Lackawanna County Resource Guide
Lackawanna County Resource Guide
Advocacy for Special Healthcare Needs
Resource
Anthracite Region Center for Independent living (ARCIL)
Description
ARCIL provides support services, government benefits, adaptive equipment, accessibility and other topics related to disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania
The United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania provides day programs and residential opportunities and assistance for a variety of technologies for people with disabilities.
Contact Information 1-570-455-9800 1-800-777-9906
1-877-827-8324 1-570-347-3357 1-570-587-5862 (Children's center/Clarks summit office)
Disability Rights and Special Needs Resources
Resource
Lackawanna County Department of Human Services Office of Behavioral Health/Intellectual Disability/Early Intervention
Description
Human Services program provides communitybased services for children, young people, adults and families in Lackawanna County. Services include supports for coordination, prevocational, community habilitation, transitional work and community home services.
Contact Information
index.php/departments agencies/humanservices/behavioral-healthintellectual-disabilities-earlyintervention-program
1-570-346-5741
Anthracite Region Center for ARCIL provides support services, government Independent living (ARCIL) benefits, adaptive equipment, accessibility and
other topics related to disabilities.
1-570-455-9800 1-800-777-9906
Updated December 2019
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Lackawanna County Resource Guide
Resource
United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology
Description
The United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania provides day programs and residential opportunities and assistance for a variety of technologies for people with disabilities.
Anthracite Region Center for ARCIL provides support services, government Independent living (ARCIL) benefits, adaptive equipment, accessibility and
other topics related to disabilities.
Contact Information 1-877-827-8324 1-570-347-3357 1-570-587-5862 (Children's center/Clarks summit office)
1-570-455-9800 1-800-777-9906
Resource Lackawanna County Housing Authority PathStone, Inc.
Women's Resource Center, Inc. Catherine McAuley Center
Community Intervention Center (CIC)
Housing
Description The authority provides housing assistance to housing challenged families, the elderly and disabled, with cost effective and assisted housing, including Section 8 rental assistance. PathStone provides emergency shelter services to disadvantaged individuals and families along with food, first month rental assistance, rent in arrears assistance, mortgage assistance, employment assistance and utilities in arrears assistance. Women's Resource Center offers emergency shelter and social services for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual violence.
Catherine McAuley Center offers residential and supportive services to low-income and homeless women and families. Residential services include emergency/30-day residence, bridge housing, transitional housing, permanent housing and permanent supportive housing. CIC serves as a day shelter for displaced and/or homeless individuals providing telephone contact, mail privileges, daily storage and food.
Contact Information 1-570-342-7629 1-570-489-3972
1-800-888-6770
1-800-257-5765 1-570-346-4671 home.aspx 1-570-342-1342 1-570-779-2801
1-570-342-4298
Updated December 2019
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Keystone Community Resources United Neighborhood Center's Supportive Housing
Carbondale Housing Authority
Keystone Community Resources provides residential and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities such as life sharing, day program and supported living. United Neighborhood Center's Supportive Housing is a transitional housing for homeless families in which shelter and other services such as case management, budgeting, transportation, referrals, job search assistance, access to education opportunities and assistance with childcare are provided. UNC also offers intensive family reunification transitional housing program and post foster care support. The authority public housing program provides income-eligible individuals and families with public housing or Section 8 vouchers.
/ 1-570-702-8000
mmunity/ 1-570-343-8835
housingauthority/Pennsylvania/Carbo ndale-HousingAuthority/PA030
United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania
The United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania provides day programs and residential opportunities and assistance for a variety of technologies for people with disabilities.
1-570-282-0280
1-877-827-8324
1-570-347-3357
1-570-587-5862 (Children's center/Clarks summit office)
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance and Job Training for the Disabled
Resource
Anthracite Region Center for Independent living (ARCIL)
Description
ARCIL provides support services, government benefits, adaptive equipment, accessibility and other topics related to disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania
The United Cerebral Palsy of North Eastern Pennsylvania provides day programs and residential opportunities and assistance for a variety of technologies for people with disabilities.
Contact Information
1-570-455-9800
1-800-777-9906
1-877-827-8324
1-570-347-3357
1-570-587-5862 (Children's center/Clarks summit office)
Updated December 2019
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Lackawanna County Resource Guide
Lackawanna County Department of Human Services Office of Behavioral Health/Intellectual Disability/Early Intervention
Human Services program provides communitybased services for children, young people, adults and families in Lackawanna County. Services include supports for coordination, prevocational, community habilitation, transitional work and community home services.
index.php/departments agencies/humanservices/behavioral-healthintellectual-disabilities-earlyintervention-program
1-570-346-5741
Keystone Community Resources
Keystone Community Resources provides residential and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities such as life sharing, day program and supported living.
/ 1-570-702-8000
Legal Advocacy for the Disabled in Pennsylvania
Resource
Description
Contact Information
North Penn Legal Services
North Penn Legal Services provides legal civil legal representation to low-income people.
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1-855-236-6405 1-570-299-4100
Updated December 2019
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