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Apply for many health and human service programs and manage benefit information.

Determines eligibility for state subsidy for child care.

Provides a list of agencies in Philadelphia County that provide free food and meals as well as information about applying for public benefits available to anyone in Philadelphia. Includes location, contact, and eligibility information about each listed agencies' free food/meals programs.

Provides initial intake and needs assessment to determine eligibility for hardship grants. Processes applications for grants that are paid directly to clients’ gas, electric, water, and sewage utility providers to help restore service or prevent shut‑offs and terminations. Services are offered in partnership with the Dollar Energy Fund.

Provides financial assistance for basic utilities, fuel, and housing costs. Also available to assist individuals in accessing the following programs: A) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) B) PPL Operation Help C) Public assistance (food stamps, medical assistance, cash assistance); D)FEMA Funding (housing and utility costs).

Offers free, one-on-one help to enroll Philadelphia residents in public benefit programs that assist with prescription drugs, health insurance, food, property taxes, heat and other utilities, paying for college, and disability benefits. Assists with applications and follow up on application status.

Provides eligible veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include housing counseling, legal support, credit repair, financial planning services, and time-limited, temporary financial assistance.

Provides eligible veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include housing counseling, legal support, credit repair, financial planning services, and time-limited, temporary financial assistance.

Provides older adults with information and assistance in understanding their health insurance options, property tax and rent rebate, and PACE eligibility.

Assists eligible individuals and families to apply for SNAP Benefits (Food Stamps) via the COMPASS website.

Provides services for Information and Referral, Case and Care Management, Benefits and Services Assistance, Advocacy, and Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities.

Determines eligibility for state subsidy for child care.

Determines eligibility for state subsidy for child care.

Provides legal assistance for individuals and families in need of help with labor law, employment discimination, public assistance, worker's compensation, unemployment benefits, pension and social security benefits, and tax disputes. Services include help with application and appeals, filings, and legal representation.

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 services around rent and utilities, budgeting, employment, Dollar Energy Fund, and other benefit screenings, and travelers aid.

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

Provides legal benefits assistance for refugees and immigrants. The scope of this service is dependent on excess funding; some, or all benefits assistance may not be available at any given time. Contacting CSS for specific benefits assistance may or may not be available.

Provides legal assistance for individuals and families in need of help with labor law, employment discimination, public assistance, worker's compensation, unemployment benefits, pension and social security benefits, and tax disputes. Services include help with application and appeals, filings, and legal representation.

Provides technical assistance to businesses and helps residents connect with public benefits and basic needs assistance for which they are eligible.

Offers civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney. Services include a legal advice helpline, direct representation, assistance in self-representation, brief service, limited legal assistance, and referrals to private attorneys. Also provides representation to survivors of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse (PFA) proceedings, legal assistance for veterans, several grants, a debt clinic, and community education.

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 help with CAP applications for electric and gas for Beaver County residents.

Assists low-income households access utility assistance through the application process for LIHEAP, Crisis, CAP programs, Dollar Energy, and weatherization services. Partners include Dollar Energy and Columbia Gas. Please Note: the agency does NOT provide direct payment for utility services, but assists with applications for utility programs.

Provides legal assistance for individuals and families in need of help with labor law, employment discimination, public assistance, worker's compensation, unemployment benefits, pension and social security benefits, and tax disputes. Services include help with application and appeals, filings, and legal representation.