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Erie Downtown Partnership - Business Development

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.

What's Here

Business Issues
Business Assistance Services
Advocacy
Regional Economic Development

YWCA Lancaster - Sexual Assault Prevention & Counseling Center (SAPCC)

Provides comprehensive services to children and adults who have experienced sexual violence. Direct services to victim-survivors and significant others include: Individual and group counseling and therapy 24 hour Sexual Assault Hotline Medical Advocacy: Accompaniment to hospital Legal Advocacy: Accompaniment to law enforcement interviews and court proceedings. Support with SVPOS and PFA Information and referral to appropriate resources Primary prevention programs, presentations and workshops available to the community, schools and other professional organizations Act 126 Mandated Reporter Training offered for any agency that interacts with children on a daily basis i.e.: school districts, faith-based organizations, after school programs, etc. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center provides a Volunteer Advocate Training for individuals interested in becoming hotline volunteers.

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Sexual Assault Counseling
Advocacy
Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Child Abuse Prevention
Abused Children
Y Facilities
Abused Adults

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

    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

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

    Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre - Advocacy

    Provides personal advocacy to assist an individual to obtain services that are his/her legal right, such as sign language interpreters. Systemic advocacy activities include participation as a member of a coalition of many organizations working for a specific cause, working in partnership with Deaf and hard of hearing consumer groups, responding to new legislation, and other related activities.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Hearing Loss

    Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates - Advocacy

    Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are community volunteers who serve as the voice of abused and neglected children in the court system. The advocacy looks to ensure that the children will be safe, secure and given a better opportunity to thrive.

    What's Here

    Guardians ad Litem
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Foster Children
    Advocacy

    Harrisburg Center Peace and Justice - Center for Peace and Justice

    Provides speakers and educational material about fair housing, tenant-landlord problems, and mediation services. Offers specific advocacy for renters and homeowners with housing problems.

    What's Here

    Tenants
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    Advocacy
    Alternative Dispute Resolution
    Housing Issues

    Women's Center of Columbia/Montour - Medical Advocacy

    Provides a protocol to handle and recognize the signs/symptoms of domestic violence and its victims.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Domestic Violence Issues

    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

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

    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
    Case/Care Management
    Blindness

    Disability Empowerment Center - Advocacy and Independent Skills Training

    Provides advocacy for individuals with disabilities, independent skills training, and information and referral.

    What's Here

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

    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

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

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

    Cerebral Palsy Association of Chester County - Community Social Services

    Provides information, social work services, and general support that empower individuals with disabilities to live full lives in the community. Also provides client assistance grants once a year, taking requests for certain disability items from Chester County residents with physical disabilities The program includes: - Disability Advocacy - Disability related Information & Referral - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Counseling - Speakers educating interested groups and organizations in the community - Computers, free of charge, for clients to access e-mail and the Internet.

    What's Here

    Outreach Programs
    Cerebral Palsy
    Specialized Information and Referral
    General Appliance Provision
    Health/Disability Related Counseling
    Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
    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 to disabled veterans and their families specifically.

    What's Here

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

    National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania - Program and Services

    Provides education about blindness, referral services, scholarship information, publications, and any aids, appliances, or adaptive equipment needed. Also provides advocacy services, counseling, guidance, and support for the blind and their families.

    What's Here

    Visual Impairments
    Assistive Technology Information
    Advocacy

    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

    Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
    Patients
    Consumer Complaints
    Older Adults
    Advocacy

    Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - Legal Services

    Offers referrals for free legal advice/representation, offers self-help information and community education services through its web site and the "PA Law HELP" web site and advocates on legislation affecting its services and/or clients.

    What's Here

    Legal Information Services
    Lawyer Referral Services
    Legal Issues
    Advocacy

    Education Law Center - Access to Quality Public Education

    Provides advocacy and professional support to ensure that public education is a reality for all. Focuses on underserved students, including students in poverty, students of color, students with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ youth, students experiencing homelessness, and students in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.

    What's Here

    Education Advocacy Groups
    Advocacy

    Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Provides information, referral, and advocacy.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Hearing Loss
    Specialized Information and Referral

    Human Services, Inc. - Advocacy

    Provides information and referral services.

    What's Here

    Advocacy

    American Council of the Blind - Blind and Low Vision Resources

    Provides services and resources to blind and visually impaired people. Services include non-medical information and referral, the ACB Braille Forum (available in braille, large print, digital cartridge, email, online, and podcast), the ACB E-Forum (available via email, online, and podcast), legislative and governmental monitoring, scholarship assistance, and public education.

    What's Here

    Visual Impairments
    Advocacy
    Disability Rights Groups

    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

    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
    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
    Intellectual Disabilities
    Advocacy

    The Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence - Disability Support Services

    Provides advocacy and supportive living services.

    What's Here

    Independent Living Communities/Complexes
    Advocacy