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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

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

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

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

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

Franklin County Legal Services - Legal Advice, Representation, and Education

Provides legal representation, advice, and education to low-income individuals with civil legal problems.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Assistance
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
General Legal Aid
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Self Representation Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling

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

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

Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling

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

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Case/Care Management
Disability Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Outreach Programs
General Legal Aid
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Families of Veterans
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veterans
Homeless Veterans
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Job Finding Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Legal Counseling
Credit Counseling
Gas Service Payment Assistance

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

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

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

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project - Civil Legal Assistance

Assists individuals who are incarcerated or detained in prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, or other institutional settings by providing information, legal advice, advocacy, and representation of civil rights matter issues related to their conditions of confinement. Provides assistance in: A) Medical care and mental healthcare B) Freedom from retaliation and freedom from assault and sexual abuse C) Personal safety and freedom from assault and sexual abuse D) Access to the courts E) Religious accommodations and disability accommodations F) Clean, safe, and humane living conditions

What's Here

Low Income
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Advocacy
Inmates
Ex-Offenders
General Legal Aid

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

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

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

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

Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling

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

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Case/Care Management
Disability Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Outreach Programs
General Legal Aid
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Families of Veterans
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veterans
Homeless Veterans
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Job Finding Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Legal Counseling
Credit Counseling
Gas Service Payment 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

Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling

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

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

SeniorLAW Center - Services for Homeowners and Victims of Abuse and Exploitation

Services available include legal advice, direct legal services and representation, information and referral, community-based neighborhood legal services, community outreach and education, and services and resources for older victims.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Elder Law

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

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

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

Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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