Home

Search

1-25 of 219

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - Legal Services

Offers referrals for free legal advice/representation, offers self-help information and community education services through its web site and the "PA Law HELP" web site and advocates on legislation affecting its services and/or clients.

What's Here

Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Information Services
Legal Issues
Advocacy

Spanish American Civic Association - SACA Social Services

Provides human services to low income individuals and families. Programs include: - Information and referral/client advocacy, case management, senior center sources, and senior outreach - Interpreter services for clients - Soup kitchen - Immigration - Legal orientation - Employment services - Workforce readiness - GED preparation - ESL (English as a Second Language) - Mental Health services - Substance Abuse services - HIV/AIDS testing and counseling - STD testing and counseling

What's Here

Benefits Screening
Evacuees
Hispanic/Latino Community
Language Interpretation
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy

Courts and Criminal Justice, York County Government - Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA)

Recruits, screens, trains, and supervises volunteer advocates who are then appointed by the Juvenile Judge to advocate for the best interests of abused and/or neglected children. Offers services that may include: Advocating for abused and/or neglected children involved in dependency court proceedings; Independently investigating facts of the case for the court; Making recommendations to the court based on case facts and information gathered; Monitors court orders to ensure services are provided to and utilized by the child and family; Attending all meetings and court proceedings.

What's Here

Volunteer Opportunities
Child Abuse Issues
Child Advocacy Centers
Advocacy

YWCA Hanover - Safe Home

Provides a 24-hour confidential, domestic violence support hotline. Makes referrals for temporary or emergency safe shelter. Offers legal advocacy, including assistance with filing a Protection From Abuse Order. Coordinates with other social service agencies that provide assistance with health, finances, housing, drug/alcohol treatment, support groups, children's services, employment/training, food, furniture, clothing, and more. Provides referral and support services, child therapy, and the W.E.A.V.E. (Women's Empowerment Against Violent Environments) adult support group, which includes free childcare during group sessions. Delivers community education for all groups, including educational speakers and age-appropriate outreach materials. Provides accompaniment and/or transportation to appointments/hearings, including civil and criminal hearings. Also offers options for counseling and crisis response, with free childcare provided when necessary. Offers volunteer opportunities.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Issues
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Advocacy
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
General Abuse Prevention
General Crime Victim Assistance
Volunteer Opportunities
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence

Education Law Center - Access to Quality Public Education

Provides advocacy and professional support to ensure that public education is a reality for all. Focuses on underserved students, including students in poverty, students of color, students with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ youth, students experiencing homelessness, and students in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.

What's Here

Education Advocacy Groups
Advocacy

Women's Services - Medical Advocacy

Provides immediate in-person support to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors receiving medical care. Medical Advocacy for victim of sexual and domestic violence. Provides training for health care providers to improve their response to domestic and sexual violence victims. Assists companies and organizations with drafting and implementing workplace domestic violence policies and procedures.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Issues
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Advocacy

Youth Advocate Programs - Advocate Services

Works with families to increase their ability to self manage and problem-solve.

What's Here

Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Advocacy
Family Life Education
Families With Children

Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County - Welfare Advocacy

Provides options, information, and advocacy to victims of domestic abuse within the welfare system and educates welfare personnel about domestic abuse.

What's Here

Welfare Rights Assistance
Eligible Benefits Applicants
Advocacy

Nationalities Service Center - Refugee and Community Integration

Provides services pertaining to community integration, case and care management, housing assistance, legal counseling referrals, and job finding assistance. Explicit protections are made for victims of sex trafficking.

What's Here

Advocacy
Refugee Resettlement Services
General Crime Prevention Programs
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Legal Counseling
Housing Search Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

AARP Pennsylvania Office - Aging Services

Serves as an advocacy agency.

What's Here

Advocacy
Older Adults

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County - Domestic Violence Legal Center

Helps victims and survivors of domestic violence evaluate legal options that may be available to them. Through options counseling, advocates discuss the client's legal options and make appropriate referrals to additional service providers. If the client decides to pursue a Protection From Abuse Order (PFA), the advocate will assist the client in filing a petition, setting the hearing date, and acquiring the judge's signature on a temporary order. In addition, advocates often accompany clients to other court proceedings and appointments and act as the link between the client and the courts. The staff attorneys provide legal information and limited civil legal representation to victims of domestic violence. Emergency and difficult cases that deal with custody, support and divorce are given priority due to the overwhelming demand for these services.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Issues
Legal Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Advocacy

American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania - ACLU Services

Works to defend civil liberties, including freedoms of speech, religion and association; the right to petition the government; separation of church and state; the right to privacy; reproductive freedom; due process of law; the rights of the accused; and the right to equal treatment under the law.

What's Here

Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Legal Issues
Education Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Advocacy
Immigrant Rights Groups
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Health Care Discrimination Assistance

Berks Encore - Advocate Services

Provides community educational sessions as well as one-on-one counseling on Social Security and Medicare benefit planning, long-term living planning, check writing and budgeting, and fiduciary bookkeeping. Helps to develop individualized plans to meet the needs of each client.

What's Here

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling
Benefits Screening
Older Adults
Advocacy

PA Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Programs for Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Provides advocacy, information and referral for Pennsylvanians who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf blind, and their families and caregivers.

What's Here

Hearing Loss
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy

Disabled American Veterans - Veteran Services

Provides assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other government agencies.
  • Provides outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally and to disabled veterans and their families, specifically.
  • Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
  • What's Here

    Outreach Programs
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Veteran Membership Organizations
    Veterans
    Active Military
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Advocacy
    Adults With Disabilities/Health Conditions
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Social Services for Military Personnel

    Child and Family Focus - Family Based Mental Health Services

    Provides family therapy, case management and emergency crisis intervention family support services, including emergency on-call crisis intervention. Also provides family support and stabilization services, including assisting financially in meeting specific needs of the family as well as funding additional or creative methods of working with the family.

    What's Here

    General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
    In Person Crisis Intervention
    Family Counseling
    Home Based Mental Health Services
    Advocacy
    Mental Health Evaluation
    Family Resource Centers/Outreach

    NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference - Advocacy

    Operates as a civil rights organization, participates in voter registration, criminal justice issues, housing, veterans and armed services, health, religious, legal redress, education, candidate forums, women issues, ACT, and etc.

    What's Here

    Religion/Spirituality Related Support Groups
    Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
    General Health Education Programs
    Employment Discrimination Assistance
    Advocacy
    Veterans
    Hate Crimes Prevention
    Women
    General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
    Voter Registration Offices
    Election Information
    Housing Discrimination Assistance

    Fruitbelt Farmworker Christian Ministry - Christian Ministry

    Supplies health kits, blankets, and sweatshirts to newly arrived workers; arranges churches to visit work camps; meets emergency needs such as transportation, translation, and help with prescriptions; and leads Bible studies and worship services.

    What's Here

    Seasonal Workers
    Prescription Expense Assistance
    Recreational Activities/Sports
    Language Translation
    Advocacy
    Employment Related Transportation
    Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

    East Suburban Citizen Advocacy - Disability Advocacy

    Helps individuals with developmental disabilities access a wide array of services, including waiver programs, transition age services, getting an Individual Education Plan (IEP), and representative payee programs.

    What's Here

    School System Advocacy
    Advocacy

    Disabled American Veterans - Veteran Services

    Provides assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other government agencies.
  • Provides outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally and to disabled veterans and their families, specifically.
  • Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
  • What's Here

    Career Development
    Adults With Disabilities/Health Conditions
    Advocacy
    Social Services for Military Personnel
    Outreach Programs
    Veterans
    Active Military
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Veteran Membership Organizations

    Mental Health Partnerships - Mental Health and Aging Advocacy

    Works to advocate and increase awareness of the mental health needs of seniors. Provides outreach programs to assists seniors, the families, and caregivers about patient rights and navigating the process of mental health services.

    What's Here

    Outreach Programs
    Patient Rights Assistance
    Advocacy

    Women's Resource Center - Support Services

    Provides ongoing empowerment counseling, tailored to individual needs, to victims, children and significant others. This includes crisis, economic and educative counseling. Additionally, support groups are held regularly for adults or teens who are survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center provides legal assistance to program participants, including representation, consultation and court preparation. Services include safety planning, Protection From Abuse orders, child custody, child support, divorce, nuisance ordinances from landlords, evictions, consumer debt, banking and tax issues, immigration issues, and employment cases.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Domestic Violence Support Groups
    Advocacy

    AMVETS - AMVETS

    AMVETS implements programs for and advocates on behalf of veterans and their families. AMVETS National Service Officers (NSOs) are stationed at VA regional offices and medical centers and provide information, counseling and claims assistance to all veterans and their dependents in matters concerning education, disability compensation, employment, hospitalization, rehabilitation, pension and other benefits. Annually awards scholarships to veterans and their dependents. Automobile donations are accepted through the national office.

    What's Here

    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Student Financial Aid
    Automobile Donation Programs
    Advocacy
    Veterans
    Veteran Membership Organizations
    Patriotic Societies

    Women's Center of Columbia/Montour - Crisis Intervention

    Provides on-site crisis intervention. Also provides education and outreach for all of the community, including healthcare professionals and health system support staff who may encounter victims as part of patient care.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
    Advocacy

    Center for Family Services - Emergency Assistance

    Provides advocacy and/or financial assistance. Situations vary and assistance is based on a case by case need and availability of funds. Co-pay and/or repayment is often requested.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Personal Finances Issues
    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance