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• COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site Content Detail

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  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)

• A Guide to Public Benefits

  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. provides this guide to some programs that are funded by the government to provide help to individuals and families during times of need. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

• Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF]

  This form from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is an Application for Cash Assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Benefits Available from the Welfare Office for Low Income Persons

  A Summary of Benefits available through your County Assistance Office from Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Benefits.gov

  Benefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive. Content Detail

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  Benefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations

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  Spanish / Español

• Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

  The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides information on the EBT benefit delivery system which provides public assistance recipients with electronic access to their cash and food stamp benefits. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

• 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. Read More

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  North Penn Legal Services

• Food Stamps

  Information on the Food Stamp programfrom Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps for Households with an Elderly or Disabled Person

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on Food Stamp eligibility for households with an elderly or disabled person. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps for Households with No Elderly or Disabled Persons

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on Food Stamp eligibility for households with no elderly or disabled persons. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps Help Working Families (Audio-MP3) audio

  6/2/2008 - Northwestern Legal Services provides an overview of Food Stamp 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. Read More

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  Northwestern Legal Services

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

• Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits

  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the Food Stamp program. This brochure from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. explains how the program works to provide food to qualified families in need. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Frequently Asked Questions About the Food Stamp Homeless Shelter Deduction

  Questions and answers from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia about the applications of the homeless shelter deduction in determining if a homeless person is eligible for Food Stamps. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• How to Get Child Care and Other Supportive Services When Your Family Gets Food Stamps, But Not Cash

  Families that get SNAP (food stamps), but not cash assistance ("SNAP-only" households) can get many of same special allowances for supportive services (SPALs) to attend school or job skills training that cash assistance families get. This fact sheet from the Community Justice Project contains information on obtaining supportive services from the County Assistance Office if your household only receives Food Stamp Benefits Read More

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  Community Justice Project

• Immigrants' Rights to Public Benefits in Pennsylvania

  Many immigrants are eligible to receive cash assistance, SNAP, medical assistance, and other public benefits programs in Pennsylvania. The rules about which immigrants are eligible or not eligible can be complicated. This flyer from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia provides general information on immigrants’ rights to public benefits in Pennsylvania. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia