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Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site
By: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)
Food Stamp Estimator
This program designed by North Penn Legal Services will tell you the amount of Food Stamps your household may be entitled to receive. You will be asked a series of simple questions about your income and expenses, so the program can calculate your Food Stamp allotment. This program is for Pennsylvania residents only.
By: North Penn Legal Services
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Separate Website
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Pre-Screening Eligibility Tool
(Separate Website)
This online Pre-Screening Tool can be used to determine if you may be eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
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Spanish / Español
Benefits Check Up for Seniors (55+)
(Separate Website)
BenefitsCheckUp is a comprehensive online service to screen for federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (ages 55 and over). BenefitsCheckUp also provides a detailed description of the programs, including the local addresses and phone numbers where to apply.
By: National Council on the Aging
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Food Stamps
Information on Food Stamps benefit eligibility requirements
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
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More Pennsylvanians Can Get Help Buying Food!
Information on new higher income limits for SNAP (formerly Food Stamps).
By: Community Legal Services
Food Stamps
(Separate Website)
Information on the Food Stamp program.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Food Stamps Can Help Working Families (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
6/2/2008 - An overview of Food Stamps benefits and how they can help low-income and working families, what types of items they can be used to purchase, eligibility information, and how the food stamp transactions are processed in Pennsylvania. Audio recording with written transcript.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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Russian / Pусский
,
Spanish / Español
Food Stamps - Summary of Basic Rules
(Separate Website)
A summary of food stamp rules.
By: Community Legal Services
Food Stamps for Households with an Elderly or Disabled Person
(Separate Website)
Information on the eligibility for households with an elderly or disabled person.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Food Stamps for Households with No Elderly or Disabled Persons
(Separate Website)
Information on food stamp eligibility for households with no elderly or disabled persons.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
What Paperwork Will I Need to Apply for Food Stamps?
(Separate Website)
Information on Food stamp verification requirements.
By: Community Legal Services
Frequently Asked Questions About the Food Stamp Homeless Shelter Deduction Questions and answers about the applications of the homeless shelter deduction in determining if a homeless person is eligible for Food Stamps.
By: Community Legal Services
How to Get Child Care and Other Supportive Services When Your Family Gets Food Stamps, But Not Cash
Informaton on obtaining supportive services from the County Assistance Office if your household only receives Food Stamp Bensifts
By: Community Justice Project
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Most Legal Immigrants Can Get Food Stamps Information on the rights of immigrants to receive public benefits.
By: Community Legal Services
Public Benefits in PA (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. (8/9/07) - Information on Pennsylvania Public Benefits, including General Assistance, Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) and Food stamps. (20:34)
Host - Jennifer Fisher, NWLS Attorney Guests - John Whitelaw, Attorney with Community Legal Services, & Jeannine Lawton-Knepper, NWLS Paralegal and Public Benefits Specialist.
Click on title above to listen to the program.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Immigrants' Rights to Public Benefits in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on the rights of immigrants to receive different types of public benefits.
By: Community Legal Services
Tips on Applying for Welfare Benefits
(Separate Website)
Helpful tips about filing an application for benefits from the Department of Public Welfare.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
A Guide to Public Benefits
An overview of Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, and Low Income Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
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Benefits Available from the Welfare Office for Low Income Persons
(Separate Website)
A Summary of Benefits avaialble through your County Assistance Office.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Homeless People CAN Get Welfare: Here’s How!
(Separate Website)
Information for the homeless on obtaining welfare benefits.
By: Community Legal Services
You Have the Right to Disagree with the Welfare Office
(Separate Website)
Information on filing appeals to decisions made by your County Assistance Office.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
What to Do If You Have a Welfare Overpayment
(Separate Website)
Information on how to fight a welfare or food stamp overpayment.
By: Community Legal Services
You Can be Excused from Welfare Department Rules Because of Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
Information on obtaining a waiver from welfare rules based on domestic violence.
By: Community Legal Services
Impact of Criminal Record on Public Benefits in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Chart of eligibility for public benefits for people with criminal records.
By: Community Legal Services
Public Benefits Consequences of Criminal Convictions in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on the effect of a conviction on your ability to obtain and continue to receive public benefits.
By: Community Legal Services
What Benefits Can I Get With a Criminal Record?
(Separate Website)
Information on eligibility for public benefits if you have a criminal record.
By: Community Legal Services
Allegheny County Department of Public Welfare Offices
(Separate Website)
A list of the Allegheny County Department of Public Welfare Offices.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Food Stamps
(Separate Website)
Information on eligibility for Food Stamps from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Nutritional Assistance for Mothers and Children
(Separate Website)
Information on programs that provide food and nutritional assistance from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
(Separate Website)
An overview of Pennsylvania's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), how it works, how you can apply, resource and income limits, household composition requirements, as well as details on eligible and ineligible food items.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
(Separate Website)
Information on the benefit delivery system which provides public assistance recipients with electronic access to their cash and food stamp benefits.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag Through SNAP: Learn If You or Someone You Know Might Be Eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
(Separate Website)
Information on how to determine if you are eligible for for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and how to apply.
By: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Spanish / Español
Food Stamp Facts
(Separate Website)
This factsheet explains who can get food stamps and how to apply for them.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Food Stamps And Other Nutrition Programs
(Separate Website)
This leaflet provides information about food stamps and other nutritional programs for which you may be eligible such as, Food Program For Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Nutrition Program For The Elderly (NPE), Food stamps for homeless, Food Programs offered at schools and daycares, etc.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
The Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 will invalidate all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 by the Puerto Rico Health Department, through its Vital Statistics Record Office and require that anyone people who needs their birth certificate will have to request that a new birth certificate be issued. Learn the facts about this new law.
By: Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration
Nutrition Assistance for Older Americans
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet providing information on federal programs that provide nutrition assistance to older Americans.
By: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
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