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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.

What's Here

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

Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania - Advocacy

Advocates and volunteers work on state and local disability issues.

What's Here

Disability Rights Groups
Disabilities Issues
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy

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

Dinah - Advocacy, Education, and Legal Representation

Offers confidential domestic abuse case management, legal services, referral management, and educational programming through a Jewish lens to all who seek our services.

What's Here

Jewish Community
Domestic Violence Issues
Advocacy
Case/Care Management
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

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

Clarvida - Huntingdon County Family Services - Independent Living

Provides a variety of services unique to each individual's goals. Coordinates services deemed necessary to help foster youth make progress toward their goals and provides support as they work toward independence.

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Advocacy
Foster Children
School to Adult Life Transition Services

United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

Offers residential homes, residential support, supported employment, self-advocacy, day services, and habilitation.

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Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Developmental Disabilities
Older Adult/Disability Related Supportive Housing
Advocacy
Supported Employment
Adult Day Programs
Homemaker Assistance
Residential Placement Services for People With Disabilities

Montgomery County Association for the Blind - Social Services

Provides comprehensive, direct social service support through professional staff with expertise in sight loss. Services include home visitation and case management, information about available services, assessment, referrals, home management assistance, and counseling.

What's Here

Advocacy
Blindness
Case/Care Management

Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Pennsylvania - Fee for Service Care Management

Provides care management for persons living with disabilities, mental health diagnosis, and brain injury to support independent living, stability, and security. Assists with applying for public benefits; finding and staying in appropriate housing; coordinating medical care, social services, and transportation; managing finances; and exploring vocational, recreational, and social opportunities.

What's Here

Intellectual Disabilities
Advocacy
Case/Care Management
Job Finding Assistance

YWCA of Bradford - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services

Provides free and confidential services to victims experiencing domestic violence and/or sexual assault, and their family members in the past or present. Also provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including crisis counseling, emergency room accompaniment, legal advocacy, emergency shelter, outreach service, and community prevention education and primary prevention programs throughout McKean county.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Child Abuse Prevention
Advocacy
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Issues

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.

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

Tri-State Advocacy Project - Advocacy Services

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

What's Here

Advocacy
General Benefits and Services Assistance

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
Domestic Violence Issues
Personal Health Care Advocate Services

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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Health Issues
Advocacy

Grapevine Center - Consumer Family Satisfaction Team

Gathers information regarding services received by consumers and family members to assess satisfaction with mental health and substance use disorder services. Advocates for improvements to available resources.

What's Here

Mental Health Issues
Advocacy
Substance Use Disorder Issues

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

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

Autism Connection of Pennsylvania - Advocacy and Education

Provides education, advocacy, and support to autistic people, their parents, and professionals.

What's Here

Specialized Information and Referral
Disease/Disability Information
Advocacy
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Caregiver Training

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - Military and Veterans Affairs

Investigate and prosecute certain offenses against veterans. Connects veterans with existing services, educate them on consumer issues, and advocate on their behalf.

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Veteran Membership Organizations
Consumer Education
Veterans
Consumer Complaints
Advocacy
Fraud Prevention

Youth Advocate Programs - Youth Services

Provides youth and their families with intensive support in their homes, school and community through our wraparound-advocacy model. Staff meet with youth and families multiple times a week at times most needed by the family, with an emphasis on safety and support. Individualized service plans balance involuntary service demands with activities driven by the family's prioritized wants and needs.

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In Home Respite Care
Supported Employment
Advocacy
Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support
Youth
Out of Home Respite Care
Gang Programs
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

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

    PEAL Center - Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership

    Provides free training, information, and technical assistance to help parents throughout Pennsylvania become more effective advocates for their children. Services include information about the special education and healthcare systems, workshops and conferences on disability issues, and one to one technical assistance.

    What's Here

    Parenting Materials
    Advocacy
    School System Advocacy
    Disabilities Issues

    Disability Empowerment Center - Advocacy and Independent Skills Training

    Provides advocacy for individuals with disabilities, independent skills training, information and referral, and service coordination for individuals on waivers.

    What's Here

    Certificates/Forms Assistance
    Independent Living Skills Instruction
    Disabilities Issues
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Mentoring Programs
    Centers for Independent Living
    Advocacy

    United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

    Offers residential homes, residential support, supported employment, self-advocacy, day services, and habilitation.

    What's Here

    Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
    Developmental Disabilities
    Older Adult/Disability Related Supportive Housing
    Advocacy
    Supported Employment
    Adult Day Programs
    Homemaker Assistance
    Residential Placement Services for People With Disabilities

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

    What's Here

    General Health Education Programs
    Advocacy
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Diabetes

    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

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