Official State Website: http://www.state.pa.us

President and Vice President: www.whitehouse.gov

State Representative: http://www.house.gov/

Senators: http://www.senate.gov/

Local Child Abuse Number: 800-932-0313 (in state) 717-783-8744 (in and out of state)

Children's Rights Foundation:
1-800-329-KIDS
http://www.preventchildabusenow.org/

National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=abt_ntwk

AGH Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents
Contact: Judith Cohen
Phone: (412) 330-4321
Email: JCohen1@wpahs.org
Web: http://www.pittsburghchildtrauma.com/

Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress
Contact: Stephanie Schneider
Phone: (267) 426-5205
Email: schneiderst@email.chop.edu
Web: http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=77740

Children's Crisis Treatment Center's Project Tamaa
Contact: Anne Holland
Phone: (215) 496-0707 x1427
Email: anne.holland@cctckids.org
Web: http://www.cctckids.com/

Shelters

Agape Family Shelter
139 S. 9th Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717)272-6573

Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg
611 Reilly Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-257-4440
FAX: 717-234-6808

Bethesda Project
700 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: (215)985-1600

Brotherhood Mission
401 East Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114-0239
Phone: (215)739-4517

City Mission/New Life Center
1023 French
Erie, PA 16512
Phone: (814)452-4452

City Rescue Mission
319 Croton Avenue
New Castle, PA 16103
Phone: (412)652-4321
FAX: (412)652-4922

East End Cooperative Ministry
250 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: 412-361-5549
FAX: 412-361-0151

EUMA for the Refuge
1001 West 21st Street
Erie, PA 16502
Phone: (814)456-8073
FAX: (814)456-1596

Lebanon Rescue Mission
Sixth and Elm Streets
Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717)273-2301

Life Rescue Mission
260 Birch Drive
Levittown, PA 19054
Phone: (215)945-3983

Light of Life Rescue Mission
10 E. North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 412-258-6100
FAX: 412-261-3445

Sunday Breakfast Association
302 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19105
Phone: (215)922-6400
FAX: (215)922-5744

Victory Support Services, Inc.
935 N. 42nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-382-2938

Water Street Rescue Mission
P. O. Box 7267
Lancaster, PA 17604-7267
Phone: 717-393-7709
FAX: 717-393-4966

Whale's Tale
250 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412)661-1800
Whosoever Gospel Mission
101 E. Chelten Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215)438-3094

Women's Shelters

Domestic Violence:
http://www.pcadv.org
http://www.sboard.org/resources.htm?

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, #1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 545-6400 Fax: (717) 545-9456
(800) 932-4632 Nationwide
Website: http://www.pcadv.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
http://www.ndvh.org/help/help_in_area.html

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
http://www.ncadv.org

National Network to End Domestic Violence:
http://www.nnedv.org

Directory of Women's Shelters:
http://wedirectyou.com/womennmr/women.htm

Sounding Board Counseling Center:
http://www.sboard.org then click on shelters in your State

Community Action Prgram
http://www.thecaap.org/it.html
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/resourcekit/HeadStart/pennsylvania.html
http://www.caplanc.org/
http://www.caswg.org/
http://www.ncaf.org/linkcaas.htm

Head Start Program
http://www.paheadstart.org/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/hsweb/index.jsp
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/ehs_tkit1.htm

State Listings of Charities

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/charity.htm

Department of State
Bureau of Charitable Organizations
North Office Building, Room 212
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-1720
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/char/site/default.asp

Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts Section
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-2853
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/ppd/charity/index.cfm

Search by State

Family and Youth Services:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/

Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

Government Grants:
http://www.firstgov.gov/
http://www.grants.gov/
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal

Housing Grants:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/

Health Care: For the Uninsured
http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/

Help finding healthcare in your area:
http://www.healthfinder.gov/healthcare/

Emergency Food and Shelter:
http://www.efsp.unitedway.org/EFSP/WC.DLL?EFSP~FundedStates