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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.

What's Here

Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Volunteer Opportunities
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy
Mental Health Issues
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Therapy Referrals
Mental Health Information/Education

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

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

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

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

Women's Resource Center - Support Services

Provides ongoing empowerment counseling, tailored to individual needs, to victims, children and significant others. This includes crisis, economic and educative counseling. Additionally, support groups are held regularly for adults or teens who are survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center provides legal assistance to program participants, including representation, consultation and court preparation. Services include safety planning, Protection From Abuse orders, child custody, child support, divorce, nuisance ordinances from landlords, evictions, consumer debt, banking and tax issues, immigration issues, and employment cases.

What's Here

General Crime Victim Assistance
Advocacy
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Issues

Laurel House - Medical Advocacy (DART I)

Trains physicians, nurses, medical students, and other medical professionals to recognize the signs of domestic abuse. Provides on-site support when available to victims at local hospitals. Develops and distributes resource materials which are used by hospitals and health care providers when they are dealing with victims of domestic violence.

What's Here

Advocacy
Domestic Violence Issues
General Crime Prevention Programs

Congreso de Latinos Unidos - Latina Domestic Violence Program

Legal advocacy and representation in relationship violence-related legal matters, including protection From Abuse, child custody, and child support.

What's Here

Legal Issues
Child Custody Orders
Adult Protective Services
Advocacy
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

Healthy Communities Partnership of Greater Franklin County - Advocacy Group

Creates an environment that fosters the growth and development of youth using assets within the community, schools, families and peer groups to prevent problem and risky behaviors.

What's Here

Youth
Wellness Programs
Advocacy
Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups

Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA - Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

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.

What's Here

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

Lupus Foundation of America - Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter - Advocacy and Education

Provides an advocacy program at the state and national levels to increase public funding for lupus research, education and patient services, and to foster public policies that help people with lupus and their families.

What's Here

Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Media Materials
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

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

    Pennsylvania Department of Health - Tobacco Control Program

    Prevention, education, advocacy, enforcement and one-on-one/group therapy for individuals, worksites, schools, etc. In some cases, Nicotine Replacement Therapy is also utilized for cessation services.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Smoking/Vaping Cessation

    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

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

    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.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Volunteer Opportunities

    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

    Advocacy
    General Health Education Programs
    Speakers/Speakers Bureaus

    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.

    What's Here

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

    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

    Mentoring Programs
    Wellness Programs
    Mental Health Information/Education
    Advocacy

    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

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

    Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services - Intellectual Disability Services (IDS)

    Administers, monitors, and coordinates Early Intervention services and services for people with an intellectual disability. Coordinates service providers that offer a broad range of supports and services including supports coordination, early intervention services, in-home supports and respite services, employment and adult day services, and community living and Lifesharing services.

    What's Here

    Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
    Health/Disability Related Counseling
    Advocacy

    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

    Welfare Rights Assistance
    Advocacy
    Eligible Benefits Applicants

    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

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

    Agape Aid Alliance - Counseling and Community Services Coordinator

    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.

    What's Here

    Faith Based Counseling
    Career Development
    Life Coaching
    Advocacy
    Alternative Medicine Practitioners
    Alternative Medicine

    Warren County Children's Advocacy Center - Warren County Children's Advocacy Center

    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.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Case/Care Management
    Child Abuse Prevention
    Child Advocacy Centers
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Child Abuse Issues
    Caregiver Training

    Fulton County Family Partnership - Communities That Care (CTC)

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

    What's Here

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

    PA Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Programs for Deaf & Hard of Hearing

    Provides advocacy, information and referral for Pennsylvanians who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf blind, and their families and caregivers.

    What's Here

    Hearing Loss
    Advocacy
    Specialized Information and Referral

    Chester County Department of Aging Services - Chester County Department of Aging Services - Ombudsman Program

    The obudsman program investigates and resolves complaints made on behalf of older individuals living in long term care facilities

    What's Here

    Consumer Complaints
    Patients
    Advocacy
    Older Adults
    Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs