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Safe Monroe - Legal & Medical Advocacy

Provides information, referrals and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who choose to seek justice through the legal system. The advocate does not give legal advice, but shares information about the law including what legal options are available, and how to assess legal recourse. Provides information on Protection for Abuse orders. Program participants choose what, if any legal action they wish to take. Counselor/Advocates are available to accompany a victim of domestic or sexual violence to the hospital for an examination and/or treatment.

What's Here

Crime Victims
Escort Programs
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
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

Advocacy
Education Advocacy Groups

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.

What's Here

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

Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance - Adult Advocacy

Advocate with and on behalf of adults by asserting and protecting their rights, obtaining appropriate services and benefits and resolving problems, complaints and grievances.

What's Here

Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Advocacy

NephCure - Advocacy

Supports and facilitates research into effective treatments for Nephrotic Syndrome. Advocates for federal funding and provides support, connections, and education for patients and their families. Also recruits patient support and advocacy volunteers.

What's Here

Health Related Advocacy Groups
Advocacy
Funding
Research
Volunteer Opportunities

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

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

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

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

Volunteer Opportunities
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

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

    YWCA Hanover - Safe Home

    Provides a 24-hour confidential, domestic violence support hotline. Makes referrals for temporary or emergency safe shelter. Offers legal advocacy, including assistance with filing a Protection From Abuse Order. Coordinates with other social service agencies that provide assistance with health, finances, housing, drug/alcohol treatment, support groups, children's services, employment/training, food, furniture, clothing, and more. Provides referral and support services, child therapy, and the W.E.A.V.E. (Women's Empowerment Against Violent Environments) adult support group, which includes free childcare during group sessions. Delivers community education for all groups, including educational speakers and age-appropriate outreach materials. Provides accompaniment and/or transportation to appointments/hearings, including civil and criminal hearings. Also offers options for counseling and crisis response, with free childcare provided when necessary. Offers volunteer opportunities.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Hotlines
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Domestic Violence Support Groups
    Volunteer Opportunities
    General Abuse Prevention
    Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
    Domestic Violence Issues
    Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
    Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
    Advocacy

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Diabetes
    General Health Education Programs

    NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference - Advocacy

    Operates as a civil rights organization, participates in voter registration, criminal justice issues, housing, veterans and armed services, health, religious, legal redress, education, candidate forums, women issues, ACT, and etc.

    What's Here

    Election Information
    General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
    General Health Education Programs
    Veterans
    Voter Registration Offices
    Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
    Employment Discrimination Assistance
    Hate Crimes Prevention
    Religion/Spirituality Related Support Groups
    Housing Discrimination Assistance
    Advocacy
    Women

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

    What's Here

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

    Mental Health Association in Fayette County - Mental Health Advocacy

    Offers supportive services, referrals, resources, and educational outreach encouraging positive life choices during behavioral health recovery.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Mental Health Issues

    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

    Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates - Advocacy

    Provides services like citizenship classes, financial literacy, and social services in addition, to promoting civic engagement among the fast growing and diverse Latinx and immigrant populations.

    What's Here

    Employment Related Advocacy Groups
    Education Advocacy Groups
    Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
    Immigrant Resettlement Services
    Advocacy
    Job Finding Assistance

    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 Issues
    Advocacy
    Legal Information Services
    Lawyer Referral Services

    The Elevation Project - Haddington Participatory Defense Hub

    Provides a community organizing model that puts community at the front of criminal defense.

    What's Here

    Advocacy

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Diabetes
    General Health Education Programs

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

    Wounded Warrior Project - Veteran Services

    Wounded Warrior Project is a charitable organization that assists physically or mentally injured veterans through advocacy, events, resources and programs.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Veteran Reintegration Counseling
    Veterans

    Arc of Lancaster Lebanon - Arc of Lancaster Lebanon

    Supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and their families in reaching their fullest potential as community members. Upon request, advocate can attend meetings for school-aged children ensuring a child receives free and appropriate education under the law. Support for individuals of all ages and families as they navigate the disability system. Provides: * Advocacy * Community education * Trainings * Sibling support group * Independent Monitoring for Quality: The IM4Q project collects information to improve the quality of life of people served and supported by the intellectual disability system

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Disability Awareness Training
    Intellectual Disabilities
    Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education