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Determines eligibility for state subsidy for child care.

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General Benefits Assistance
Benefits Screening
Child Care Expense Assistance
Assists individuals to submit Dollar Energy applications for utility payment assistance

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Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Support Services and Consumer Resources offers assistance on a variety of legal, financial and health services. Age eligibility may apply. Services available include: A) Financial and Legal Advice B) Benefit Screenings and Application Assistance C) Medicare and Healthcare Options; APPRISE Counselor D) Assistance with LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program). E) Access to Other Agencies and Government Services

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Advocacy
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Elder Law
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Legal Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Helps community members attain public assistance benefits such as food stamps (SNAP), rent and utilities payment assistant, and income support. Services include short-term case management, connection to energy conservation and utility assistance programs, utility reconnection programs, public benefits navigation, connection to legal and immigration assistance programs, and linkage to community resources.
Provides application assistance and referrals for food pantries, housing counseling services, senior citizens programs, rental and utility assistance programs, and more. Also offers budget counseling and information about job opportunities.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
Provides older adults with information and assistance in understanding their health insurance options, property tax and rent rebate, and PACE eligibility.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Rent Rebate/Tax Credit Information
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Benefits Screening
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.

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Legal Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits Assistance
Benefits Screening
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Elder Law
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Provides guidance to individuals interested in state heating assistance. Community Support Specialist will help clients through the application process.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
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 eligibility screening and filing of SNAP and WIC applications.

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General Benefits Assistance
WIC
Food Stamps/SNAP
Provides benefits assistance for refugees. 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.

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Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
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.
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.

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

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Credit Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
General Legal Aid
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Legal Counseling
General Clothing Provision
Personal Financial Counseling
Provides screening to help individuals determine if they qualify for SNAP benefits and helps them apply for or renew benefits. Can also assist with LIHEAP applications. Also advocates on behalf of people having problems receiving SNAP benefits through the PA Department of Human Services.
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.

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General Benefits Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Sexual Assault Protection/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Divorce Assistance
Real Estate Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Tax Foreclosure Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Determines eligibility for state subsidy for child care.

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General Benefits Assistance
Benefits Screening
Child Care Expense Assistance
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.

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Pension Benefits Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Offers referrals for community resources.

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Adoption Services
General Benefits Assistance
Provides free, need-based civil legal aid services for LGBTQ+ and HIV community members in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Offers in-house assistance for cases involving identity document support, public benefits counseling, housing support, and civil expungement of criminal records.

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General Legal Aid
General Benefits Assistance
Name Change Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Lawyer Referral Services
Certificates/Forms 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.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Credit Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
General Legal Aid
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Legal Counseling
General Clothing Provision
Personal Financial Counseling
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 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.

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Pension Benefits Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Provides eligibility screening and filing of SNAP and WIC applications.
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.

Related Services

Legal Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits Assistance
Benefits Screening
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Elder Law
Comprehensive Family Law Services