Drug & Alcohol Recovery
Narcotics Anonymous: www.NAWorks.org
Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/community/#supportTab-2
SAMHSA’s National Helpline (treatment locator): 1 (800) 662-HELP (4357)
NA Philly: www.NAPhilly.org
Smart Recovery: www.smartrecovery.org
Marijuana Anonymous World Service: www.marijuana-anonymous.org
Drugless.org: www.drugless.org
12 Step Recovery Forums: www.12stepforums.net
Recovery Chat Rooms: stepchat.com
Online 12 Step Meetings: meetings.recoverychat.com
Online Dual Diagnosis Meetings: www.recovery-world.com/Dual-Diagnosis-Online-Meetings.html
Start Your Recovery: www.startyourrecovery.org
Mental Health Recovery
CommonGround login: https://my.personalmedicine.org/login
Healthy Minds Philly: https://healthymindsphilly.org/en/
General Recovery
7Cups of Tea: https://www.7cups.com/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1 (800) 273-8255
LGBTQIA
The Mazzoni Center: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/
GALAEI: Queer Latin and social justice https://www.galaei.org
Y-HEP Health Center: Gender affirming healthcare 215-344-1632.
William Way LGBT Community Center: https://www.waygay.org/
PFLAG Philadelphia: https://pflag.org/chapter/pflag-philadelphia
CHOP Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/gender-and-sexuality-development-clinic 267-426-5980
Trans Youth Family Allies: http://www.imatyfa.org/
GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org/
The Impact Program: LGBT health and development https://www.impactprogram.org/
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian, Straight Educators Network https://www.glsen.org/
PFLAG: Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays https://pflag.org/
The Trevor Project: Suicide prevention and crisis intervention https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Human Rights Campaign: LGBT civil rights organization. https://www.hrc.org/
Family Acceptance Project LGBT health/mental health risk prevention https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
Lambda Legal: LGBT living with HIV https://www.lambdalegal.org/
For Human Services Professionals
American Psychiatric Association: https://education.psychiatry.org/
American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/
Behavioral Health Training & Education Network BHTEN: https://www.bhten.com/
American Counseling Association: https://www.counseling.org/
Psychology Tools: https://www.psychologytools.com/professional/therapies/psychodynamic/
Legal
Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA): philalegal.org
- Telephone Intake: (215) 981-3800
- Family Law Intake: (215) 981-3838
SeniorLAW Center: seniorlawcenter.org
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity: plsephilly.org
Education Law Center: elc-pa.org
- Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, dedicated to ensuring that all children in Pennsylvania have access to a quality public education.
- For legal advice related to Pennsylvania public schools, call ELC’s Helpline:
- Eastern and Central PA: (215) 238-6970
- Western PA: (412) 258-2120
Child Care & Transportation
SEPTA reduced fare application: www.septa.org/fares/discount/disabled-id.html
Logisticare Transportation: 1-877-835-7412
Career Builder: https://www.careerbuilder.com/
Childcare Info Services of Philadelphia: https://philadelphiaelrc18.org/
Education
College Access Program: https://pa-cap.org/
Graduate Philadelphia: www.graduatephiladelphia.org/
Project U Turn: www.projectuturn.net
Americorps Work program that helps pay for college- 800-942-2677 – www.americorps.org
Philadelphia Free Library: http://freelibrary.org/
Employment/Volunteering
City of Philadelphia Personnel Department – Immediate openings in wide variety of occupations Call 215-686-0880 – www.phila.gov/personnel
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corp: Free assistance with training, resumes, and job placement. Call 215-557-2625 — www.pwdc.org
The Beehive Philadelphia: Helps adults reach their employment goals. www.beehive.org
Free Library Job and Career Center: www.freelibrary.org/libserv/career.htm
EmploymentGuide.com: An online guide to jobs in Philadelphia. – philadelphia.employmentguide.com/
Philadelphia Unemployment Project: Job clubs; assistance with mortgage and rent; health care; and unemployment claims. 1201 Chestnut St, Rm 702. Call 215-557-0822 — www.philaup.org
PA Career Link- https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/individual
Volunteering: www.idealist.org
First Step Staffing 1952 East Allegheny Avenue, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19134 (Impact Services Building) Telephone: (215) 333-3349
PA Dept of Labor: https://www.dli.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Crisis Response Centers
(Closest for Northwest, Germantown, Roxborough)
Temple University Hospital: 215-707-1200
(Closest for North Philadelphia)
Friends Hospital: 215-831-4600
(Closest for Northeast, Frankford)
Pennsylvania Hospital-Spruce Building: 215-829-5443
(Closest for Center City, Old City, South Philadelphia)
Mercy Hospital: 215-748-9000
(Closest for West Philadelphia, Southwest)
Philadelphia Children’s CRC: 215-878-2600
Pennsylvania Hospital CRC: 801 Spruce Street 1st floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-829-5433
Housing/Utilities
- PECO CAP (Customer Assistance Program): https://www.peco.com/MyAccount/CustomerSupport/Pages/CAPRate.aspx
- Customer Assistance and Referral Evaluation Services (CARES)
- A referral and information service designed to assist special needs, low-income customers who have a temporary personal or financial hardship that prevents the payment of the utility bill.
- For assistance eligibility please call 1 (800) 774-7040
- Matching Energy Assistance Fund (MEAF)
- An energy assistance program that enables us to assist low-income, residential customers in the service territory with bill payment
- To determine if your household qualifies for assistance through MEAF please call 1 (800) 774-7040
- Telephone:
- Electric and natural gas emergencies: 1 (800) 841-4141 or 1 (844) 841-4151 (gas only)
- Payment arrangements and credit issues: 1 (888) 480-1533
- All other customer service: 1 (800) 494-4000
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Philadelphia LIHEAP Office: (215) 560-1583
Philadelphia Water Department: water.phila.gov
- Phone: (215) 685-6300
- Email: waterinfo@phila.gov
Housing: pha.phila.gov
Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project (PEPP): phillytenant.org
- PEPP Tenant Resource Hotline: (267) 443-2500 [M-F 9AM – 7PM]
Shelterlist.com: https://www.shelterlist.com/city/pa-philadelphia