Provides emergency financial assistance, employment and job seeker support, and free food/grocery and personal care items to unemployed and underemployed residents of West Chester. Volunteer opportunities also available.

* Provides rental assistance for residents that live within the City of Reading. Must have an eviction notice.
* Provides utility assistance for residents that live within the City of Reading. Must have shut off notice.
* Provides one time help for low-income homeowners with their water, sewer, trash and recycling bills. See eligibility.

Emergency Assistance for families with children ages 18 and under who are in school. Examples of assistance include rent, doctor appointments, dental needs, utilities and transportation.

Serves as the hotline for Dauphin ERAP program. The application process is currently paused at this time: not accepting new applications.

Rental assistance to those with notarized eviction notices. Utility assistance to those with shut-off notices.

Assists with unexpected or emergency expenses that a person could not afford without a short-term intervention. Tax bills, child support, traffic tickets, overdraft on bank accounts, credit card debt, loans, and bankruptcy expenses are all ineligible.

Provides funds to families caring for an ill or disabled child to cover uninsured yet vital expenses such as electric bills, adaptive equipment, gas, water, transportation, and disease-related therapies and camps. Also medical costs not covered by insurance.

Lifeline is a federal program that helps lower the cost of your monthly phone or Internet bill, but not both.
Receive up to $9.25 off your phone or Internet bill.

RULES: If you qualify, your household can get Lifeline for phone or Internet service, but not both.
• If you get Lifeline for phone service, you can get the benefit for one mobile phone or one home
phone, but not both.
• If you get Lifeline for Internet service, you can get the benefit for your mobile phone or your home
connection, but not both.
• If you get Lifeline for bundled phone and internet service, you can get the benefit for your mobile
phone bundled service or your home bundled service, but not both.
Your household cannot get Lifeline from more than one phone or internet company.
You are only allowed to get one Lifeline benefit per household, not per person. If more than one person in
your household gets Lifeline, you are breaking the FCC’s rules and will lose your benefit.

Provides case management assistance to with acquiring permanent housing as quickly as possible or to attain stability in their current housing situation. Housing relocation and short to medium term rental and/or utility assistance may also be provided.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Assists with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services. Program is known as Lifeline.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Offers rograms to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides programs to lower the cost of telephone bills for eligible customers of qualified telephone services.

Provides a free cell phone and free airtime each month to low income individuals, through the federal Lifeline program. SafeLink is a free service, with no long-term contracts, no credit checks, and no early termination penalties. Customers receive a free cell phone and can choose from three talk plans based on their needs.

Assists with bills, typical amount paid $25-$50. Offers assistance with the following bills: medical (physician verified), prescriptions (must receive fax from doctor's office verifying prescription), electric (no CAP recipients), gas (no CAP recipients), water, local phone bill payment/connection (up to $20), and bus passes/gas vouchers (employment or medical purposes).

Emergency services, emergency food bag, clothing, applications for utility assistance, after school, children's school supplies, food bag

Our Digital Navigator program is designed to assist the local community members in Philadelphia, with information on Internet access and basic technical support issues.

SEAMAAC's Digital Navigators will provide assistance on the following:

low cost Internet or phone options
assistance with connecting to WIFI/wireless networks
learning how to use your smart phone as a hotspot wireless network
using your smartphone to access your email, calendar, or other apps
using a computer, tablet, or other devices
information on school registration, remote learning support, and other educational needs for your children.
Hotspots are also available

Offers four programs to help low-income Pennsylvania residents get or keep their telephone service. They are:
- Lifeline: Provides a credit of $11.75 on the regular monthly telephone bill. Persons are eligible if they receive SSI or TANF or their yearly income meets Lifeline guidelines. Persons eligible for this program receive a $20 credit towards the connection charge.
- Lifeline 135: Provides a credit of up to $9.25 on the regular monthly telephone bill. Customer can purchase Optional Services (Caller ID, Call Waiting, etc.) and certain packages that include local toll and /or optional services. Persons eligible for this program receive a $20 credit towards the line connection charge.
- Universal Telephone Assistance Program (UTAP): Helps Verizon Pennsylvania low-income customers pay some or all of their telephone bill's basic charges. Qualified Lifeline applicants can receive up to $200 (first time) and up to $100 every six months thereafter. The Dollar Energy Fund manages this program for Verizon.
- Link Up America: Verizon provides a $20 credit off the line connection charge. Persons are eligible if they receive SSI, TANF, Food Stamps, LIHEAP, State Blind Pension, Medical Assistance, federal public housing assistance, National School Free lunch program and have yearly income that meets Lifeline or Lifeline 135 guidelines.

Participates in Lifeline Services: Receive a reduction on your monthly phone bill. Helps low-income customers get and keep local telephone services.

Participates in Link-Up America: Program that makes the connection of telephone service more affordable for low-income individuals. Those eligible receive a 50% reduction in the cost of the connection charge of one telephone line at the primary residence, up to $30.

Offers free legal services, financial assistance, and personalized support for women experiencing sudden economic distress due to life-changing events or situations.