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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.

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General Legal Aid

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

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

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

York County Bar Association and Bar Foundation - York Lawyers for the Arts (YLA) Program

Designed to help the growing arts community find legal assistance. Legal assistance may be in the form of pro bono (fee-free) representation or Modest Means (reduced fee) representation depending on eligibility and qualification.

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General Legal Aid
Lawyer Referral Services
Artist Services

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

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

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

YWCA Bucks County - Racial and Social Justice Programs

Encourages youth and adults of all cultures to explore race together. Includes "reading to reduce racism" after school book clubs, discussion groups, and special events

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General Legal Aid

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

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

Rental Deposit Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
Disability Benefits
Legal Counseling
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Outreach Programs
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
General Legal Aid
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
General Clothing Provision
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Homeless Veterans
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Credit Counseling
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Veterans
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Families of Veterans
Electric 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
Elder Law
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Legal Counseling
Benefits Screening
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Criminal Record Expungement 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.

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

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Elder Law
General Legal Aid

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

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

Disability Benefits
Homelessness Advocacy Groups
Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Veteran Benefits 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
Elder Law
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Legal Counseling
Benefits Screening
Veteran Benefits Assistance
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania - Fair Housing Enforcement and Education

Offers a range of programs to ensure that consumers have access to housing and understand their rights under fair housing laws. Services include counseling on the rights protected under fair housing laws, information on how to recognize and report violations, information on legal options and assistance with the legal process, random testing to ensure regional compliance with fair housing laws, technical assistance, and comprehensive education programs.

What's Here

Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance
General Legal Aid
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Housing Discrimination 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

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

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