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Women's Center of Columbia/Montour - Crisis Intervention

Provides on-site crisis intervention. Also provides education and outreach for all of the community, including healthcare professionals and health system support staff who may encounter victims as part of patient care.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Issues
Advocacy

Mercy Center for Women - Shelter, Support and Advocacy

Offers women to pair with an advocate who counsels and directs them in developing and implementing a personal goal plan. Some of these goals include greater self-determination, establishing a source of income, and obtaining permanent housing. The advocates provide supportive listening and identify problems or issues and offer possible solutions. Also provides accurate information, referral and follow-up as necessary.

What's Here

Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Women
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Ambassadors for Hope - Ambassadors for Hope

Identifies needs and advocates solutions for the children of incarcerated parents. - Educating and mobilizing the community - Empowering affected families - Influencing public policy - Providing financial assistance to families through the Compass Mark Family Services Advocate.

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Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
Children of Inmates/Ex-Offenders
Advocacy

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

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

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

Arc of Chester County - Advocacy

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.

What's Here

Developmental Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
School System Advocacy
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Advocacy
Medical Information Services

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

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

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

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

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

Crawford County Human Services - Peace4Crawford

Offers a community collaborative committed to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), healing trauma, and promoting resilience.

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Talklines/Warmlines
Advocacy
Mental Health Information/Education
Mental Health Issues

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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Education Discrimination Assistance
Advocacy
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Legal Issues
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Immigrant Rights Groups
Housing Discrimination Assistance

United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

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

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

American Diabetes Association - School Walk

Provides school nurses, educators and volunteers with lesson plans and classroom activities that stress the importance of eating healthy and the value of physical fitness.

What's Here

Diabetes Management Clinics
Physical Fitness
Advocacy

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.

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

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
Diabetes
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations

Saint Rocco Church - Saint Rocco Center

Offers form assistance, citizenship education, food pantries, Hispanic/Latinx advocacy, translation services, and Thanksgiving baskets for eligible individuals and families.

What's Here

Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Language Translation
Food Pantries
Citizenship Education
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Thanksgiving Baskets
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project - Civil Legal Assistance

Assists individuals who are incarcerated or detained in prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, or other institutional settings by providing information, legal advice, advocacy, and representation of civil rights matter issues related to their conditions of confinement. Provides assistance in: A) Medical care and mental healthcare B) Freedom from retaliation and freedom from assault and sexual abuse C) Personal safety and freedom from assault and sexual abuse D) Access to the courts E) Religious accommodations and disability accommodations F) Clean, safe, and humane living conditions

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Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Low Income
General Legal Aid
Inmates
Advocacy
Ex-Offenders

Bell Socialization Services - Next Door Program

Provides basic case management services, and rental assistance to adults and families in York County who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk for eviction (NOTE: Referrals to rental assistance are limited as funds are limited). Offers community resource assistance and other services to help prevent homelessness.

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Homelessness Issues
Case/Care Management
At Risk for Homelessness
Rent Payment Assistance
Advocacy
Life Skills Education
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Prejob Guidance

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.

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Physical Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Mentoring Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Certificates/Forms Assistance
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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Education Discrimination Assistance
Advocacy
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Legal Issues
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Immigrant Rights Groups
Housing Discrimination Assistance

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.

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

What's Here

Education Discrimination Assistance
Advocacy
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Legal Issues
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Immigrant Rights Groups
Housing Discrimination Assistance

Arc of Franklin and Fulton Counties - Educational Advocacy Services

Advocates for individuals with disabilities to enjoy the same rights, access to opportunities (educational, employment, community living, health care, etc.), and privileges as other citizens.

What's Here

Disabilities Issues
Advocacy

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.

What's Here

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

Delaware County Advocacy & Resource Organization - Legislative Advocacy

The organization speaks out at local, state, and national levels. It strives to inform families of upcoming legislation proposals and changes that directly impact individuals with disabilities.

What's Here

Advocacy