THE DIRECTORY
The 11 offices the Pennsylvania guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of September 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Legal Aid Providers
Finds a Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network program by name, or the program office serving a county, with links to apply online where a program offers it.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protection from Abuse, Child Support
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Community Legal Services
Free legal advice and representation, from offices in Center City and North Philadelphia.
- Covers
- Philadelphia
- For
- Low income residents
- Phone
- (215) 981-3700
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction, Debt Collectors, What a Creditor Cannot Take, Time Limits to Sue, When They Take the Car Back
- Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Free legal help with consumer, housing, family law, taxpayer and unemployment compensation problems, through its hotlines and an intake form.
- Covers
- Philadelphia
- For
- People who qualify for its free help
- Phone
- (215) 981-3800
Sent here by Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protection from Abuse, Child Support, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction
- Neighborhood Legal Services
Civil legal services and community legal education, through its intake line.
- Covers
- Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties
- For
- People who are low income and vulnerable
- Phone
- 1-866-761-6572
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protection from Abuse, Child Support
- MidPenn Legal Services
A non profit public interest law firm giving free civil legal representation, through its intake unit.
- Covers
- Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill and York counties
- For
- Low income residents
- Phone
- 1-800-326-9177
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protection from Abuse, Child Support
- North Penn Legal Services
Free legal help, information and self help resources for family law, housing, public benefits and other civil legal matters.
- Covers
- Northeast Pennsylvania
- For
- People who qualify for its free help
- Phone
- 1-877-953-4250
Sent here by Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protection from Abuse, Child Support, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction
- Community Justice Project
Non profit legal assistance in immigration, language access, civil rights, housing, employment and public benefits, from offices in Harrisburg, Hazleton, Pittsburgh, Reading and Scranton.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- People it can take on in those areas
- Phone
- 1-800-322-7572
Sent here by Housing Discrimination, Discrimination at Work, Working with a Record, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Retaliatory Eviction
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Enforces the state laws against discrimination in education, employment, housing and commercial property, and public accommodation, and takes complaints through its regional offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (717) 787-4410
The regional offices and the counties each serves →
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Working with a Record, Housing Discrimination
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Compensation
Runs Pennsylvania's unemployment programs: benefits, appeals of decisions about them, and fraud reports, with a line for UC and general questions.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-888-313-7284
Sent here by Unemployment Benefits
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Workers' Compensation
Oversees workers' compensation, the system that pays benefits to employees injured or made ill by their job duties, covering medical expenses and lost wages.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Hurt at Work
- Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Submit a Complaint
Takes complaints from people who have been the victim of fraud, a scam or an unfair business practice.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (717) 787-3391
Sent here by Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Door to Door Sales, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, Debt Collectors, What a Creditor Cannot Take