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LGBT Center of Greater Reading - Referral/Resource Center

Provides support groups, clothing and toiletry closet, reference and referral advocacy, professional development training for those in the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

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Advocacy
LGBTQ2+ Community Centers
LGBTQ2+ Issues
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups

Tri-State Advocacy Project - Advocacy Services

Provides advocacy and benefits information to help individuals and families navigate the health care system.

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Advocacy
General Benefits and Services Assistance

National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania - Program and Services

Provides education about blindness, referral services, scholarship information, publications, and any aids, appliances, or adaptive equipment needed. Also provides advocacy services, counseling, guidance, and support for the blind and their families.

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Assistive Technology Information
Advocacy
Visual Impairments

Bucks County Center for Independent Living - Independent Living Assistance

Provides core independent living services, including information and referral, individual and systemic advocacy, peer support (in-person and virtually), and independent living skills training. Also provides transition services to support persons transitioning from school to the adult world, and from care facilities into the community.

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School to Adult Life Transition Services
Peer Mental Health Support Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Disabilities Issues
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Advocacy

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

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

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

AMVETS - AMVETS

AMVETS implements programs for and advocates on behalf of veterans and their families. A network of 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 dependants in matters concerning education, disability compensation, employment, hospitalization, rehabilitation, pension and other benefits. Annually awards scholarships to veterans and their dependents. Also conducts programs to teach children about American heritage, civics and citizenship. Pennsylvania AMVETS CODE Career Center provides asset assessment, resume writing assistance, interview skills training, and exploration into education, training, licensing, and certification opportunities.

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Advocacy
Veteran Membership Organizations
Veterans
Patriotic Societies
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Student Financial Aid
Prejob Guidance

Justice and Mercy - Education and Advocacy

Provides information for the public at large, advocates reform within the criminal justice system, provides care and aftercare for both offenders and their victims, mentors training for ex-offenders, and prison tours.

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Mentoring Programs
Advocacy
Ex-Offenders
Inmates
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups

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.

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Health Related Advocacy Groups
Funding
Advocacy
Research
Volunteer Opportunities

Juvenile Law Center - Juvenile Law Center

Provides advocacy, legal representation, emancipation services, and litigation working to protect and advance children's rights in courts, legislatures, and executive agencies. Cases are pursued at all levels in both the federal and state court systems.

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Emancipation of Minors
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Legal Representation
General Crime Prevention Programs
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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Immigrant Rights Groups
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Legal Issues
Advocacy
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Education Discrimination Assistance

Mental Health Association in Beaver County - Community Wellness/Recovery Advocacy Program

Provides assistance to persons in need of help in negotiating a specific aspect of the mental health system. This may include housing issues, securing entitlements, welfare benefits, patient rights, employments issues, or other community support systems, as it pertains to an individual with a mental health challenge. The advocate’s role is to provide support and to help ensure that the consumer’s voice is heard and a recovery approach is followed.

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Advocacy
Personal Health Care Advocate Services

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

AARP Pennsylvania Office - Aging Services

Serves as an advocacy agency.

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Advocacy
Older Adults

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.

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Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Mental Health Information/Education
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Mental Health Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Therapy Referrals
Volunteer Opportunities
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
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Outreach Programs
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Active Military
    Social Services for Military Personnel
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Advocacy
    Veteran Membership Organizations
    Career Development

    Women's Resource Center - Advocacy

    Advocacy for the rights of all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking to be free from harm in their homes, at their work, and on the streets. This includes both legal and economic advocacy.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Advocacy

    Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates - Child Advocate Volunteers

    Volunteers are trained to ensure that children, involved with the foster care and/or child welfare system, are affored basic rights and essential needs. Volunteers serve as an advocate, autonomous of the court, foster or child welfare systems, for the child and their best interests.

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    Advocacy
    Volunteer Opportunities

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

    Fulton County Family Partnership - Communities That Care (CTC)

    Prevents youth violence, delinquency and drug use, and promotes positive youth development and strong families.

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    Wellness Programs
    Advocacy
    Youth Violence Prevention
    Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
    At Risk Youth

    Hearing Loss Association of America - Capital Region Chapter - Hearing Loss Support Group

    Offers open-ended support groups, which include educational speakers and literature about hearing loss-related issues. Provides advocacy in government for the rights of the hearing impaired.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Health/Disability Related Support Groups
    Hearing Loss
    Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education

    Women's Services - Counseling/Advocacy

    Offers individual and group counseling and advocacy for victims and significant others of sexual and domestic violence.

    What's Here

    Adult Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Counseling
    Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
    Advocacy
    Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
    Domestic Violence Issues
    Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling

    The Abuse Network, Inc. - Abuse Prevention and Services

    Provides 24-hour hotline support, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, accompaniment, trauma-informed empowerment/options counseling, support groups, Information and Referral, community prevention, and awareness education.

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    General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
    Comprehensive Information and Referral
    Advocacy
    In Person Crisis Intervention
    Domestic Violence Issues
    Domestic Violence Hotlines
    Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
    Sexual Assault Hotlines
    Domestic Violence Support Groups

    Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration - Supports and Services

    Offers advocacy, information, support and advocacy to people affected by frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and their caregivers. Provides a helpline. Organizes Zoom and phone support groups for particular types of FTD and for the main challenges for caregivers (behavior, language, grief, and other young children). Offers Comstock Grants to full-time family FTD caregivers and persons living with FTD.

    What's Here

    Health/Disability Related Support Groups
    Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
    Respite Care Subsidies
    Brain Disorders
    Advocacy
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Family Caregiver Subsidies

    Unity Recovery - PA Recovery Friendly Workplace

    Helps employers review and update their policies to ensure they support employees who are in, or are seeking recovery. This includes policies for hiring practices, employee assistance programs, anti-discrimination and diversity policies, and community outreach strategies.

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    Advocacy
    Health Issues