Resources

Resources by County

Legal Services Corporation is tracking eviction filings during the pandemic in Pennsylvania by County

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Adam

• Manos Unidas Gettysburg (Spanish language community services)

Allegheny

• Allegheny County Rental Assistance (Rent assistance)
• Pittsburgh Housing (Resources and landlord info)
• Urban League of Pittsburgh (Housing resources and rent assistance)
• Pittsburgh Community Service Inc. (Housing services and resources for low-income individuals)
• Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters (Tenant union)
• Just Mediation Pittsburgh (Eviction diversion program)
• Allegheny Link (Housing resources)
• United Neighborhood Defense Movement (Eviction defense)
• Neighborhood Legal Services Association (Legal assistance)
• Casa San José (Housing services and social services provider & ICE emergency response)
• Sisters PGH (Housing services for POC, trans, and nonbinary people within Southwestern PA)
• Department of Housing and Community Environment (Report your landlord)
• Pittsburgh Property Tax Disparities (Report and findings)

Bucks

• Bucks County Housing Group (Housing and eviction resources, food distribution, counseling)
• Bucks County Opportunity Council (Emergency rental assistance)
• Bucks County Mutual Aid
• Legal Aid of Southeastern PA
• Doylestown Area FISH (Rental assistance, short-term housing, utility support)
• Pennridge FISH (Rental assistance, short-term housing, utility support)

Beaver, Butler, Lawrence

• Neighborhood Legal Services Association (Legal assistance)
• Beaver County Mutual Aid

Centre

• Centre Helps (Rental assistance, mutual aid)
• Centre Volunteers in Medicine (Free medical services)
• Huntingdon House (Housing services and emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence)
• Alleghenies Abolition (Mutual aid, info@allegheniesabolition.org)
• El Colectivo de Solidaridad / State College Solidarity Collective (Mutual aid for Spanish-speaking residents, elcolectivostatecollege@gmail.com)

Chester

• Chester County Rent Assistance (Various programs)
• Spring-Ford Project Outreach (Food distribution, emergency assistance in the Spring-Ford area)
• Community, Youth, and Women’s Alliance (Call 610-384-9592 for housing services)
• Good Samaritan Services (Housing and homelessness services)
• Legal Aid of Southwestern PA

Crawford

• Center for Family Services (Rental assistance)
• Peace4Crawford’s Hope Line (Call 833-491-4673 toll-free for general resources)

Dauphin

• Greater Harrisburg Area Tenants United (Housing resources and tenant advocacy)
• Harrisburg Center for Justice and Peace (Contact Kay Pickering Legal assistance at 717-233-7897)
• Harrisburg Housing Authority (Housing resources)
• Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness (Housing resources)
• PA Fair Housing (Housing resources and counseling)
• Homeless Shelter Directory* (Housing services)
• Domestic Violence Legal Center* (For more information, contact 717-724-0516)

Erie

• Rent Assitance (Apply in person at Erie County Care Management, located at 1601 Sassafras Street, by calling 814-923-5512 or emailing rent@eccm.org)
• HANDS Erie (Senior and disability housing)
• Greater Erie Community Action Committee (Rental and utility assistance)
• Erie County Mutual Aid
• Northwestern Legal Services (Legal help for Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Mercer, McKean, Potter, Venango, and Warren Counties)

Lackawanna

• Rent Assistance
• Community Resources (General resources)
• United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern PA (Housing counseling)
• Catholic Social Services of The Diocese of Scranton (Affordable housing list)

Lancaster

• Rent Assistance
• Lancaster Stands Up Neighbor Fund
• Lancaster Stands Up Eviction Dashboard
• Lancaster County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (Housing services)
• Hunger-Free Lancaster County (General resources)
• MidPenn Legal Services (To get legal help, call 1-800-326-9177)
• Good Samaritan Services (Housing and homelessness services)

Montgomery

• Rent Assistance
• Legal Aid of Southwestern PA
• Here2Help (Mutual aid)
• Homeless Prevention Center (Call 877-646-6306 for housing resources)
• Nehemiah’s Way* (Call 215-699-8830 for housing services)

Philadelphia

Low-income tenants in zip codes 19121 and 19139 now have the right to a FREE lawyer during eviction hearings. Call the Philly Tenant Hotline at 267-443-2500 or visit this website to find out if you’re eligible. If you do not live in these zip codes, visit PhillyTenant.org or call the number above for advice and possible representation.

• File a Fair Housing Complaint for unfair rental practices
• PHL Rent Assist (Rental assistance)
• People’s Emergency Center (Rental assistance, affordable housing)
• Congreso (Housing, rental assistance)
• Project H.O.M.E. (Housing, employment, and education resources)
• Community Legal Services
• Philadelphia Legal Assistance
• Public Interest Law Center (Legal assistance)
• Philadelphia Tenants Union (Eviction defense)
• Philly Eviction Prevention Project (Legal assistance)
• Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry (Rental and food assistance)
• Friends Rehabilitation Program (Housing and social services)
• Utility Emergency Services Fund (Utility resources)
• Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha (Financial resources)
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos (Housing counseling and limited financial support)
• Catholic Social Services (Rental assistance)
• Salvation Army (One-month rental assistance, contact us for more information)
• The Legal Clinic for the Disabled (Landlord/Tenant hotline for all housing-related matters, 215-587-3158)
• Save Your Home Philly Hotline
• The Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern PA (Legal assistance, 215-625-0700)
• Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline* (1-866-723-3014)

Washington

• Rental Assistance (Call 1-877-814-0788)
• Blueprints (General resource)
• Fair Housing (Legal assistance)