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Avenues - Advocacy and Referral Services Program

Offers support and promotes independence of individuals with developmental disabilities. Provides information regarding resources and services available, assists with finding activities within the community and provides referrals to appropriate agencies within the community.

What's Here

Disabilities Issues
Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral

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

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

    United Way of the Bradford Area - NO PROGRAM1 NAME

    Supports local health and human service agencies that provide various types of programs that meet the needs of the community. Does not provide direct services to clients, but instead funds organizations and programs and offers volunteer opportunities.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Information and Referral Associations

    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

    Advocacy
    Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
    Older Adults
    Patients
    Consumer Complaints

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    Sparrow Place - Sparrow Place

    Provides education on human trafficking and offers life skills classes for trafficking survivors.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Human Trafficking Issues
    Life Skills Education
    Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education

    HopeWorx, Inc. - FamilyWorx

    Supports Montgomery County families whose children and adolescents have behavioral health concerns navigate the public child serving systems—behavioral health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and education—as well as connect with each other and community resources.

    What's Here

    Family Resource Centers/Outreach
    Foster Children
    Education Issues
    Advocacy
    At Risk Youth
    Adolescents
    Youth
    Parent Support Groups

    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

    Albert Einstein Medical Center - Immunodeficiency Center

    Offers medical care, mental health, nutrition, and social work for adults living with HIV.

    What's Here

    AIDS/HIV Clinics
    AIDS/HIV
    Advocacy

    Phoenixville Area Community Services - Food Services and Information and Referral

    Services include a daily pantry (fresh produce, bread, prepared foods, and surplus pantry items), monthly food appointments (supplemental food and toiletries), food support to other agencies/providers, and specialized services (food for seniors and students, as well as 24/7 food bins throughout the community for after-hour service). NOTE: PACS Does not offer rental assistance.

    What's Here

    Comprehensive Information and Referral
    Food Pantries
    Formula/Baby Food
    Advocacy

    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.

    What's Here

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

    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
    Veterans
    Veteran Reintegration Counseling

    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.

    What's Here

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

    Youth Advocate Programs - Youth Advocate Program

    Provides BHRS (Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services)/IBHS (Intensive Behavioral Health Services) mental health services as well as respite care services for ages 2 to 21. Offers early Intervention and special instruction services, which provides 1-on-1 support for ages 0 to 3.

    What's Here

    Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
    Children's Rights Groups
    Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
    Juvenile Diversion
    Advocacy
    Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support
    Child Guidance
    Autism Therapy
    Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling

    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

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

    Office of the Victim Advocate - Victim Advocacy

    Provides advocacy and facilitates the process of submitting comments for potential parole release and clemency hearings.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Parole Related Crime Victim Services

    Women's Services - Medical Advocacy

    Provides immediate in-person support to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors receiving medical care. Medical Advocacy for victim of sexual and domestic violence. Provides training for health care providers to improve their response to domestic and sexual violence victims. Assists companies and organizations with drafting and implementing workplace domestic violence policies and procedures.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    Advocacy
    Personal Health Care Advocate Services

    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

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

    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

    Advocacy
    Wellness Programs
    Mentoring Programs
    Mental Health Information/Education

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

    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

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

    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