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

Provides advocacy and supportive living services.

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Advocacy
Independent Living Communities/Complexes

AARP Pennsylvania Office - Aging Services

Serves as an advocacy agency.

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Older Adults
Advocacy

LGBT Center of Greater Reading - Referral/Resource Center

Provides support groups, clothing and toiletry closet, reference and referral advocacy, professional development training for those in the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

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LGBTQ2+ Community Centers
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Issues
Advocacy

United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

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

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

AMVETS - AMVETS

AMVETS implements programs for and advocates on behalf of veterans and their families. AMVETS National Service Officers (NSOs) are stationed at VA regional offices and medical centers and provide information, counseling and claims assistance to all veterans and their dependents in matters concerning education, disability compensation, employment, hospitalization, rehabilitation, pension and other benefits. Annually awards scholarships to veterans and their dependents. Automobile donations are accepted through the national office.

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Advocacy
Automobile Donation Programs
Veteran Membership Organizations
Patriotic Societies
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Military Transition Assistance Programs
Student Financial Aid
Veterans

Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties - Advocacy Department

Provides free resource coordination, training, and one-to-one advocacy support to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. The program is based on four main pillars: Collaboration, Education, Empowerment, and Self-Advocacy. Through these, they connect with and support individuals, families, and community partners in their navigation of the IDD systems in a way that meets their needs now and into the future. The three main programs are: * Resource Coordination * One-to-One Advocacy * Webinar Trainings

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Intellectual Disabilities
Advocacy

Center for Independent Living of South Central Pennsylvania - Advocacy for Disability Issues

Provides advocacy services for persons with disabilities and their families.

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Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

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

Center for Family Services - Emergency Assistance

Provides advocacy and/or financial assistance. Situations vary and assistance is based on a case by case need and availability of funds. Co-pay and/or repayment is often requested.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Personal Finances Issues
Advocacy

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

Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center - VAMC Homeless Care Program

Offers emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, homeless veteran employment services, and support for veterans involved in the legal system.

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Homelessness Prevention Programs
Veteran Employment Programs
Veterans
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Advocacy

Liberty Resources - Advocacy

Provides skills training classes, peer support, advocacy, information and referral, nursing home, and youth transition services to individuals with disabilities.

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Disability Rights Groups
Disability Awareness Training
Advocacy
Disabilities Issues
Specialized Information and Referral

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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Advocacy
Disabilities Issues

Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services - Intellectual Disability Services (IDS)

Administers, monitors, and coordinates Early Intervention services and services for people with an intellectual disability. Coordinates service providers that offer a broad range of supports and services including supports coordination, early intervention services, in-home supports and respite services, employment and adult day services, and community living and Lifesharing services.

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Health/Disability Related Counseling
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Advocacy

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - Military and Veterans Affairs

Investigate and prosecute certain offenses against veterans. Connects veterans with existing services, educate them on consumer issues, and advocate on their behalf.

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Fraud Prevention
Consumer Complaints
Consumer Education
Veterans
Veteran Membership Organizations
Advocacy

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.

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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

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

    Support Center for Child Advocates - Core Programs

    Offers legal and social services to abused and neglected children.

    What's Here

    Lawyer Referral Services
    Legal Counseling
    Child Abuse Prevention
    Advocacy
    Child Abuse Protective/Restraining Orders

    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

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

    Tenant Union Representative Network - Childhood Lead Prevention Program

    Provides advocacy for tenants who are having difficulties getting the hazardous lead removed from their homes and educates tenants on how to get help and care for their lead poisoned children. Also provides lead inspections.

    What's Here

    Lead Testing
    Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
    Advocacy

    Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center of Schuylkill County - Sexual Assault Resources

    Provides sexual violence prevention and response services, including a 24/7 support line, counseling, medical and legal support, advocacy, licensed therapists, support groups, and community education.

    What's Here

    COVID-19
    Advocacy
    Sexual Assault Counseling
    Sexual Assault Prevention
    Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
    Sexual Assault Hotlines
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Abused Adults

    Tri-State Advocacy Project - Advocacy Services

    Provides advocacy and benefits information to help individuals and families navigate the health care system.

    What's Here

    General Benefits and Services 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

    Advocacy
    Food Pantries
    Comprehensive Information and Referral
    Formula/Baby Food

    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

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

    HeadsUp - HeadsUp

    Includes a searchable online directory of First Episode Psychosis centers that provide assessment and treatment to residents of Pennsylvania, and a wide range of educational materials and links to other relevant resources.

    What's Here

    Early Intervention for Mental Illness
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Psychotic Disorders
    Advocacy