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Offers Birth Certificate Application.

Physical Address

625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120

Application process

<li> <b>Order in person</b> at a Pennsylvania Vital Records branch office in Erie, Harrisburg, New Castle, Philadelphia or Scranton. Delivery ranges from same day to five days based on teh public office processing time. <li> <b>Order by mail: </b> Send application to: Department of Health Division of Vital Records PO Box 1528 New Castle, PA 16103 The application processing time is expected to take approximately three (3) weeks. <li> Application Information: (NOTE: Do a test "save" of the application before you complete it. "Printing to file" seems to work better than just trying to do a "save as".) <a href="https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Certificates%20and%20Records/Application%20for%20Birth%20Certificate%20with%20Fees%20Waived%20for%20Individual%20Who%20is%20Experiencing%20Homelessness.pdf"target="_blank">Click here for application PDF</a> OR cut and paste web site in your browser: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Certificates%20and%20Records/Application%20for%20Birth%2

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Eligibility

Those experiencing homelessness

Service area

PA

Agency info

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Responsible for planning and coordinating health resources throughout the Commonwealth. Main activities are to monitor the health status of the population; identify and eliminate preventable illness and accidents; reduce the severity of illness and disability; promote healthy behaviors; improve health care quality, access and accountability; and lead the development of health policy and planning.