Community Resources

Here is a directory of resources for families and youth in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

• A Family Guide to Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System Guide
  • https://www.jcjc.pa.gov/Publications/Documents/Family%20Guides/Family%20Guide%20to%20the%20Pennsylvania%20Juvenile%20Justice%20System.
• Al-Anon
  • http://www.pa-al-anon.org/
• Alcoholics Anonymous
  • https://www.aa.org
• Alternative Perceptions Peer Support
  • https://www.facebook.com/APHopes/
• Autism Resources
  • https://www.magellanofpa.com/for-members/services-programs/autism-resources/
  • https://www.dciu.org/AutisticSupport
  • https://www.solovecenter.org/about-us/autism-resources/
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups/pa/delaware-county?category=autism
  • https://www.wizcase.com/blog/internet-safety-guide-for-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorders/
• Caron Family Support Groups
  • http://www.caron.org/
• Crossing Bridges: A sequel to Building Bridges Between Your Court and Your Community Guide
  • http://www.jcjc.pa.gov/Publications/Documents/CrossingBridgesSequeltoBuildingBridgesBetweenYourCourtandYourCommunity.pdf
• Celebrating those lost to suicide annual vigil
  • http://www.sosphilly.org/events-and-conferences.html
• Certified Peer Specialist (18 and up)
  • http://www.parecovery.org/services_peer.shtml
• Chester Education Foundation
  • https://www.chestereducation.org/
• Child & Family Focus
  • https://www.childandfamilyfocus.org/
• Child Welfare Bureau
  • https://www.childwelfare.gov/
• Community Support Program (18 and up)
  • https://m.facebook.com/delcocsp/
• COMPASS- Health Insurance Coverage
  • https://www.compass.state.pa.us/Compass.Web/Public/CMPHome
• Compeer of Suburban Philadelphia
  • http://www.compeerfriends.org/
• County of Delaware
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/
• Court Appointed Special Advocates
  • https://delcocasa.org/
• Crozer Keystone Community Foundation
  • http://ckcommunityfoundation.org/
• Delaware County Adult and Family Services
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily.html
• Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/courts/app/locations.html
• Delaware County Advocacy and Resource Organization
  • http://www.delcoadvocacy.org/
• Delaware County Child Advocacy Center
  • http://www.delcochildrensadvocacycenter.org/
• Delaware County Community College- Family Advocacy Center – 2018
  • https://www.dccc.edu/
• Delaware County Community Transit
  • http://ctdelco.org/
• Delaware County Crisis Connections Team
  • https://www.elwyn.org/services/adults-21/crisis-residential/mobile-crisis/
• Delaware County Department of Human Services
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/
• Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project
  • https://www.dapdc.org/
• Delaware County Domestic Relations
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/domesticrelations/index.html
• Delaware County Early Childhood Mental Health Advisory Board
  • Email: [email protected]
• Delaware County Child Care Information Services
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/childcare.html
• Delaware County Children & Youth Services
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/childrenyouthservices.html
• Delaware County Disaster Crisis Outreach & referral Team- Long Term Crisis Counseling following a critical event
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/dcort.html
• Delaware County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Council
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/advisoryboards.html
• Delaware County Drug & Alcohol Treatment Services Guide and informational brochure
  • https://www.delcohsa.org/drugalcohol/TreatmentServicesGuide.pdf
• Delaware County Early Intervention
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/earlyintervention.html
• Delaware County Family Center
  • https://www.dciu.org/familycenters
• Delaware County Heroin Trask Force
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/heroin/index.html
• Delaware County Intercommunity Health Coordination
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/intercommunity/index.html
• Delaware County Interfaith Food Assistance Network
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/difan%20brochure_2_16.pdf
• Delaware County Intermediate Unit
  • https://www.dciu.org/
• Delaware County Juvenile Court & Probation Services
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/courts/juvenilecourt.html
• Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/courts/juveniledetention.html
• Delaware County Mental Health & Intellectual Disabilities Board
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/advisoryboards.html
• Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health
  • Adult - http://www.delcohsa.org/mh_adult.html
  • Children - http://www.delcohsa.org/mh_children.html
  • Transition Age (Ages 18-26) - http://www.delcohsa.org/behavioralhealth.html
• Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health – Adult Behavioral Health Directory
  • https://www.delcohsa.org/mh_adult/adult_directory.pdf
• Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health – Child & Adolescent Directory
  • https://www.delcohsa.org/mh_children/childrens_directory.pdf
• Delaware County Office of Intellectual Disabilities – Administrative Entity
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/administrativeentity.html
• Delaware County Office of Intellectual Disabilities – Supports Coordination
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/sco.html
• Delaware County Office of Services to the Aging / Elder Abuse & Neglect
  • http://www.delcosa.org/
• Delaware County Parent Support Group- Autism Speaks – Aston
  • https://www.autismspeaks.org/resource/delaware-county-parent-support-group
• Delaware County Right to Education Task Force
  • http://www.delcorighttoeducation.com/
• Delaware County Resource Guide
  • http://www.delcosuicideprevention.org/Resources/resource_guide.html
• Delaware County Resource Guide
  • http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Documents/Delaware%20County%20Resource%20Guide.pdf
• Delaware County Senior Victim Services
  • https://www.delcoda.com/information/19-victim-services/agency-assistance/66-senior-victim-services
• Delaware County Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force
  • http://www.delcosuicideprevention.org/index.html
• Delaware County System of Care
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/systemofcare.html
• Delaware County System of Care Children’s Cabinet & Coalition
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/systemofcare.html
• Delaware County System of Care Family Engagement Workgroup
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/systemofcare.html
• Delaware County Transition Council
  • https://delcotransitioncouncil.wikispaces.com/
• Delaware County Veterans Affairs
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/vet_affairs/
• Delaware County Women’s Commission
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/womencom/index.html
• Delaware County Women’s Commission
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/womencom/
• Delco Resources Database
  • https://www.chestereducation.org/delco-resources/
• Department of Education
  • http://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx#tab-1
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
  • http://www.dbsadelco.org/
• Disability Advocacy Network
  • http://disabilityadvocacynetwork.org/?0
• Disability Rights Network
  • https://disabilityrightspa.org/
• Education Law Center (ELC)
  • https://www.elc-pa.org/
• Elders Circle Gathering- Multicultural Community & Family Services
  • http://multiculturalcommunityfamilyservices.org/programs04.html
• Emergency Food Programs
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/emergencyfood.html
• Emergency Notification System – Delaware County
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/delcoready/delcoalert.html
• Emergency Preparedness Guide – Delaware County
  • https://www.delcopa.gov/departments/pdfs/2020EmergencyPreparednessGuide.pdf
• Emergency Preparedness Resources- Delaware County
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/delcoready/emergencyprepare.html
• Emergency Shelter Directory – 2021
  • https://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/Emergency_Shelter_Directory.pdf
• Families for Depression Awareness
  • http://www.familyaware.org/
• Family Based Mental Health Services
  • https://cgrc.org/service/family-based-services/
  • http://www.chimes.org/holcomb/family-based-mental-health-services.htm
  • https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cvcapa/pages/39/attachments/original/1472648797/Family_Based_Services_Brochure.pdf?1472648797
• Family Group Decision Making
  • http://www.asecondchance-kinship.com/what-we-do/programs/family-group-decision-making-fgdm
• Family Involvement in Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System Guide
  • https://www.pachiefprobationofficers.org/docs/Family%20Involvement%20Monograph.pdf
• Family Navigation Guide
  • http://www.magellanofpa.com/media/1535086/pa_family_navigation_guide_january_2017.pdf
• Family Peer Support- Mental Health Court
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/mh_adult/mh_court_brochure.pdf
• Family Support Line
  • http://www.familysupportline.org/
• Family Support Services
  • https://newsite.fssinc.org/
• Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council
  • http://www.feelingblue.org/
• Food Resource Guide
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/DelCo_Food_Resource_Booklet.pdf
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/DelCo_Food_Resource_Pocket_Guide.pdf
• Hands and Voices Side by Your Side
  • http://www.paearlyhearing.org/families/diagnosed/item/70
• HealthChoices Complaints & Grievances Panels
  • http://www.magellanofpa.com/benefits-services-pa/complaints-grievances.aspx
• Helplines
  • 211-United Way
  • Autism Services 877-654-GIVE
  • Benefits Helpline (COMPASS) 1-800-692-7462
  • ChildLine (800) 932-0313
  • National Graduate Student Crisis Line 1.877.GRAD.HLP (1.877.472.3457)
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
  • PA Consumer Service Center 610-891-4865
  • PA Get Help Now- 800-662-4357
  • Postpartum Depression- Talk to a Mom who’s been there 800-PPD-MOMS (800-773-6667)
  • Veteran’s Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
  • Vet2Vet Veteran’s Crisis Hotline 1-877-VET-2-VET or 1-877-838-2838
  • Youth America Hotline-Counseling for Teens by Teens 1-877-YOUTHLINE or 1-877-968-8454
• Hearing Voices Support Group
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/dchvn.html
• Hearing Voices Support Group for Young People
  • http://www.hearingvoicesusa.org/find-a-group
• High Fidelity Wraparound
  • https://www.childandfamilyfocus.org/services/high-fidelity-wraparound-hifi/
• Homeless Survival Guide
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/Survival_Guide_March_16_Web.pdf
• Irish Immigration Center
  • http://www.icphila.org/
• Juvenile Justice Newsletter
  • http://www.jcjc.pa.gov/Publications/Pages/NewsLetters.aspx
• Juvenile Probation Annual Focus Groups
  • http://www.jcjc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Kids as Self Advocates
  • http://www.fvkasa.org/index.php
• Kyle’s Treehouse
  • http://www.kylestreehouse.org/
• Local Interagency Coordination Council
  • http://www.seregionalkey.org/
• Love My Provider
  • https://www.lovemyprovider.com/
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program- LIHEAP
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/adultfamily/LIHEAP_delco.pdf
• Magellan Autism Services
  • http://www.magellanofpa.com/media/1461552/autism_services_magellanpa_71116.pdf
• Magellan Health of PA
  • http://magellanofpa.com/
• Magellan Member Advisory Councils:
  • http://magellanofpa.com/benefits-services-pa/member-advisory-groups.aspx
• Advisory Workgroup
• Adult Services Council
• Youth & Family Services Council
• McDowell Institute Newsletter
  • http://intranet.bloomu.edu/mcdowell-newsletters
• Mental Health First Aid
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/mh_firstaid.html
• Mental Health Partnerships
  • https://www.mentalhealthpartnerships.org/
• Mom’s Parenting Group – Delco Family Center
  • https://www.dciu.org/Page/767
• Multicultural Community & Family Services
  • http://multiculturalcommunityfamilyservices.org/index.html
• Multicultural United Soccer Club – Upper Darby Multicultural Community Family Services
  • http://multiculturalcommunityfamilyservices.org/programs04.html
• My Autism Team
  • https://www.myautismteam.com/
• MY LIFE monthly meetings & MY FEST annual event
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/mylife.html
• Naloxone Guidance Document – PA DDAP
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/drugalcohol/FriendsAndFamilyGuidanceToolkit.pdf
• NAMI – How to Access Government Services
  • https://namipamainline.org/info-resources/how-to-get-services/
• NAMI PA Delaware County monthly meetings
  • http://namipadelco.org/sample-page/
• NAMI PA Main Line – Annual Walk / Run
  • https://namipamainline.org/main-line-nami-on-the-move/
• NAMI PA Main Line Family to Family
  • https://namipamainline.org/support/family-to-family-education-basics-programs/
• NAMI PA Mainline – Bryn Mawr Family Support Group
  • https://namipamainline.org/support/support-groups/
• NAMI PA Main Line – Havertown Family Support Group
  • https://namipamainline.org/support/support-groups/
• NAMI PA Main Line – Upper Darby Family Support Group
  • https://namipamainline.org/support/support-groups/
• Narcotic’s Anonymous
  • http://www.cleanacreasarea.naworks.org/
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
• Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • http://www.delcochamber.org/Employment-Services/Office-of-Vocational-Rehabilitation-Services,-PA-Department-of-Labor-Industry-2859
• Online Support Group for Parents with Mental Health
  • http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/find-support-groups
• Overdose Awareness Annual Vigil
  • https://www.facebook.com/overdoseawarenesswalk/
• Overdose Awareness Annual Walk / Run
  • https://www.runtheday.com/
• PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)
  • http://www.pccd.pa.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
• PA Department of Human Services
  • http://dhs.pa.gov/
• PA Family
  • https://pafamily.org/
• PA Family Support Alliance
  • http://www.pa-fsa.org/
• PA Get Help Now
  • https://apps.ddap.pa.gov/GetHelpNow/
• PA Planning for the Future App
  • https://uwswpa.org/download-pa-planning-for-the-future-checklist/
• PA System of Care
  • http://www.pasocpartnership.org/
• Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • https://cgrc.org/service/parent-child-interaction-therapy/
• Parent to Parent
  • http://www.parenttoparent.org/
• Parent Peer Support Practice Model (coming soon)
  • http://www.fredla.org/parent-to-parent-support-resources/
• Parents as Partners in Professional Development
  • http://www.pattan.net/category/Resources/Handouts/Browse/Single/?id=4df7b46d150ba0b9613a0000
• Parents of Children with ASD/ADHD Family Support Group
  • http://www.chadd.org/Membership/Affiliate-Services/Local-Affiliate-Resources.aspx
  • https://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/websites-families
• Parenting Plus Training at Delco Family Center
  • https://www.dciu.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=2410&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=4114&PageID=2054
• Partners for Success
  • http://www.papartnerships.org/
• Pathways PA
  • http://www.pathwayspa.org/
• PEAL Center
  • https://pealcenter.org/
• Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability
  • http://www.par.net/
• Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
  • http://www.pablind.org/
• Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
  • http://www.paddc.org/
• Pennsylvania Elks Home Services Program
  • http://paelkshomeservice.org/
• Pennsylvania Families Inc.
  • http://pafamiliesinc.org/
• Pennsylvania Health Law Project
  • http://www.phlp.org/
• Perinatal Periods of Risk
  • http://ckcommunityfoundation.org/programs/healthy-start-eliminating-disparities-in-perinatal-health/
• Peter’s Place
  • http://www.petersplaceonline.org/
• Pivotal Response Treatment
  • https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/pivotal-response-therapy-prt
• ProAct
  • https://www.councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act
• PRYSM Youth Center
  • https://www.prysmyouthcenter.org/
• Public Citizens for Children & Youth
  • http://www.pccy.org/
• Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)
  • http://www.dhs.pa.gov/learnaboutdhs/dhsorganization/officeofmentalhealthandsubstanceabuseservices/
• School Based Behavioral Health Services- Delaware County
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/schoolbh.html
• Second Time Around Parents
  • https://www.fcsdc.org/services-2/
• Social Security Administration
  • https://www.ssa.gov/
• Special Kids Network
  • http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Special%20Kids%20Network/Pages/default.aspx#.WkZnjMUo6Uk
• Speaking for Ourselves
  • https://pa211.communityos.org/zf/profile/service/id/1582363
• Strengthening Families Program
  • https://www.fcsdc.org/services-2/
• Survivors of Suicide
  • http://www.sosphilly.org/
• Support Groups: https://groups.psychologytoday.com/rms/county/PA/Delaware.html
• Team Up for Your Family Roadmap Training
  • http://www.pasocpartnership.org/family-partner/team-up-for-your-family-roadmap-training-tuff
• Teen Health Week
  • http://realtalkwithdroffutt.com/history-of-teen-health-week.html
• The Center Foundation- Woman Care & Young Parents Support Network- Mentoring Programs
  • http://www.thecenterfoundation.org/
• The Incredible Years
  • https://cgrc.org/service/the-incredible-years/
• The Treavor Project – crisis intervention and prevention for LGBTQIAA Youth
  • https://www.thetrevorproject.org/#sm.001ddodbo164df9tyvv22vzpp1a8r
• Transition to Independence Program
  • https://www.childandfamilyfocus.org/services/transition-to-independence-process-tip/
• Trauma Informed Care
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/traumainformedcare.html
• United Way of SEPA
  • https://uwswpa.org/
• Upper Darby Welcome Center
  • https://www.facebook.com/UDWelcome/
• Women, Infant and Children
  • https://www.pawic.com/
  • http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/intercommunity/wic.html
• Women’s Resource Center
  • https://womensresourcecenter.net/
• Women’s Resource Guide
  • http://www.thecenterfoundation.org/images/uploads/WOMENS RESOURCE GUIDE.pdf
• Youth Advisory Board- Children & Youth Services
  • http://www.delcohsa.org/childrenyouthservices.html

List source: Delaware County Department of Human Services, https://www.delcohsa.org/familyyouthevents.html