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Local Resources & Lawyer Referrals

Wyoming

Assistance for Seniors

Pennsylvania Department of Aging
800-490-8505
https://www.aging.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx


Children and Family Resources

Custody (or Forms Including Custody)
https://wycopa.org/prothonotary/forms/

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services – Child Welfare Services
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Children/Pages/Child-Welfare-Services.aspx

Report Child Abuse in PA: 800-932-0313

Domestic Relations - Wyoming County
570-836-8645
https://wycopa.org/domestic-relations/


Consumer Resources

Consumer Credit Counseling of NE PA
866-699-2227

PA Bureau of Consumer Protection
800-441-2555
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/protect-yourself/consumer-advisories/

PA Public Utility Commission
800-692-7380


Court Resources

Court of Common Pleas
President Judge Honorable Russell D. Shurtleff
1 Court House Square Tunkhannock, PA  18657
Phone - Court Administration: 570-836-3200
Phone - President Judge: 570-836-3151
https://wycopa.org/courts/


Domestic Violence Resources

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
https://www.pcadv.org/

Victim’s Resource Center - Sullivan & Wyoming Counties
570-836-5544


Education and School Resources

Education Law Center
http://www.elc-pa.org/


Employment Resources

Pennsylvania CareerLink
https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/

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

Pennsylvania Unemployment Benefits
https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Wage Claims:
PA Bureau of Labor Law Compliance
800-932-0665
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt


Housing, Landlord/Tenant Resources

Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) – Assistance with Independent Living
https://patf.us/

If you believe your rights under the Fair Housing Act or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act have been violated, you should file a complaint with either the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) as soon as possible.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
https://www.phrc.pa.gov/File-A-Complaint/ComplaintForms/Pages/default.aspx


Mortgage Foreclosure Resources

PA Housing Finance Agency
https://www.phfa.org/

Making Home Affordable
https://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/


Private Lawyer Referrals

PA Lawyer Referral Service
800-692-7375
http://www.pabar.org/public/membership/LawyerReferralServiceblurb.asp

Prothonotary’s Office - Sullivan & Wyoming Counties
570-996-2234


Public Benefits Resources

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/SNAP.aspx


Public Defenders (Criminal Cases)

Pennsylvania Public Defenders
https://palegalaid.net/pennsylvania-public-defenders

Public Defender - Wyoming County
570-996-2241


Social Security Benefits Resources

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Information
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Information
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/ssi/


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