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American Council of the Blind - Blind and Low Vision Resources

Provides services and resources to blind and visually impaired people. Services include non-medical information and referral, the ACB Braille Forum (available in braille, large print, digital cartridge, email, online, and podcast), the ACB E-Forum (available via email, online, and podcast), legislative and governmental monitoring, scholarship assistance, and public education.

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Visual Impairments
Advocacy
Disability Rights Groups

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.

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Eligible Benefits Applicants
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.

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

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

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

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

    Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Legal Aid Services

    Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

    What's Here

    Labor and Employment Law
    Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
    Welfare Rights Assistance
    Legal Information Services
    Predatory Lending Assistance
    General Legal Aid
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
    Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
    Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
    Court Filing Offices
    Elder Law
    Bankruptcy Assistance
    Advocacy
    Legal Representation
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    TANF Recipients
    Eviction Prevention Assistance
    Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution

    Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs - Returning Veteran Checklist

    Welcome Home Checklist Please Note: If you are a severely disabled Veteran and need any special accommodations, please identify that to your service officer or career counselor when making appointments. Receive your DD 214 Things to do within one year from Separation Have your DD 214 recorded in the County Recorder's Office for FREE
    • Safeguard all your records. You will need them again.
    Visit your County Director of Veterans Affairs (normally located in the County Courthouse) or Accredited Service Organization Representative for FREE
    • Take a copy of all your records with you for your appointment: Service Medical Records; Personnel File; Dental Record,
    • Have your County Director of Veterans Affairs or Accredited Veterans Service Officer review your records and advise you on the benefits you qualify for,
    • File for disabilities through an Accredited Veterans Service Officer.
    Fill out VA form 10-10 EZ for

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    Advocacy
    Veteran Membership Organizations
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Veterans With Disabilities
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Social Services for Military Personnel

    Youth Advocate Programs - Youth Advocate Program

    Provides BHRS (Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services)/IBHS (Intensive Behavioral Health Services) mental health services as well as respite care services for ages 2 to 21. Offers early Intervention and special instruction services, which provides 1-on-1 support for ages 0 to 3.

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    Autism Therapy
    Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
    Children's Rights Groups
    Advocacy
    Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
    Juvenile Diversion
    Child Guidance
    Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
    Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support

    Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates - Advocacy

    Provides services like citizenship classes, financial literacy, and social services in addition, to promoting civic engagement among the fast growing and diverse Latinx and immigrant populations.

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    Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
    Education Advocacy Groups
    Employment Related Advocacy Groups
    Advocacy
    Immigrant Resettlement Services
    Job Finding Assistance

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

    NephCure - Advocacy

    Supports and facilitates research into effective treatments for Nephrotic Syndrome. Advocates for federal funding and provides support, connections, and education for patients and their families. Also recruits patient support and advocacy volunteers.

    What's Here

    Funding
    Research
    Advocacy
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Health Related Advocacy Groups

    Autism Society Lehigh Valley - Autism Society Lehigh Valley

    Provides resources to individuals and families living with Autism in the Lehigh Valley. Programs include support groups, community activities, and informational resources.

    What's Here

    Health/Disability Related Support Groups
    Disease/Disability Information
    Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Advocacy

    CPARC - Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties - Advocacy Services and Family Education

    Works to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as people without disabilities. Offers training, resources, education, and assistance for families of people with intellectual disabilities through adult advocacy, systems advocacy, education advocacy, and outreach.

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    Disability Awareness Training
    Advocacy
    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
    Disabilities Issues

    AARP Pennsylvania Office - Aging Services

    - Advocates for issues important to older Americans and influences companies to offer new and better choices for them - Chapter activities can include meals, cultural outings, trips, community service, availability of practical resources for employment, health and finances as well as opportunities to connect with other AARP members

    What's Here

    Specialized Information and Referral
    Advocacy
    Older Adults

    CeaseFirePA - Common Agenda to End Gun Violence

    Advocates for state legislative policies at aimed at reducing gun violence in Pennsylvania. Provides information on gun violence issues. Offers volunteer opportunities.

    What's Here

    Gun Violence Issues
    Political Action/Lobbying Groups
    Advocacy
    Volunteer Opportunities

    Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Legal Aid Services

    Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

    What's Here

    Labor and Employment Law
    Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
    Welfare Rights Assistance
    Legal Information Services
    Predatory Lending Assistance
    General Legal Aid
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
    Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
    Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
    Court Filing Offices
    Elder Law
    Bankruptcy Assistance
    Advocacy
    Legal Representation
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    TANF Recipients
    Eviction Prevention Assistance
    Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution

    Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre - Advocacy

    Provides personal advocacy to assist an individual to obtain services that are his/her legal right, such as sign language interpreters. Systemic advocacy activities include participation as a member of a coalition of many organizations working for a specific cause, working in partnership with Deaf and hard of hearing consumer groups, responding to new legislation, and other related activities.

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    Advocacy
    Hearing Loss

    Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations - Advocacy

    Works to advance policies and system reforms. The program is designed to facilitate the development and preservation of affordable homes, build stronger neighborhood shopping districts, advance equitable neighborhood revitalization, and address resident needs.

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    Advocacy

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

    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

    Mental Health America of Lancaster County - Mental Health Advocacy, Education and Support

    Provides information and support concerning mental and emotional illnesses, including guidance to mental health services, education, family and individual advocacy as well as referrals to local psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and therapists. Offers advocacy and PEER support for individuals with a mental illness and their families. Also offers support for families of children with Individual Education Plans in schools. Conducts educational presentations for schools, clubs, employers, businesses and community groups on topics related to mental health. Makes referrals for anger management and community support groups.

    What's Here

    Mental Health Issues
    Mental Health Information/Education
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Advocacy
    Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
    Therapy Referrals
    Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities