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Provides information and referral services.

Provides forensic child interviews, medical exams, and services to reduce the trauma children experience during the investigation of abuse allegations.

Serves as an advocate for Veterans involved in the criminal justice system to help them avoid unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration by connecting Veterans to VA mental health and substance abuse services.

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.

Provides options, information, and advocacy to victims of domestic abuse within the welfare system and educates welfare personnel about domestic abuse.

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.

Voluntary health organization that provides education, support and advocacy for people with epilepsy and their families. Programs and services include: - Informational materials - Medical, legal and mental health referrals - Adult resource services - Workshops and conferences - Children and family services - Support groups - Community education - Lending book and video library - Personal and legislative advocacy - Teen and pre-teen camp - Special events - Annual spring education conference - Young Adult Retreat

Offers a Community Support Program with innovative trainings, wellness conferences, special events such as Christmas in July, the annual art show, anti-stigma campaigns, CSP celebrations, and the production of a wide variety of literature. Aging Advocacy - MHA provides advocacy services at the South Mountain Restoration Center to ensure the rights of individuals to receive the most appropriate services in the most appropriate setting are assured. Community Advocacy - MHA provides advocacy services when community members who need assistance with getting appropriate or desired services feel they have exercised all options available to them.

Legal advocacy and representation in relationship violence-related legal matters, including protection From Abuse, child custody, and child support.

Educational advocates assist parents and children by working cooperatively with Berks County school districts in obtaining appropriate Educational services for children.

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

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.

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

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

Autism Awareness – NEPA is a not for profit community organization, whose goal is to promote awareness and to support community programs for individuals with Autism in Luzerne County. This event is being conducted under the auspices of the Luzerne Foundation. Grants are made available every year to support the ongoing provision and enhancement of community programs.

Provides assistance to individuals within the Berks County area. Services include, Mental health awareness and referrals, Youth advocacy for gun-violence prevention through initiatives and Returning Citizens Services for recently released convicted felons.

Provides Certified Peer Specialist services such as mentoring, advocacy and mediation, engagement, wellness strategies, and mental health education.

Provides assistance to persons in need of help in negotiating a specific aspect of the mental health system. This may include housing issues, securing entitlements, welfare benefits, patient rights, employments issues, or other community support systems, as it pertains to an individual with a mental health challenge. The advocate’s role is to provide support and to help ensure that the consumer’s voice is heard and a recovery approach is followed.

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.