Drug & Alcohol Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.AA.org

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
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): www.NAMI.org

CommonGround login: https://my.personalmedicine.org/login

Healthy Minds Philly: https://healthymindsphilly.org/en/

General Recovery
Fitness in Recovery: www.fitnessinrecovery.org

7Cups of Tea: https://www.7cups.com/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1 (800) 273-8255

LGBTQIA
The Attic Youth Center: https://www.atticyouthcenter.org/

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
National Human Services: www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-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
Community Legal Services: www.clsphila.org

Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA): philalegal.org

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:
Child Care & Transportation
Child Care: www.philadelphiachildcare.org

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
Community College of Philadelphia: https://ccp.edu/

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
Department of Labor and Industry: https://www.dli.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx

City of Philadelphia Personnel Department – Immediate openings in wide variety of occupations Call 215-686-0880www.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 215-557-0822www.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
Einstein Medical Center: 215-951-8300
(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: peco.com

  • 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:

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Philadelphia Water Department: water.phila.gov

Housing: pha.phila.gov

Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project (PEPP): phillytenant.org

Shelterlist.com: https://www.shelterlist.com/city/pa-philadelphia