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MidPenn Legal Services (Altoona Office)

  • Listed: June 22, 2020 11:39 am
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MidPenn Legal Services (Altoona Office)

http://midpenn.org/

Services Offered for Following Legal Issues:

  1. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Identity Theft
  2. Health Law > Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance and Exchanges
  3. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Divorce
  4. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Child Custody
  5. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Child and Spousal Support
  6. Consume > Bankruptcy
  7. Consumer > Automobiles
  8. Consumer > Debt Collection and Repossession
  9. Consumer > Loans, Contracts & Warranties
  10. Consumer > Credit Access
  11. Consumer > Credit Reports
  12. Consumer > Student Loans
  13. Consumer > Consumer Protection Information
  14. Consumer > Identity Theft
  15. Consumer > Mortgage Foreclosure
  16. Consumer > Drivers License & Professional License
  17. Consumer > Utilities
  18. Disability > Workers with Disabilities
  19. Disability > Disability Access and Accommodation
  20. Disability > Other Disability Issues
  21. Disability > Employment Discrimination
  22. Disability > AIDS and HIV
  23. Disability > Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing
  24. Disability > Mental Health and Mental Retardation
  25. Education > Student Loans
  26. Education > Student Discipline
  27. Education > Student Records
  28. Education > School Enrolment and Residency
  29. Education > Student with Disabilities
  30. Education > Special Education – Evaluation and Placement
  31. Education > Special Education – Rights and Dispute Resolution Process
  32. Education > Special Education – General Information
  33. Education > Other Education Issues
  34. Education > Student Rights
  35. Education > Truancy and School Attendance
  36. Employment > Workers with Disabilities
  37. Employment > Employment Issues for Migrants
  38. Employment > Criminal Records Expungement & Pardons
  39. Employment > Employment  Discrimination
  40. Employment > Employee Rights
  41. Employment > Wages, Hours and Fair Labor Standards
  42. Employment > Family and Medical Leave
  43. Employment > Pensions and Retirement Benefits
  44. Employment > Workplace Safety
  45. Employment > Health Care Insurance Plans
  46. Employment > Immigration and Work
  47. Employment > Drivers License & Professional License
  48. Employment > Unemployment Compensation
  49. Children and Families > Self Help Forms and Information
  50. Children and Families > Adoption
  51. Children and Families > Child Support and Paternity
  52. Children and Families > Custody and Guardianship of Children
  53. Children and Families > Marriage, Divorce and Separation
  54. Children and Families > Domestic Violence & Protection From Abuse
  55. Children and Families > Family Issues for Seniors
  56. Children and Families > Name Change
  57. Children and Families > Emancipation of Minors
  58. Health Law > AIDS and HIV
  59. Health Law > Children’s Health Care
  60. Health Law > Health Care Insurance Plans
  61. Health Law > Managed Care/Community Health Choices
  62. Health Law > Medical Assistance
  63. Health Law > Medicare
  64. Health Law > Nursing Homes, Personal Care Homes and Supportive Living
  65. Health Law > Adult Health Care
  66. Health Law > Prescription Drug Programs
  67. Health Law > Other Health Care Information
  68. Housing and Shelter > Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing
  69. Housing and Shelter > Public Housing and Subsidized Housing
  70. Housing and Shelter > Mortgage Foreclosure
  71. Housing and Shelter > Home Ownership
  72. Housing and Shelter > Mobile homes & Manufactured Housing
  73. Housing and Shelter > Eviction
  74. Housing and Shelter > Tenants Rights
  75. Housing and Shelter > Security Deposits
  76. Housing and Shelter > Your Right to a Safe Home
  77. Housing and Shelter > Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  78. Housing and Shelter > Utilities
  79. Immigrant Issues > Victims of Domestic Violence, Crime and Human Trafficking
  80. Immigrant Issues > General Information for Immigrants
  81. Immigrant Issues > Deportation and Removal
  82. Immigrant Issues > Detention
  83. Immigrant Issues > Naturalization and Citizenship
  84. Immigrant Issues > Political Asylum and Refugee Status
  85. Immigrant Issues > Family Status and Issues
  86. Immigrant Issues > Green Card Status
  87. Immigrant Issues > Immigration and Work
  88. Immigrant Issues > Visa Processing
  89. Immigrant Issues > Benefits for Immigrants
  90. Migrant Issues > Employment Issues for Migrants
  91. Migrant Issues > Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
  92. Migrant Issues > Wages, Hours and Fair Labour Standards
  93. Elder Law > Family Issues for Seniors
  94. Elder Law > Advance Directives, Guardianship, Power of Attorney and Living Wills
  95. Elder Law > Medical Assistance
  96. Elder Law > Medicare
  97. Elder Law > Nursing Homes, Personal Care Homes and Supportive Living
  98. Elder Law > Wills and Estates
  99. Elder Law > Consumer Issues for Seniors
  100. Elder Law > Elder Abuse and Exploitation
  101. Elder Law > Housing and Homeownership
  102. Elder Law > Social Security
  103. Elder Law > Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  104. Veterans and Military > General Information for Veterans
  105. Veterans and Military > Military Discharge Issues
  106. Veterans and Military > Education Benefits
  107. Veterans and Military > Health Care and Disability Issues for Veterans
  108. Veterans and Military > Housing Issues for Veterans
  109. Veterans and Military > Family Issues for Veterans
  110. Public Benefits > Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP (Food Stamps)
  111. Public Benefits > Children’s Health Care
  112. Public Benefits > Medical Assistance
  113. Public Benefits > Medicare
  114. Public Benefits > Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  115. Public Benefits > Social Security
  116. Public Benefits > Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  117. Public Benefits > Unemployment Compensation
  118. Public Benefits > Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  119. Public Benefits > Cash Assistance Programs
  120. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Rights of Victims of Crime
  121. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Domestic Victims Issues
  122. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Other Family Law Issues
  123. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Housing Issues
  124. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Employment Issues
  125. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information >Money and Finance
  126. PAVictimsHelp – Legal Information > Immigrant Issues and Rights

Who We Are

MidPenn Legal Services is a 501c(3) non-profit law firm that receives funding to provide free civil legal services to low-income residents and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in 18 counties in Central Pennsylvania. Additional information can be found here.

Program Services Include:

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic: MidPenn’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) provides legal advice and representation to low-income taxpayers and taxpayers who speak English as a second language in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. The types of handled cases include: Innocent Spouse Relief, Injured Spouse Claims, Audits, Deficiency Notices, Earned Income Tax Credit Appeals, Identity Theft, Liens and Levies, and Employee/Independent Contract Disputes. The LITC also conducts educational programs on tax issues to social service agencies and Latino outreach organizations. Call 1-844-MPLS-TAX (844-675-7829) to contact the LITC.

Legal Intervention for Victims and Empowerment: Through MidPenn’s Legal Intervention for Victims and Empowerment (LIVE) project they are able to offer additional legal representation to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in protection orders, family law, housing and expungement. Currently, the LIVE project operates in Berks, Blair, Clearfield, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and York Counties. In the Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster and York counties specialized services are available to elder victims of abuse and financial exploitation.

Medical-Legal Partnerships: MidPenn currently operates three Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP) in their service area. MLPs combine legal advocacy with health care to address the environmental and social factors that impact a patient’s health. In Lancaster County, MidPenn partners with Care Connections of Lancaster General Hospital and Tabor Community Services. In Dauphin County, an Interest on Lawyer Trust Account grant funds MidPenn’s partnership with Hamilton Health Center. In Berks County, a grant from Be Well Berks funds MidPenn’s partnership with Reading Hospital.

Employment Law Project: MidPenn’s Employment Law Project assist individuals in overcoming barriers to employment, obtaining unemployment compensation, preserving their existing jobs, and clearing up criminal records through expungements, sealing records and pardons so that they can gain employment.

Public Benefits Projects:  MidPenn assists low-income individuals in matters involving public benefit programs so that they can provide for themselves and their families.  MidPenn provides representation in cases involving Unemployment Compensation, Medical Assistance, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (Food Stamps), Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Women Infants and Children (WIC).

Who We Serve

Area(s): Blair County
Cirumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
MidPenn provides interpreters for all clients in all service offices whenever necessary.
Income Guidelines
Financial eligibility for most services are based on the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services, which are equivalent to 125% of poverty. Guidelines are updated annually. Current threshold amounts can be viewed here: https://www.midpenn.org/what-we-do/do-i-qualify.html
Your family’s income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level
125
Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: Yes
Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: Yes

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
  • Full Legal Representation
  • Brief Advice
Description of Services
The types of legal problems MidPenn can handle may change depending on their resources:

• Family Law – Custody, Visitation, Divorce
• Domestic Violence – Protection from Abuse,
Protection from Sexual Violence or Intimidation
• Health – Medicaid, Medicare
• Housing Law – Mortgage Foreclosure,
Evictions, Habitability, Public and Subsidized
Housing
• Public Benefits – Unemployment Compensation,
SNAP, WIC, TANF, SSI
• Consumer Law – Debt Collection, Bankruptcy,
Predatory Lending, Utility Terminations
• Elder Law – Power of Attorney, Wills,
Guardianship

How to Get Help

You can contact this organization by:

Phone–

Phone Number                     800-326-9177
Hours
Monday                    8:30AM-3:30PM
Tuesday                    8:30AM-3:30PM
Wednesday              8:30AM-3:30PM
Thursday                   8:30AM-3:30PM
Friday                        8:30AM-3:30PM
Information
To apply for services call 800-326-9177.

General Contact Information

Address                MidPenn Legal Services (Altoona Office)
                     171 Lakemont Park Blvd (map)

                     Altoona, PA 16602

Phone                     814-943-8139
Toll Free                800-326-9177
Fax                          814-944-2640
Website                  http://midpenn.org/

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