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

    American Diabetes Association - African American Programs

    Aims to increase awareness of diabetes among African Americans, provide information about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications, teach the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices, and educate those with or at risk for developing diabetes about prevention, treatment, and management.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Diabetes Management Clinics

    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

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

    Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania - Advocacy

    Advocates and volunteers work on state and local disability issues.

    What's Here

    Centers for Independent Living
    Advocacy
    Disabilities Issues
    Disability Rights Groups

    Phoenixville Area Community Services - Food Services and Information and Referral

    Services include a daily pantry (fresh produce, bread, prepared foods, and surplus pantry items), monthly food appointments (supplemental food and toiletries), food support to other agencies/providers, and specialized services (food for seniors and students, as well as 24/7 food bins throughout the community for after-hour service). NOTE: PACS Does not offer rental assistance.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Comprehensive Information and Referral
    Formula/Baby Food
    Food Pantries

    Women's Institute for Family Health - Health Education and Advocacy

    Provides speakers on health issues and outreach tabling at health fairs and community events.

    What's Here

    General Health Education Programs
    Advocacy
    Speakers/Speakers Bureaus

    Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Alliance - Advocacy Service

    Provides disability advocacy, doctor referrals, and information to persons affected by Tourette Syndrome. Provides non-legal advocacy services for education or employment, and training for family and extended family.

    What's Here

    Specialized Information and Referral
    Advocacy
    Disease/Disability Information
    General Health Education Programs
    Health Related Advocacy Groups
    Physician Referrals
    Medical Information Services
    Employment Related Advocacy Groups
    Tourette's Syndrome

    Safe Berks - Medical Advocacy

    On-site advocates at all local hospitals; On-site response to medical advocacy calls 24/7/365; access to Safe Berks services, info, advocacy, safety planning and shelter; specialized education to healthcare providers

    What's Here

    Sexual Assault Issues
    Domestic Violence Issues
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Advocacy

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

    What's Here

    General Health Education Programs
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Advocacy
    Diabetes

    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

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

    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

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

    Office of the Victim Advocate - Victim Advocacy

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

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Parole Related Crime Victim Services

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

    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.

    What's Here

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

    Wyoming County Special Needs Association - Advocacy

    Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and their families to ensure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible and that organizations within the established service delivery system meet the collective needs of the client. Provides advocacy in schools and in the community. Service provided on case by case basis.

    What's Here

    Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Advocacy
    Intellectual Disabilities
    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

    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.

    What's Here

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

    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

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

    Community Interactions - Self-Advocacy

    Provides a monthly Quality Enhancement meeting that provides opportunities to develop good leadership skills and to explore self-directed services. It also give the consumers the opportunity to participate in the policy and decision-making process, while offering training to direct support staff. This group welcomes people from the general community at a small charge if the individual is not supported through a Community Interactions' residential or day service.

    What's Here

    Group Counseling
    Professional Skills Development Support
    Advocacy

    Central Behavioral Health - Certified Peer Specialist

    Provides Certified Peer Specialist services such as mentoring, advocacy and mediation, engagement, wellness strategies, and mental health education.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Wellness Programs
    Mental Health Information/Education
    Mentoring Programs

    York County Children's Advocacy Center - Advocacy Center

    Provides forensic child interviews, medical exams, and services to reduce the trauma children experience during the investigation of abuse allegations.

    What's Here

    Children's Rights Groups
    Crime Witness Support
    Child Abuse Issues
    Advocacy
    General Crime Victim Assistance

    Handi-Crafters - Older Adult Advocacy

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

    What's Here

    Advocacy

    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

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

    Liberty Resources - Advocacy

    Provides skills training classes, peer support, advocacy, information and referral, nursing home, and youth transition services to individuals with disabilities.

    What's Here

    Specialized Information and Referral
    Disability Rights Groups
    Disability Awareness Training
    Advocacy
    Disabilities Issues

    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

    Advocacy
    Eligible Benefits Applicants
    Welfare Rights Assistance

    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

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