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MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

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.

What's Here

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

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

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

York County Bar Association and Bar Foundation - Modest Means Program

Helps low-income families find affordable legal assistance in the areas of family law, tenant evictions, and criminal defense law. Attorneys have agreed to charge reduced rates to clients referred through this program.

What's Here

Lawyer Referral Services
General Legal Aid
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance

Veterans Multi-Service Center - Supportive Services for Veteran Families

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.

What's Here

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

United Way of Chester County - Financial Stability Center

Works in collaboration with PA CareeerLink to provides extensive support and resources, professional guidance, confidential counseling, and a set of services to help clients clarify and achieve their financial and employment goals.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
General Legal Aid
Credit Counseling

Venango County Public Defender - Public Defender

Provides legal counsel to any person charged with a qualified criminal offense and is determined unable to afford legal counsel.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Public Defender

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

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.

What's Here

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

North Penn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

What's Here

Welfare Rights Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Self Representation Assistance
Legal Counseling
General Legal Aid
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs

McKean County Family Law Offices - McKean County Family Law Offices

Handles child support and divorce hearings, as well as custody mediation services. Purpose of the court is to justly decide the controversies presented. Litigation: Divorce, Child Support, Custody.

What's Here

Family Law Courts
General Legal Aid
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

North Penn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Self Representation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Welfare Rights Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Northwestern Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems. Free legal aid may be provided in cases involving: Public Benefits, Housing, Family Law, Employment & Education, and Consumer Law.

What's Here

Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Lawyer Referral Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Legal Information Services
SSI
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Self Representation Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Disability Benefits

Defender Association of Philadelphia - Participatory Defense Hubs

Utilizes trained community volunteers to provide insight, perspective, and support to those being charged and their families as they navigate the justice system. Gives participants a deeper understanding of the justice process, what is expected from them at each stage, and suggestions to help them prepare for meetings with their attorney, court dates, and other steps of the process. Offers virtual and in-person meetings, depending upon location.

What's Here

General Legal Aid

North Penn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

What's Here

Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Welfare Rights Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Self Representation Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance
General Legal Aid

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Protection from Abuse

Offers free general legal aid for victims of domestic abuse who are seeing Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Neighborhood Legal Services Association - Project Shape

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney.

What's Here

Welfare Rights Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling

Homeless Advocacy Project - Legal Services to End Homelessness

Provides civil legal services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. Helps establish eligibility for benefit programs such as SSI, TANF, medical assistance, SNAP, and veterans compensation and pension; upgrades discharge characterizations; enforces custody and other family law rights; assists with shelter and supportive services; helps with replacing or correcting identity documents; and preserves private and subsidized housing eligibility.

What's Here

Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Disability Benefits
General Legal Aid
Homelessness Advocacy Groups
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Advance Medical Directives
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Neighborhood Legal Services Association - Legal 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.

What's Here

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

Summit Legal Aid - General Information

Offers legal services, including consultation, counseling, and representation in many areas of civil law. See specific program listings for details; provides referrals to attorneys if the individual's need is outside the scope of the services offered.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling
Legal Representation
Lawyer Referral Services

The Abuse Network, Inc. - Abuse Prevention and Services

Provides 24-hour hotline support, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, accompaniment, trauma-informed empowerment/options counseling, support groups, Information and Referral, community prevention, and awareness education.

What's Here

Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Child Abuse Counseling
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Bullying Helplines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
LGBTQ2+ Helplines
General Legal Aid
Comprehensive Information and Referral
In Person Crisis Intervention
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

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.

What's Here

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

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

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

ACLAMO - Case Management Services

Provides case management services to individuals or families who need assistance with food security, interpretation and translation, court processes in domestic, divorce, or child custody matters, finding employment and/or training, information for families on juvenile justice cases, completing higher education applications, and other systems navigation assistance.

What's Here

Language Translation
Prejob Guidance
Language Interpretation
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management
Housing Search Assistance
General Legal Aid
Job Finding Assistance

Northwestern Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems. Free legal aid may be provided in cases involving: Public Benefits, Housing, Family Law, Employment & Education, and Consumer Law.

What's Here

Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Lawyer Referral Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Legal Information Services
SSI
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Self Representation Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Disability Benefits

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

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.

What's Here

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

Defender Association of Philadelphia - Participatory Defense Hubs

Utilizes trained community volunteers to provide insight, perspective, and support to those being charged and their families as they navigate the justice system. Gives participants a deeper understanding of the justice process, what is expected from them at each stage, and suggestions to help them prepare for meetings with their attorney, court dates, and other steps of the process. Offers virtual and in-person meetings, depending upon location.

What's Here

General Legal Aid