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United Community Independence Programs - Services -Develomental Disability

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

What's Here

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

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

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

American Diabetes Association - African American Programs

Aims to increase awareness of diabetes among African Americans, provide information about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications, teach the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices, and educate those with or at risk for developing diabetes about prevention, treatment, and management.

What's Here

Diabetes Management Clinics
Advocacy

Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties - Advice Sessions

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.

What's Here

Mental Health Issues
Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support
Advocacy

Sparrow Place - Sparrow Place

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

What's Here

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

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

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

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

    Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Pennsylvania - Fee for Service Care Management

    Provides care management for persons living with disabilities, mental health diagnosis, and brain injury to support independent living, stability, and security. Assists with applying for public benefits; finding and staying in appropriate housing; coordinating medical care, social services, and transportation; managing finances; and exploring vocational, recreational, and social opportunities.

    What's Here

    Intellectual Disabilities
    Case/Care Management
    Job Finding Assistance
    Advocacy

    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

    Consumer Complaints
    Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
    Older Adults
    Advocacy
    Patients

    American Diabetes Association - Advocacy and Education

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

    What's Here

    General Health Education Programs
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Diabetes
    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

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

    East Suburban Citizen Advocacy - Disability Advocacy

    Helps individuals with developmental disabilities access a wide array of services, including waiver programs, transition age services, getting an Individual Education Plan (IEP), and representative payee programs.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    School System Advocacy

    Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations - Training, Networking, and Info Sharing

    Offers a series of trainings, technical assistance, and information sharing. Key topic areas in training include: A) Real Estate Development B) Commercial Corridor Revitalization C) Communications D) Community Engagement

    What's Here

    Fundraising and Resource Development Support
    Advocacy
    Financial Management Support

    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

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

    Crawford County Human Services - Peace4Crawford

    Offers a community collaborative committed to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), healing trauma, and promoting resilience.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Mental Health Issues
    Talklines/Warmlines
    Mental Health Information/Education

    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

    What's Here

    Intellectual Disabilities
    Advocacy

    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

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

    Women's Resource Center - Support Services

    Provides ongoing empowerment counseling, tailored to individual needs, to victims, children and significant others. This includes crisis, economic and educative counseling. Additionally, support groups are held regularly for adults or teens who are survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center provides legal assistance to program participants, including representation, consultation and court preparation. Services include safety planning, Protection From Abuse orders, child custody, child support, divorce, nuisance ordinances from landlords, evictions, consumer debt, banking and tax issues, immigration issues, and employment cases.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    General Crime Victim Assistance
    Domestic Violence Support Groups
    Domestic Violence Issues

    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
    Formula/Baby Food
    Advocacy
    Food Pantries

    SafeNet Domestic Violence Safety Network - Counseling and Advocacy

    Provide one-on-one counseling services and group counseling services to victims of Domestic Violence. All services are provided in-person and virtually.

    What's Here

    Domestic Violence Issues
    Advocacy
    Domestic Violence Hotlines
    Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling

    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.

    What's Here

    Advocacy
    Education Advocacy Groups

    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

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

    Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania - Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania

    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

    What's Here

    Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
    Disease/Disability Information
    Advocacy
    Health/Disability Related Support Groups
    Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
    Epilepsy
    Therapeutic Camps

    Berks Encore - Advocate Services

    Provides community educational sessions as well as one-on-one counseling on Social Security and Medicare benefit planning, long-term living planning, check writing and budgeting, and fiduciary bookkeeping. Helps to develop individualized plans to meet the needs of each client.

    What's Here

    Medicare Information/Counseling
    Long Term Care Options Counseling
    Benefits Screening
    Older Adults
    Advocacy

    WOAR - Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence - Court Advocates

    Provides court accompaniment, emotional support, legal information, and advocacy. Offers reassurance and support the child, teen, or adult survivor.

    What's Here

    Crime Victims
    Advocacy
    General Crime Victim Assistance