What is Legal Aid? • • • • • MidPenn is a law firm for the poor. It is a free service. MidPenn has experienced advocates. We do not handle criminal cases. Translators are available. We Handle • • • • • • • Family Law/Custody Domestic Violence Housing/Foreclosures Access to Medical Care/Public Benefits Unemployment/Employment Consumer Elder Law Who is Eligible? • • • Based on household income Domestic violence matters - eligible without regard to income Call local office to see if you are eligible Help MidPenn - Make A Difference - With A Donation! Go to www.midpenn.org and donate online or click on “How Can You Help.” The official registration and financial information of MidPenn Legal Services may be obtained from the PA Department of State by calling toll free, within PA, 1(800)732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Special Projects Consumer Law Team - Fighting predatory lending Medical Assistance Outreach to Seniors - Knowledge is power Public Benefits Project - Aiming for self-sufficiency Employment Project - Removing barriers to employment Ombudsman Project - Protecting our elders COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION We provide seminars on a variety of topics including welfare and public benefits, landlordtenant law, domestic violence, and elder law. FAMILY LAW CLINICS Custody and divorce clinics help people learn about their legal options and how to file court documents with limited assistance from an advocate. PRO BONO PROJECT Private attorneys volunteer their time and expertise to handle cases for free, often through a local bar association. DISABILITY ADVOCACY PROJECT We receive funding through the PA Department of Public Welfare’s Disability Advocacy Program to help individuals receive Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits. Funding MidPenn Legal Ser vices Has Community Suppor t MidPenn Legal Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which receives funding from many sources, both public and private, including community development block grants, bar associations, foundations, community organizations and individuals. Major sources of funding: • Legal Services Corporation (LSC) • PA Interest On Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) • Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) • United Ways • Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Critical Help for Critical Moments: Consumer Domestic Violence Elderly Employment Family Housing Public Benefits Utilities Legal Aid Aid Facts Facts Legal • • • • MidPenn MidPenn the “Emergency Room is is the “Emergency Room ofof the the Legal Profession.” Legal Profession.” • Over Over a quarter a million people a quarter of of a million people in in central Pennsylvania live below the central Pennsylvania live below the poverty poverty level. level. • We are a private, non-profit,public publicinterest We are a private, non-profit, interest law firm for the poor. law firm for the poor. • Our Our clients include low-income clients include low-income individuals individuals and their families, the and their families, the elderly, the disabled, elderly, the disabled, and survivors and survivors of domestic violence. of domestic violence. • Our goal is to help our clients have: •  Our is totable help our clients have: foodgoal on the on the food  a safe home table aincome safe home  an source  access to heath care an income source  fair resolution to custody access to health care disputes. custody disputes fair resolution MidPenn Serves to These Counties: • MidPenn Serves These Counties: Adams Bedford Berks Blair Centre Clearfield Cumberland Dauphin Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Juniata Lancaster Lebanon Mifflin Perry Schuylkill York ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OFFICES ADMINISTRATIVE 213-A North North Front Front Street Street 213-A Harrisburg, PA 17101 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717-234-0492 717-234-0492 Phone: Fax: 717-234-0496 717-234-0496 Fax: Website: www.midpenn.org www.midpenn.org Website: Offices ALTOONA 171 Lakemont Park Blvd. Altoona, PA 16602 Phone: 814-943-8139 800-326-9177 Fax: 814-944-2640 BEDFORD 232 East Pitt Street Bedford, PA 15522 Phone: 814-623-6189 800-326-9177 Fax: 814-623-6180 CARLISLE 401 E. Louther St. Suite 103 Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone: 717-243-9400 800-822-5288 Fax: 717-243-8026 CHAMBERSBURG 230 Lincoln Way E., Suite A Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone: 717-264-5354 800-372-4737 Fax: 717-264-2420 CLEARFIELD 211 E. Locust Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone: 814-765-9646 800-326-9177 Fax: 814-765-1396 GETTYSBURG LANCASTER 38 N. Christian Street, Suite 200 Lancaster, PA 17602 Phone: 717-299-0971 800-732-0025 Fax: 717-295-2328 LEBANON 513 Chestnut Street Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-274-2834 Fax: 717-274-0379 LEWISTOWN 3 W. Monument Square, Suite 203 Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-248-3099 800-326-9177 Fax: 717-248-0791 POTTSVILLE 315 N. Centre St., Suite 201 Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-628-3931 866-638-0606 Fax: 570-628-9697 READING 501 Washington Street, #401 Reading, PA 19601 Phone: 610-376-8656 800-299-6599 Fax: 610-376-8650 STATE COLLEGE 128 Breckenridge Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 Phone: 717-334-7624 Fax: 717-334-0863 3500 E. College Ave., Suite 1295 State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-238-4958 800-326-9177 Fax: 814-238-9504 HARRISBURG YORK 213-A N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717-232-0581 800-932-0356 Fax: 717-232-7821 0LG3HQQ/HJDO6HUYLFHV 29 N. Queen Street York, PA 17403 Phone: 717-848-3605 Fax: 717-854-5431 LEGAL AID : HELP CCRITICAL RITICAL H ELP FFOR OR CCRITICAL RITICAL M OMENTS MOMENTS