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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

Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy
Hearing Loss

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

Mental Health Information/Education
Wellness Programs
Mentoring Programs
Advocacy

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.

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Advocacy

Family and Community Service of Delaware County - HIV/AIDS Medical Case Management

The goal of Medical Case Management (MCM) is to empower persons who are living with HIV to maintain optimal physical and emotional health through ongoing assessment of needs, linkage to medical care, retention in medical care, treatment adherence, service planning and monitoring, coordination of services and advocacy.Our Medical Case Managers meet with their clients at least once a month to update goals and to determine progress. Case managers meet with clients in the office, in their homes, or any community setting that is convenient. The following services are available for our MCM consumers: 340B Pharmaceutical Program, Transportation Assistance, Food Vouchers, Client Financial Fund, Support Group, and Peer Mentorship.

What's Here

Advocacy
AIDS/HIV
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

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General Health Education Programs
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Diabetes
Advocacy

Hamilton Health Center - Healthy Start

Provides prenatal and postpartum care to women and children - 1st trimester up to 24 months of child's age. Assists with insurance, obtaining a medical provider, transportation, parenting assistance, and general client advocacy. Focuses on education, outreach, case management, interconceptional care, maternal depression, and health and screening.

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General Medical Care
Pregnant Individuals
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parents of Infants/Toddlers
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Postpartum Care
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Prenatal Care
Advocacy

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.

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Housing Discrimination Assistance
Religion/Spirituality Related Support Groups
Voter Registration Offices
Election Information
Veterans
Women
Hate Crimes Prevention
Advocacy
General Health Education Programs
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Employment 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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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
TANF Recipients
Labor and Employment Law
Bankruptcy Assistance
Elder Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Legal Representation
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Advocacy
Court Filing Offices
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance

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

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.

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Cerebral Palsy
General Appliance Provision
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy
Outreach Programs
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus

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.

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Anger/Violence Issues
Child Abuse Counseling
LGBTQ2+ Helplines
Bullying Helplines
Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
General Legal Aid
In Person Crisis Intervention
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Domestic Violence Issues
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Older Adults
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services

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

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

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.

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Advocacy
Education Advocacy Groups

Women's Services - Counseling/Advocacy

Offers individual and group counseling and advocacy for victims and significant others of sexual and domestic violence.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Issues
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
Advocacy
Adult Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Counseling

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.

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Disabilities Issues
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.

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Advocacy
Welfare Rights Assistance
Eligible Benefits Applicants

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.

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

Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Alliance - Advocacy and Information Services

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.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Advocacy
Physician Referrals
Tourette's Syndrome
Medical Information Services

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.

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Veteran Reintegration Counseling
Advocacy
Veterans

Juvenile Law Center - Youth Advocacy Program

Advocates on behalf of children who are involved in the child welfare system.

What's Here

Advocacy
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues

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
Brain Disorders
Advocacy
Respite Care Subsidies
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups

United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

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

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

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

Nationalities Service Center - Refugee and Community Integration

Provides services pertaining to community integration, case and care management, housing assistance, legal counseling referrals, and job finding assistance. Explicit protections are made for victims of sex trafficking.

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General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Crime Prevention Programs
Legal Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Advocacy
Housing Search Assistance
Refugee Resettlement Services

Human Services, Inc. - Advocacy

Provides information and referral services.

What's Here

Advocacy