as a one stop social service shop.

People In Need has six sites, the main office in New Castle and Ellwood City offering outpatient counseling and all other programs. These two sites have psychologist and psychiatrist on staff.  Sharon, Farrell, New Wilmington and East Brady only offer the Woman In Need program. This program supplies a package of diapers once a week until the child is one year of age as long a both parents sign up while the mother is pregnant.   People In Need also offers to qualified individuals the Columbia Gas CAP program and The Dollar Energy program. People In Need also runs a food bank for individual meeting the county guide lines. This program is offered at New Castle only. The offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.