Family Links
General
ACBA Family Law Project
- for simple divorce (no custody, support, alimony or property issues)
(412) 402-6642
ACBA Modest Means Program - program available through the Allegheny County Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service for individuals whose income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Program areas are family law, wills, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills. Rates vary for each program area.
(412) 261-5555
Allegheny County Family
Division Adult Section- responsible for all adult family law cases
including divorce, child and spousal support, custody and PFAs.
Main Number - (412) 350-5600
Procedures - (412) 350-4146
Allegheny County Family Division Appointed Attorney - may be able to provide assistance to indigent (low-income) defendants in support contempt cases where the DRO recommends jail time. For information, contact the Allegheny County Family Court Adult Division at (412) 350-4590.
Allegheny County Family Division Court Manual - Court Manual for Adult Section of the Family Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Manual includes forms for custody, support, divorce, and Protection from Abuse cases.
Website: www.alleghenycourts.us/family/adult/court_manual.asp
Allegheny County Law Department
Support Unit - may be able to provide assistance to plaintiffs in
support cases who need an attorney
(412) 350-1187
Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. Family Services - offers counseling services,
adoption services, parenting services and psycho-educational groups.
Old Post Office Complex
Suite 202
15 West Washington Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-5526
Legal Resources for Women
- provides information on divorce, support and custody issues.
(412) 281-4942
Can also provide a referral to a private attorney at a full or reduced
fee.
(412) 255-1480
Domestic Violence
National
Domestic Violence Hotline - provides callers with information
they might otherwise have found difficult or impossible to obtain, including
information about shelters and service programs across the United States.
Website also contains link to numerous domestic violence agencies throughout
the country.
(800) 799-SAFE
Website: www.ndvh.org
Pennsylvania Coalition Against
Domestic Violence - a nonprofit advocacy group for victims of domestic
violence in Pennsylvania.
Main Office: (800) 932-4632
Legal Department: (888) 23-LEGAL
Website: www.pcadv.org
Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center - provides services to support and empower
victims of domestic violence through a crisis hotline, counseling, education,
shelter and advocacy.
Hotline: (724) 224-HOPE (Allegheny County)
(724) 339-HOPE (Westmoreland County)
Toll-free: (888) 299-HOPE
Primary service area: Alle-Kiski Valley
Website: www.akhopecenter.org
Crisis Center North
- a nonprofit counseling and educational resource center serving victims
of domestic violence, their children, and teens involved in violent dating
relationships in the northern communities of Allegheny County
P.O. Box 101093
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Toll-free: (866) 782-0911
Hotline (412) 364-5556
Primary service area: Northern suburbs of Allegheny County
Website: www.crisiscenternorth.org
Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County - offers comprehensive services to all victims of domestic
violence and emotional abuse.
1218 West State Street
New Castle, PA 16101
Phone: (724) 652-9206
24-Hour Hotline - (724) 652-9036
Website: www.crisisshelter.org
Victim Outreach Intervention Center (VOICe) - free and confidential
services for those who have been victimized as a result of a criminal
act, including victims of domestic violence, rape or sexual assault, violent
crimes including simple or aggravated assault, child sexual assault, adult
survivors of sexual abuse or incest, sexual harassment, attempted homicide
or families of homicide victims, terroristic threats, burglary, and robbery.
111 South Cliff Street
Butler, PA 16001
Hotline (800) 400-8551
Business Line (724) 776-5910
Primary service area - Butler County
Website: www.voiceforvictims.com
Email: voice@voiceforvictims.com
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh - offers comprehensive
intervention and prevention services to address the problem of domestic
violence.
PO Box 9024
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Hotline (412) 687-8005
Administration (412) 687-8017
Legal Advocacy (412) 355-7400
Primary service area: City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Website: www.wcspittsburgh.org
Womansplace - strives to end domestic violence through crisis intervention,
prevention education, and direct services. Our mission is to support individuals
and families exposed to relationship abuse by providing shelter, legal
and medical advocacy, and options counseling. Womansplace seeks to increase
victim safety and empower these individuals to begin again.
P.O. Box 216
McKeesport, PA 15134
Hotline (412) 678-4616
Primary service area: Mon-Yough Area and Allegheny County
Website: www.womansplace.org
Children
National
National Runaway Switchboard - website for the anonymous, confidential, 24-hour crisis line, 1-800-RUNAWAY, for teenagers who are thinking of running from home, for teenagers who have a friend who has run, or for runaways ready to go home through their Home Free program, for teachers who are looking for information to pass along to their students about alternatives to running from home, and anyone who cares about a youth and want information on how to help someone at risk of running from home.
Website: www.1800RUNAWAY.org
State
Pennsylvania
Child Support Program - provides access for payors and recipients
of child support to check their accounts. Also contains general information
on child support and enforcement of child suppport obligations. Can search
for dockets and liens in child support cases.
Website: www.childsupport.state.pa.us
Local
Allegheny
County Child Abuse Hotline (ChildLine) - 24-hour toll free telephone
reporting system operated by the Department of Public Welfare to receive
reports of suspected child abuse.
(800) 932-0313
Allegheny
County Children, Youth & Families (CYF) - Allegheny County's
public agency mandated by law to protect children from abuse and neglect.
(412) 473-2000
Arsenal
Family & Children's Center - providing the building blocks
of healthy development through play.
336 South Aiken Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 345-0008
Website: www.arsenalfamily.com
Bair Foundation - dedicated to the mission of finding families
for children and teens who would otherwise have to face the world alone.
241 High Street
New Wilmington, PA 16142
(800) 543-7058
Website: www.bair.org
Boys
& Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania- serving the youth of Allegheny
County by providing each member with a sense of competence, usefulness,
power, influence and belonging.
5432 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
(412) 782-5710
Website: www.bgcwpa.org
Child Care Information Services
of Lawrence County - serves Lawrence County families with subsidized
child care benefits for working families who are within 185% of the Federal
Poverty Income Guidelines. Services include referrals to child day care
facilities, child care consumer education, and technical assistance to
child care providers.
1001 E Washington Street
Suite 3
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-8874
Children's Advocacy Center
of Lawrence County - offers centralized child focused facility for
interviews and therapy with children, case coordination, victim advocacy,
team case review and education and training in child abuse intervention.
Jameson Hospital South Campus
1000 S. Mercer St.- 4th Floor
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-4688
Cray Youth and Family Services/Big
Brothers/Big Sisters - offers a variety of residential and out-patient
services for Lawrence County youth who are experiencing difficulties at
home, school or in the community.
322 Highland Avenue
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 654-5507
KidsVoice - provides help to represent children in CYF proceedings.
(412) 391-3100
Website: www.kidsvoiceorg.com
Lawrence County Children's
Services
430 Court Street
New Castle, PA 16101
Lawrence County Head Start
33-39 South Jefferson Street
New Castle, PA 16101
Mars
Home for Youth - serves the special needs of abused, neglected
and troubled youth and their families in residential, educational and
community-based programs.
521 Route 228
Mars, Pennsylvania 16046
(724) 625-3141
Website: www.marshomeforyouth.org
New Castle Area School Age
Child Care
324 Laurel Boulevard
New Castle, PA 16101
Parent Advocates - Juvenile
Court Project - represents indigent (low income) parents in juvenile
court dependency and termination of parental rights hearings.
Suite 300
Allegheny Building
429 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-4467
TeenCentral.net - website designed to help kids through difficult
periods in their lives, staffed by treatment professionals from KidsPeace
National Centers for Kids in Crisis
5129 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 441-9833
Website: www.teencentral.net
Main Office: 928 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3799
Telephone: (412) 255-6700
Toll-Free: 1-866-761-6572
Fax: (412) 355-0168
