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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

Advocacy
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Domestic Violence 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

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

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

Deafnet Association - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

Promotes the concerns that affect the deaf and hard of hearing community. Provides sign language classes, interpreting, training on the use of TTY, and advocacy.

What's Here

Health Related Advocacy Groups
Advocacy
Sign Language Interpretation

Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center - VAMC Homeless Care Program

Offers emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, homeless veteran employment services, and support for veterans involved in the legal system.

What's Here

Homelessness Prevention Programs
Advocacy
Veteran Employment Programs
Veterans
Rapid Re-Housing Programs

Family and Community Service of Delaware County - HIV/AIDS Medical Case Management

The goal of Medical Case Management (MCM) is to empower persons who are living with HIV to maintain optimal physical and emotional health through ongoing assessment of needs, linkage to medical care, retention in medical care, treatment adherence, service planning and monitoring, coordination of services and advocacy.Our Medical Case Managers meet with their clients at least once a month to update goals and to determine progress. Case managers meet with clients in the office, in their homes, or any community setting that is convenient. The following services are available for our MCM consumers: 340B Pharmaceutical Program, Transportation Assistance, Food Vouchers, Client Financial Fund, Support Group, and Peer Mentorship.

What's Here

AIDS/HIV
Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management

Avenues - Advocacy and Referral Services Program

Offers support and promotes independence of individuals with developmental disabilities. Provides information regarding resources and services available, assists with finding activities within the community and provides referrals to appropriate agencies within the community.

What's Here

Specialized Information and Referral
Disabilities Issues
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

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

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

    Public Interest Law Center - Disability Rights

    Provides advocacy services for individuals with disabilities. Provides legal services in cases of disability employment discrimination, special education, and disability rights.

    What's Here

    Education Discrimination Assistance
    School System Advocacy
    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    Employment Discrimination Assistance
    Disability Rights Groups
    Advocacy

    Covenant House Pennsylvania - The Philadelphia Anti-Trafficking Coalition

    Works with social service, government, and law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking. The coalition aims to coordinate an appropriate response to the needs of victims and seeks to make a wide range of services available by creating a network of agencies that can properly assist them.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    General Crime Prevention Programs
    Human Trafficking Prevention
    Human Trafficking Counseling
    Human Trafficking Issues

    Bell Socialization Services - Next Door Program

    Provides basic case management services, and rental assistance to adults and families in York County who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk for eviction (NOTE: Referrals to rental assistance are limited as funds are limited). Offers community resource assistance and other services to help prevent homelessness.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Life Skills Education
    Prejob Guidance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    At Risk for Homelessness
    Case/Care Management
    Homelessness Issues

    Water's Edge Christian Services - Advocacy Services

    Provides advocacy services that help a community members navigate different systems such as educational, mental health, children and youth.

    What's Here

    Health Related Advocacy Groups
    Mental Health Issues
    Adolescents
    Advocacy
    Youth

    Coatesville Youth Initiative - Youth Advisory Councils

    Offers two youth councils which provide youth with a forum to exercise their voice by discussing policy issues while advising the work of the CYI and its partners. Game Changers Youth Council focuses on advocating for the general well-being of youth in the Coatesville community. Youth Prevention Task Force focuses on implementing projects and policies that focus on substance use prevention for youth in the Coatesville community.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Youth Enrichment Programs
    Adolescents

    Voice and Vision - Monitoring and Advocacy

    Provides monitoring, satisfaction-survey, and advocacy services for individuals and families receiving mental health, substance use, or intellectual disability supports. Through interviews, focus groups, and data collection, the service assesses access, service delivery, treatment quality, quality of life, recovery, and wellness outcomes. Feedback and findings are submitted to counties, state or insurance stakeholders, providers, individuals, and families with the goal of improving system performance and support services. Also offers advocacy support: assistance with understanding rights, file grievances or requests for change, and navigate support systems when needed.

    What's Here

    Advocacy

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project - Civil Legal Assistance

    Assists individuals who are incarcerated or detained in prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, or other institutional settings by providing information, legal advice, advocacy, and representation of civil rights matter issues related to their conditions of confinement. Provides assistance in: A) Medical care and mental healthcare B) Freedom from retaliation and freedom from assault and sexual abuse C) Personal safety and freedom from assault and sexual abuse D) Access to the courts E) Religious accommodations and disability accommodations F) Clean, safe, and humane living conditions

    What's Here

    Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
    General Legal Aid
    Advocacy
    Ex-Offenders
    Low Income
    Inmates

    SPARK Senior Centers of Montgomery County - Support Services and Consumer Resources

    Support Services and Consumer Resources offers assistance on a variety of legal, financial and health services. Age eligibility may apply. Services available include: A) Financial and Legal Advice B) Benefit Screenings and Application Assistance C) Medicare and Healthcare Options; APPRISE Counselor D) Assistance with LIHEAP E) Access to Other Agencies and Government Services

    What's Here

    Personal Financial Counseling
    Advocacy
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Legal Counseling
    General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
    Elder Law
    Certificates/Forms Assistance
    Medicare Information/Counseling

    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

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

    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.

    What's Here

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

    Autism Awareness NEPA - Autism Awareness Walk

    Autism Awareness – NEPA is a not for profit community organization, whose goal is to promote awareness and to support community programs for individuals with Autism in Luzerne County. This event is being conducted under the auspices of the Luzerne Foundation. Grants are made available every year to support the ongoing provision and enhancement of community programs.

    What's Here

    Social Clubs/Events
    Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    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

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

    Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations - Training, Networking, and Info Sharing

    Offers a series of trainings, technical assistance, and information sharing. Key topic areas in training include: A) Real Estate Development B) Commercial Corridor Revitalization C) Communications D) Community Engagement

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Financial Management Support
    Fundraising and Resource Development Support

    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

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

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

    Provides advocacy, information, and education for adults and children with diabetes.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Diabetes
    General Health Education Programs

    Safe Monroe - Legal & Medical Advocacy

    Provides information, referrals and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who choose to seek justice through the legal system. The advocate does not give legal advice, but shares information about the law including what legal options are available, and how to assess legal recourse. Provides information on Protection for Abuse orders. Program participants choose what, if any legal action they wish to take. Counselor/Advocates are available to accompany a victim of domestic or sexual violence to the hospital for an examination and/or treatment.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Escort Programs
    Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
    Crime Victims