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Screened and trained senior volunteers are prepared to discuss issues related to aging, such as stress and isolation. Provides weekly phone or home visits with volunteers for conservation and socialization. Offers volunteer opportunities with training for senior peer counselors.

Provides an individualized, recovery-focused service that allows individuals the opportunity to learn to manage their own recovery and advocacy process from others living with mental illness who demonstrate ongoing success in their recovery.

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA, offers:Resources/training related to language translation, housing, income benefits, mobility/transportation, education, communication, assistive technology, advocacy, budgeting, household management, mentoring, and socialization/recreation geared toward persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Sign Language Instruction. Assistance with obtaining an Interpreter/Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART). Instruction of the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. Public awareness/sensitivity training regarding persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Information about Videophones/Video Relay Interpreting Services and resources on how to go about getting a videophone. Assistance with getting equipment via the TDDP such as a TTY, CapTel, amplified telephone, etc. A New Start program through Roads to Freedom, an Assistive Technology reuse/recycle program, may be able to provide donated equipment.

An ARCIL peer helper is a person with a disability who is living independently and is able to share their experiences and offer their support to others. They work one on one with individuals, helping them make adjustments to live with their disability, learn problem solving skills, explore options and use community services more effectively.

Offers one-to-one support for recovery from mental illness through Certified Peer Specialists, people who are successfully progressing in their own recovery and have received intensive training in peer support.

Assists clients to access recovery through monitoring, referral, counseling, support groups, and mentoring.

Provides substance use disorder prevention and intervention services, including a public information center on drug prevention, S.A.D.D. chapters, digest newsletter, and educational speakers.

Provides peer support, exchange of information and resources, and recruitment of families for waiting children. Offers support and technical assistance to parent groups throughout Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. Hosts adoptive family support group, Chat 'n' Chill.

Provides peer specialists going through similar trauma's for individuals during their mental health journey.

Provides Certified Peer Specialists who are in recovery from their own mental health, substance abuse and/or criminal justice struggles to assist other adults seeking wellness and/or recovery themselves.

Assistance adults with a serious mental illness and children with a serious mental illness or emotional disturbance connect with and navigate available services and resources that will enable them to achieve their recovery goals while building skills that prepare them to independently live, work and participate in their communities. Blended Case Management is designed to help individuals gain access to medical, social, educational, vocational, and obtain needed mental health services, ensuring coordination of care and monitoring service delivery.

Available to anyone who just needs to talk about any non-crisis issue. Center is staffed by a Peer Support Specialist.

Provides an individualized, recovery-focused service that allows individuals the opportunity to learn to manage their own recovery and advocacy process from others living with mental illness who demonstrate ongoing success in their recovery.

Provides peer specialists going through similar trauma's for individuals during their mental health journey.

Provides peer specialists going through similar trauma's for individuals during their mental health journey.

Offers groups and discussions. Self-help groups bring people together who share common life experiences for support, education and mutual aid. Benefits of participating in a self-help group include: - Learning new information and strategies for confronting problems - Finding support from others - The opportunity to help others - Feeling empowered and more self-confident in coping with challenges

Provides Certified Peer Specialists who are in recovery from their own mental health, substance abuse and/or criminal justice struggles to assist other adults seeking wellness and/or recovery themselves.

Provides goal planning and assistance, peer to peer counseling, wellness groups, personal wellness recovery plan (WRAP), psychiatric advanced directive, advocacy, community awareness and integration awareness, self-determination and self-discovery.

Offers psychoeducational classes/programs that are accepted by most area District Justices, School Districts and Youth Aid Panels as part of an alternative sentencing diversion program.

Offers peer counseling.

Provides peer specialists going through similar trauma's for individuals during their mental health journey.

Provides case management services for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. These services are provided both in the home and the community. People may reside in a residential (group home) setting, in their own home or family member's home, a state center or a nursing home.

Provides Certified Peer Specialists who are in recovery from their own mental health, substance abuse and/or criminal justice struggles to assist other adults seeking wellness and/or recovery themselves.

Provides Information and education to help people with MS. Emotional support resources for people with MS as well as family and carepartners, including support groups and ways to connect with others living with MS. Help through the complexities of finding a healthcare provider, benefits, insurance and access to coverage, and employment. Resources to face financial challenges and plan for the future . Wellness strategies that can make an impact on quality of life with MS including diet, exercise, emotional well-being and connection to local wellness resources. Assessment for personalized case management.

Provides a telephone support line where the caller is able to talk to trained peers that can listen to concerns and offer support. All calls will remain confidential except in cases that require crisis intervention.