LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS

Local

Laurel Legal Services
Counties served: Armstrong, Cambria, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland
(800) 253-9558

Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Counties served: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence
(866) 761-6572

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Counties served: Fayette, Greene, Somerset and Washington
(800) 846-0871

Community Legal Services
County Served: Philadelphia
(215) 981-3700

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Counties served: Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery
(877) 429-5994

MidPenn Legal Services
Counties served: Adams, Berks, Blair, Bedford, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill and York
717-234-0492

North Penn Legal Services
Counties served: Bradford, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming
(877) 9-LEGAL-0

Northwestern Legal Services
Counties served: Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren
(800) 753-5704

Philadelphia Legal Assistance
County served: Philadelphia
(215) 981-3808

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

PA LawHELP.org - guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Pennsylvania. Locate information on a variety of legal issues, as well as information on how to contact programs providing legal assistance in Pennsylvania. To view a copy of PA LawHELP's brochure, click here.

This guide is a free service which is made possible through a grant from the Legal Services Corporation and the ongoing support of Pennsylvania Legal Services. The web site was created by Pro Bono.net and is maintained by Pennsylvania Legal Services, in conjunction with Neighborhood Legal Services Association.

Community Justice Project (CJP) - a non-profit, public interest law firm. Its mission is to protect and expand the civil rights of low-income people throughout Pennsylvania, except Philadelphia. It provides broad impact legal support for eligible low income people who live in Pennsylvania. Through this advocacy, the CJP seeks: to protect the basic needs of low income individuals and families, and to assist them in their efforts to become self-sufficient or to otherwise improve their lives and the communities in which they live; t o enforce laws protecting rights of Pennsylvanian residents in their homes, schools and workplaces; and, to change the policies that hurt low income Pennsylvanians, especially those policies affecting, welfare, childcare and transportation.
Eastern Office
118 Locust St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 236-9486 (phone)
(717) 233-4088 (fax)
Western Office
Suite 1705
429 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 434-6002 (phone)
(412) 434-5706 (fax)
Reading Office (Ayuda en Español)
c/o Centro Hispano
501 Washington St.
Reading, PA 19603
(610) 685-1270 (phone)
(610) 372-2619 (fax)
Hazleton Office (Ayuda en Español)
100 West Broad Street
Room 118
Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 582-5816 (phone)
(570) 459-5815 (fax)

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania -Intake Inquiries: You can contact DRN's Intake Team to seek advice about disability rights, access to services, abuse and neglect, and other issues by calling DRN's toll-free number above or by emailing DRN at intake@drnpa.org.
Harrisburg Office 1414 N. Cameron St., 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17103
1-800-692-7443 [Voice]
1-877-375-7139 [TDD]
(717) 236-8110 [Voice]
(717) 346-0293 [TDD]
(717) 236-0192 [Fax]
Philadelphia Office The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St., Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107–4798
(215) 238-8070 (Voice)
(215) 789-2498 (TDD)
(215) 772-3126 (Fax)
Pittsburgh Office 429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 701
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1505
(412) 391-5225 [Voice]
(412) 467-8940 [TDD]
(412) 391-4496 [Fax]

Education Law Center - provides information on the legal rights of public school students, help with problem-solving, written materials, and contacts. In some cases involving large numbers of children, we provide legal representation.
Eastern Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4717
Phone: 215-238-6970
Fax: 215-772-3125
Western Pennsylvania
1901 Law & Finance Building
429 Fourth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-258-2120
Fax: 412-391-4496

Friends of Farmworkers
42 S 15th St, Suite 605
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2205
(215) 733-0878 or (800) 729-1607
(215) 733-0876 (fax)
Toll Free call from Mexico (clients only): 001-800-51-41-349

Pennsylvania Farmworker Project
of Philadelphia Legal Assistance
(888) 541-1544

Pennsylvania Health Law Project - assists in obtaining access to healthcare and helps monitor the quality of care and service given at various health care programs.
650 Smithfield Street
Suite 2130
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 434-5779
Statewide Toll-free Hotline (800) 274-3528
Website: www.phlp.org
This site also has a program called "QuickScreen" which can help determine eligibility for Pennsylvania health care programs - www.phlp.org/quickscreenwelcome.asp.

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project - seeks to deliver civil legal services to the institutional population of our Commonwealth. Difficulties with access and the unique nature institutional legal issues require a specialized method of delivering such services.
The Cast Iron Building
718 Arch Street Suite 304 South
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 925-2966

Pennsylvania Utility Law Project - provides information, assistance, and advice about residential utility and energy matters affecting low-income consumers.
118 Locust Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 236-9486 ext 205
Toll Free: (800) 322-7572 ext 205
Fax: (717) 233-4088

Regional Housing Legal Services - a nonprofit law firm with unique expertise in affordable, sustainable housing and its related components — community and economic development, utility matters and preservation of home ownership. RHLS provides innovative project and policy solutions that help create sustainable communities offering decent, safe and affordable housing for lower-income Pennsylvanians.
Glenside Office:
2 South Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: (215) 572-7300
Fax: (215) 572-0262
Pittsburgh Office:
710 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 201-4301
Fax: (412) 281-9987
Gettysburg Office:
128 Breckenridge Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: (717) 334-0528
Fax: (717) 334-0528 (call first)

National

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law - provides national leadership in identifying, developing, and supporting creative and collaborative approaches to achieve social and economic justice for low-income people and communities.
50 East Washington Street, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois, 60602
(312) 263-3830 (voice)
(312) 263-3846 (fax)

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