KidsVoice is the non-profit legal services organization that is court appointed in Allegheny County to represent youth who are involved in juvenile dependency proceedings. KidsVoice has a multi-disciplinary approach that pairs an Attorney and a Child Advocacy Specialist, who is a social service professional with expertise in social work, mental health, education or child development. Each year, KidsVoice represents nearly 3,000 children from birth to 21 in this multi-disciplinary approach, ensuring that we are looking at and advocating for the many domains that are involved with each individual client from the initial involvement and through reunification, adoption, or another permanency option.
Frick Building
437 Grant Street, Suite 700
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412.391.3100
Fax: 412.391.3588
Email: info@kidsvoice.org
For a complete list of legal services visit http://www.acbf.org/
For answers to commonly asked questions about rent, utilities, support and driver’s license issues visit http://www.18andthelaw.org/
429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 701 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-391-5225 (phone) 412-467-8940 (fax) www.drnpa.org
Services: works to ensure that people with disabilities have equal and unhindered access to employment, transportation, public accommodations, and government services; to enforce their rights to vocational, post-secondary educational, health, and other services; and to protect them from abuse and neglect.
702 Law & Finance Building 429 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15219 412-258-2120 http://www.elc-pa.org
Services: ELC is a legal advocacy organization. Offers free assistance to thousands of families each year. Staff 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, they provide legal representation although this only happens in a small number of cases.
928 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-255-6700
www.NLSA.org
Services: Provides assistance to individuals for civil legal matters including housing, bankruptcy, public benefits, protection from abuse, divorce, support and custody. Call for intake hours.
1-800-274-3258 (helpline)
Services: Assist low-income consumers, persons with disabilities and consumer groups in addressing issues of access to, coverage for, and quality of health care.
Eligibility: Income Guidelines: Same as Pennsylvania Publicly Financed Health Care Programs: Pennsylvania Medical Assistance, CHIP and Adult Basic.
429 Forbes Ave, Suite 800 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-434-6175 www.pailp.org
Services: Provide free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income people who are incarcerated or institutionalized.
Eligibility: Income guidelines: 187.5% of poverty, PA residents, people who are in prisons (state and federal), jails, state hospitals (due to mental illness) or state centers (due to intellectual disability)
County Office Building
542 Forbes Avenue, Room 400
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219
412-350-2401 9 (phone)
412-350-2390 (fax)
www.county.allegheny.pa.us
Services: Responsible for furnishing competent and effective legal counsel to any person who lacks sufficient funds to obtain legal counsel in any proceeding where representation is constitutionally required. Office hours Monday-Friday 8:30a.m.- 4:30p.m. (last client interview 3:45pm)
16 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-431-8960
www.justharvest.org
Description: This program seeks to empower individuals and help them advocate for themselves with regard to the welfare system.
HealthShack™, is the place to keep life records – everything from your birth certificate to social security card to medical history. It’s a secure and simple-to-use site developed for youth like us, by youth like us, to store documents that are super important, yet easy to lose.