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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.

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.

Offers assistance with questions regarding electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and wastewater services.

Provides human services to low income individuals and families. Programs include:

• Information and referral/client advocacy, case management, senior center sources, and senior outreach
• Interpreter services for clients
• Soup kitchen
• Immigration
• Legal orientation
• Employment services
• Workforce readiness
• GED preparation
• ESL (English as a Second Language)
• Mental Health services
• Substance Abuse services
• HIV/AIDS testing and counseling
• STD testing and counseling

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

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.

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.

Champions a life of inclusion, opportunity, and equity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, education, and support.

Provides monitoring, satisfaction-survey, and advocacy services for individuals and families receiving mental health, substance use, or intellectual disability supports. Through interviews, focus groups, and data collection, the service assesses access, service delivery, treatment quality, quality of life, recovery, and wellness outcomes. Feedback and findings are submitted to counties, state or insurance stakeholders, providers, individuals, and families with the goal of improving system performance and support services. Also offers advocacy support: assistance with understanding rights, file grievances or requests for change, and navigate support systems when needed.

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.

Creates an environment that fosters the growth and development of youth using assets within the community, schools, families and peer groups to prevent problem and risky behaviors.

The organization speaks out at local, state, and national levels. It strives to inform families of upcoming legislation proposals and changes that directly impact individuals with disabilities.

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.

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 to disabled veterans and their families specifically.

Offers supportive services, referrals, resources, and educational outreach encouraging positive life choices during behavioral health recovery.

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.

Provides information, referrals and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who choose to seek justice through the legal system. The advocate does not give legal advice, but shares information about the law including what legal options are available, and how to assess legal recourse. Provides information on Protection for Abuse orders. Program participants choose what, if any legal action they wish to take. Counselor/Advocates are available to accompany a victim of domestic or sexual violence to the hospital for an examination and/or treatment.

Provides information, referral, and advocacy.

Prevention, education, advocacy, enforcement and one-on-one/group therapy for individuals, worksites, schools, etc. In some cases, Nicotine Replacement Therapy is also utilized for cessation services.

Provides advocacy and supportive living services.

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.

Helps employers review and update their policies to ensure they support employees who are in, or are seeking recovery. This includes policies for hiring practices, employee assistance programs, anti-discrimination and diversity policies, and community outreach strategies.

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.

Offers two youth councils which provide youth with a forum to exercise their voice by discussing policy issues while advising the work of the CYI and its partners. Game Changers Youth Council focuses on advocating for the general well-being of youth in the Coatesville community. Youth Prevention Task Force focuses on implementing projects and policies that focus on substance use prevention for youth in the Coatesville community.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are community volunteers who serve as the voice of abused and neglected children in the court system. The advocacy looks to ensure that the children will be safe, secure and given a better opportunity to thrive.