15 Matching Service Providers
A+ Schools
The Roundhouse, Hazelwood - Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative Family Hotline
Offers assistance for parents and guardians navigating the Pittsburgh public school system (Pittsburgh Public Schools-PPS; public charter schools located within the city of Pittsburgh).
4165 Blair Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Eligibility: Parents and guardians of students in the Pittsburgh Public School system.
Hours: Calls accepted 24/7.
Human Services Administration Organization
Hough Building - Juvenile Justice-Related Services
Provides individualized service coordination of behavioral health treatment for adolescents and their families who are involved in the Juvenile Justice System. Plans, implements, and coordinates structured services focused on specialized case management, intensive behavioral health treatment and advocacy. Also assists adolescents and their families in accessing resources within the adolescent's home, school, and community.
2801 Custer Avenue
Suite 1
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
Eligibility: Adolescents and their families who are involved in the Juvenile Justice
System.
Hours: Call for more information.
PEAL Center
Administrative Headquarters - Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership
Provides free training, information, and technical assistance to help parents throughout Pennsylvania become more effective advocates for their children. Services include information about the special education and healthcare systems, workshops and conferences on disability issues, and one to one technical assistance.
2325 East Carson Street
Suite 100A
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Eligibility: Individuals with disabilities and complex healthcare needs, their families and friends, and organizations that work with people with disabilities, from birth to age 26. Funding is for families and youth.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Local Task Force on the Right to Education - School System Advocacy
Provides a parent assistance line to help parents of children with special needs get information concerning special education issues. Works collaboratively with administrators from the Pittsburgh Public Schools and with community agencies to improve, strengthen, and expand educational services for students with disabilities in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
2140 Saw Mill Run Blvd
Overbrook Administration Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Eligibility: Membership is open to parents, professionals, educators, and agency
representatives. All parents and guardians of students with
disabilities in the Pittsburgh Public Schools are invited to attend
the monthly meetings or to become a member.
Hours: Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every school month except
December.
Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania
Administrative Headquarters - Family School Partnership
Works to enhance educational outcomes for students with disabilities, especially spina bifida and related neurological impairments, by increasing families’ abilities to work as equal partners with school personnel.
3000 Stonewood Drive
Suite 100
Wexford, PA 15090
Eligibility: Parents of children with spina bifida and related disabilities and school
system staff who work with them.
Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Local Task Force for the Right to Education in Allegheny County
Provides a parent assistance line to help parents of children with special needs receive information concerning special education issues. Puts together a team to monitor a particular classroom(s) in a school building when a request is made by a parent or task force member. Provides information to the Bureau of Special Education for auditing purposes.
475 East Waterfront Drive
Homestead, PA 15120
Eligibility: Membership is open to parents, professionals, educators, and agency
representatives.
Hours: Meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month except July and
August from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Arc of Butler County
Butler - Advocacy
Provides advocacy for people with disabilities and their family members. This includes advocacy for early intervention, education, and the transitional out of the public school system.
112 Hollywood Drive
Suite 202
Butler, PA 16001
Eligibility: Residents of: Butler County
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
Grove City - School System Advocacy
Works with schools, students, and families to provide customized solutions for the individual learning needs of students.
453 Maple Street
Grove City, PA 16127
Eligibility: Residents of Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Mental Health Partnerships
Special Education Project of PIN
Works to protect the rights of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in the educational system. The program monitors the Philadelphia School District to make sure it is fulfilling its legal obligation to provide both an education and appropriate services to children who have been determined to have special needs and, as a result, have an Individualized Education Program.
833 Chestnut Street
Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Eligibility: Service available to students in the Philadelphia School District
Hours: Hours and availability vary by needs of applicant
Children First
Philadelphia - Early Care and Education (ECE)
Advocates for improvements in early care and education to benefit children, families, and communities. Convenes stakeholders, conducts research and analysis, and shares information for free.
990 Spring Garden Street
Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Delaware County Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD)
Upper Darby - Administrative Entity and Supports Coordination Organization
Monitors all service providers and Supports Coordination Organizations serving residents of Delaware County to ensure Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) guidelines compliance. Services include intake and eligibility determination, provider relations, service authorization, systems coordination, quality management, incident management, and coordination of funding sources.
20 South 69th Street, 4th Floor
Upper Darby, PA 19082
Eligibility: Residents of Delaware County diagnosed with an intellectual disability
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
The Open Link
Pennsburg - Domestic Violence Advocacy and Court Accompaniment
Provides victims of domestic violence with assistance navigating through the legal system.

Advocates provide the following services:
assistance with legal options for domestic violence victims, court accompaniment to preliminary hearings (district court level), and systems advocacy to effect social change.
452 Penn Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
Eligibility: Residents of the Upper Perkiomen School District
Hours: Program hours vary; call or email for information.
Wyoming County Special Needs Association
Tunkhannock - Advocacy
Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and their families to ensure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible and that organizations within the established service delivery system meet the collective needs of the client.
Provides advocacy in schools and in the community. Service provided on case by case basis.
636 State Route 29 North
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Eligibility: Individuals with intellectual disabilites and autism and their families.
Hours: Call office and leave message for call back.
Bucks County Center for Independent Living
Fairless Hills - Independent Living Assistance
Provides core independent living services, including information and referral, individual and systemic advocacy, peer support (in-person and virtually), and independent living skills training.

Also provides transition services to support persons transitioning from school to the adult world, and from care facilities into the community.
164 Lincoln Highway, Suite 101
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Eligibility: Residents of Bucks County of all ages with any type of disability
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Arc of Lancaster Lebanon
Supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and their families in reaching their fullest potential as community members.
Upon request, advocate can attend meetings for school-aged children ensuring a child receives free and appropriate education under the law. Support for individuals of all ages and families as they navigate the disability system.
Provides:
* Advocacy
* Community education
* Trainings
* Sibling support group
* Independent Monitoring for Quality: The IM4Q project collects information to improve the quality of life of people served and supported by the intellectual disability system
116 West Airport Road
Suite A
Lititz, PA 17543
Eligibility: Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their
families who live in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30am to 4:00pm; Friday by appointment
A+ Schools
The Roundhouse, Hazelwood - Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative Family Hotline
Human Services Administration Organization
Hough Building - Juvenile Justice-Related Services
PEAL Center
Administrative Headquarters - Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Local Task Force on the Right to Education - School System Advocacy
Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania
Administrative Headquarters - Family School Partnership
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Local Task Force for the Right to Education in Allegheny County
Arc of Butler County
Butler - Advocacy
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
Grove City - School System Advocacy
Mental Health Partnerships
Special Education Project of PIN
Children First
Philadelphia - Early Care and Education (ECE)
Delaware County Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD)
Upper Darby - Administrative Entity and Supports Coordination Organization
The Open Link
Pennsburg - Domestic Violence Advocacy and Court Accompaniment
Wyoming County Special Needs Association
Tunkhannock - Advocacy
Bucks County Center for Independent Living
Fairless Hills - Independent Living Assistance
Arc of Lancaster Lebanon
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