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.

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.

Works to revitalize Erie's downtown by improving its image, business climate, physical environment, and design. Addresses downtown concerns of economic development, design, and promotions.

Offers a wide spectrum of programs and services to meet the needs of the local disability community. Services include: *Disability Advocacy *Person Centered Counseling *Voter rights *Peer Support *E-sports *Technology Center

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 to disabled veterans and their families specifically.

Raises awareness in the community about the impact of violence on victims, the local community, and society, as well as builds skills, knowledge, and safer environments to prevent violence through educational programs, community assessments, assistance with policy development, and more.

Supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and their families in reaching their fullest potential as community members. Upon request, advocate can attend meetings for school-aged children ensuring a child receives free and appropriate education under the law. Support for individuals of all ages and families as they navigate the disability system. Provides: * Advocacy * Community education * Trainings * Sibling support group * Independent Monitoring for Quality: The IM4Q project collects information to improve the quality of life of people served and supported by the intellectual disability system

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.

Provides education and outreach presentations to businesses, provider agencies, community partners and people with disabilities. Presentations include Accessibility Surveys, Disability Sensitivity and Awareness, and guidance to assure compliance with the ADA.

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.

Provides community services: ministerial counseling in the areas of life and career coaching (including recommendations as needed for holistic or alternative medicine) as well as community services coordination to help at risk individuals connect with resources and as needed help with applications and or advocacy to resources.

Independent Living Solutions offers housing placement assistance to people with disabilities by providing individual assistance, education, outreach and coordination of resources.

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

Provides advocacy and facilitates the process of submitting comments for potential parole release and clemency hearings.

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.

Provides care management services including involvement for doctor’s visits, medical advocacy, friendly visiting, travel companionship, interaction with medical providers, regular check-ins by phone, bi-yearly in-person visits for updates, and around the clock availability in the event of a crisis.

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.

Serves as an advocate for Veterans involved in the criminal justice system to help them avoid unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration by connecting Veterans to VA mental health and substance abuse services.

Offers a Community Support Program with innovative trainings, wellness conferences, special events such as Christmas in July, the annual art show, anti-stigma campaigns, CSP celebrations, and the production of a wide variety of literature. Aging Advocacy - MHA provides advocacy services at the South Mountain Restoration Center to ensure the rights of individuals to receive the most appropriate services in the most appropriate setting are assured. Community Advocacy - MHA provides advocacy services when community members who need assistance with getting appropriate or desired services feel they have exercised all options available to them.

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.

Provides information and referral services.

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.

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.

Provides advocacy services that help families and self-advocates understand and navigate the mental health/intellectual and developmental disability service systems. The Arc's education advocacy services help parents, guardians, and students develop a plan of action for obtaining a free and appropriate education and helping students make meaningful progress on their educational goals. Provides an information line for families to call and ask questions.

Offers a comprehensive response to allegations of child abuse throughout Warren County. Available services include forensic interviewing, family advocacy, facility dog program, court accompaniment, case coordination and management, child abuse prevention information, child abuse reporting information, a speakers bureau, and customized training.