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Justice at Work - Legal Services

Provides legal representation on employment-related issues.

What's Here

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
General Legal Aid
Lawyer Referral Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Legal Information Services
Outreach Programs
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services

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

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

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

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/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders

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

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

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

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

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

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

York County Government - York County Human Services Department - Legal Services

Restricted to non-fee generating services, like consultation on civil legal problems, Advance Directives, Power of Attorney and wills. OTHER LEGAL ISSUES CONSIDERED:
  • Landlord/tenant disputes
  • Health Care benefit issues
  • Consumer fraud issues
  • What's Here

    Elder Law
    General Legal Aid
    Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution

    Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging - Referral Services for Civil Legal Matters

    Provides referral services for simple civil legal matters which are not considered to be fee-generating.

    What's Here

    Elder Law
    General Legal Aid

    Potter County Public Defender's Office - Public Defender

    Serves as public defender and provides assistance with certain legal matters.

    What's Here

    Public Defender
    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging - Legal Services

    Offers legal assistance that is available free of charge to persons 60 and older. Limits service to civil law cases and does not include fee-generating cases.

    What's Here

    Elder Law
    General Legal Aid

    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

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

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

    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

    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

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

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

    Chester County Bar Association - Access To Justice Program

    Provides free legal services to financially qualified Chester County residents.

    What's Here

    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

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

    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

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

    Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation - Legal Services

    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.

    What's Here

    Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Lawyer Referral Services
    General Legal Aid
    Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
    Certificates/Forms Assistance