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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

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

Juvenile Law Center - Youth Advocacy Program

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

What's Here

Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
Advocacy

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

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

Jewish Family Service - Case Management

Provides case management, counseling and advocacy to individuals of the Jewish faith. Services include: Counseling: Offers professional counseling for families and individuals Food Bank: Food pantry, in conjunction with Helping Harvest, distributes groceries to those who meet federal guidelines. Transportation: Offers a taxi service in the community, which enables seniors and the disabled to get to doctors' appointments, socialize and remain independent. Outreach: Members of the Jewish community are visited in their homes, hospitals, and long-term care facilities by staff to assess needs. Information and referral: Provides information on other services, agencies and resources in the community.

What's Here

General Counseling Services
Case/Care Management
Low Income
Jewish Community
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.

What's Here

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

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

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

    Montgomery County Association for the Blind - Case Management

    Case management about services and resources outside of our agency to ensure that those living with low vision are continuing to be independent.

    What's Here

    Case/Care Management
    Advocacy
    Blindness

    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

    Public Interest Law Center - Disability Rights

    Provides advocacy services for individuals with disabilities. Provides legal services in cases of disability employment discrimination, special education, and disability rights.

    What's Here

    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    Advocacy
    School System Advocacy
    Disability Rights Groups
    Employment Discrimination Assistance
    Education Discrimination Assistance

    Blair Senior Services - Advocacy/Ombudsman

    Volunteer opportunities to work with the Advocacy Program.

    What's Here

    Volunteer Opportunities
    Advocacy

    Women's Institute for Family Health - Health Education and Advocacy

    Provides speakers on health issues and outreach tabling at health fairs and community events.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    General Health Education Programs
    Speakers/Speakers Bureaus

    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

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

    NOVA - Crime Victim Advocacy

    Provides advocacy, victim's rights groups, navigation assistance, and accompaniment for victims of abuse as they navigate the criminal justice system. Includes criminal justice navigation, police interview accompaniment, court accompaniment, post-conviction support, and victim compensation assistance program claim filing.

    What's Here

    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Advocacy
    Victims' Rights Groups

    Women's Resource Center - Advocacy

    Advocacy for the rights of all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking to be free from harm in their homes, at their work, and on the streets. This includes both legal and economic advocacy.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    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

    Food Pantries
    Comprehensive Information and Referral
    Advocacy
    Formula/Baby Food

    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 Benefits Assistance
    Social Services for Military Personnel
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Outreach Programs
    Veterans
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Advocacy
    Career Development
    Active Military
    Veteran Membership Organizations

    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
    Veteran Employment Programs
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Outreach Programs
    Social Services for Military Personnel
    Military Transition Assistance Programs
    Active Military
    Career Development
    Veteran Membership Organizations
    Advocacy

    CeaseFirePA - Common Agenda to End Gun Violence

    Advocates for state legislative policies at aimed at reducing gun violence in Pennsylvania. Provides information on gun violence issues. Offers volunteer opportunities.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Political Action/Lobbying Groups
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Gun Violence Issues

    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

    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

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

    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
    Consumer Complaints
    Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
    Older Adults
    Patients

    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.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Eligible Benefits Applicants
    Welfare Rights Assistance

    Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County - Domestic Violence Legal Center

    Helps victims and survivors of domestic violence evaluate legal options that may be available to them. Through options counseling, advocates discuss the client's legal options and make appropriate referrals to additional service providers. If the client decides to pursue a Protection From Abuse Order (PFA), the advocate will assist the client in filing a petition, setting the hearing date, and acquiring the judge's signature on a temporary order. In addition, advocates often accompany clients to other court proceedings and appointments and act as the link between the client and the courts. The staff attorneys provide legal information and limited civil legal representation to victims of domestic violence. Emergency and difficult cases that deal with custody, support and divorce are given priority due to the overwhelming demand for these services.

    What's Here

    Legal Counseling
    Advocacy
    Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
    Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
    Domestic Violence Issues

    Abilities in Motion - Independent Living Services

    Offers a wide spectrum of programs and services to meet the needs of the local disability community. Services include: *Disability Advocacy *Person Centered Counseling *Voter rights *Peer Support *E-sports *Technology Center

    What's Here

    Specialized Information and Referral
    Disabilities Issues
    Centers for Independent Living
    Advocacy
    Independent Living Skills Instruction

    Arc of Philadelphia - Advocacy and Supports Referrals

    Assists individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities and their families with supports referrals. Advocates for services and provide public information.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Intellectual Disabilities