Self-Help: Free Legal Aid

"[T]he AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit public-interest law firm providing free legal assistance to people living with HIV and those affected by the epidemic." | Compassionate Release for Inmates | Confidentiality of HIV-Related Info. | Discrimination Against People Living with HIV | Financial & Consumer Debt | ID Documents & Name Change | Immigration | Landlord/Tenant | Standby Guardianship | Testing Protocols | Wills & Power of Attorney | & more

Partners with existing city host ministries by bringing volunteer attorneys into neighborhood clinics. Helps with issues like: Family Law | Landlord Tenant | Immigration | Estate Planning | Expungement | & more

Public Benefits | Employment | Housing | Debt & Consumer Rights | Utilities | Family | Criminal Records | Seniors

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy | Financial Counseling & Debt Management | Credit Abuse Resistance Education

Mediation Services | Youth Services | Restorative Justice Services | "Mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution process designed to bring people together to find solutions to their differences. The process relies on the assistance of trained, neutral conflict specialists referred to as mediators." "CORA GSM oversees all mediations through the City of Philadelphia's Eviction Diversion Program." Also helps mediate on topics like neighborhood disputes, small claims, divorce, elder issues, and more.

Disability-related problems in the areas of: Employment | Housing | Access to Facilities & Programs | Access & Opportunity to Vote | Abuse & Neglect | Discrimination |& more

Provides information, referrals, legal advice, and advocacy related to: Fair School Funding | Equal Access to Education | School-to-Prison Pipeline

Brings pro bono (free) civil legal services to low-income residents of Philadelphia and surrounding counties through neighborhood clinics.

Naturalization | Green Card Renewal & Applications | DACA Renewals | Family Petitions | Humanitarian Relief | Citizenship Classes | Bilingual Workshops on financial literacy, immigration, and more.

(Germantown) | Social Security Disability | Expungements & Pardons | Birth Certificates | Landlord Tenant Issues | Tangled Title | Eviction Defense | & more

Works with low-income and at-risk immigrants and refugees. | Asylum | Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJ) | Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petition | U-Visas for Victims of Crime | T-Visas for Victims of Trafficking | Temporary Status | Family Reunification | & more

Identity Documents (birth certificates, PA State ID, Social Security Cards, replacement immigration documents) | Disability Benefits (SSI/SSDI) | Veterans | Children, Youth, & Families | & more

Unpaid Wages & Wage Theft | Labor Trafficking | Workplace Discrimination | Housing | Notario Fraud | & more | Formerly known as Friends of Farmworkers

Free civil legal aid in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. | Bankruptcy & Consumer Law | Family Law | Elder Law | Employment Law | Expungement, Record Sealing, & Pardons | Housing | Public Benefits | Utilities | Veterans | & more

Provides free legal services to low-income people with disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery Counties. | Child Custody & Support | PFA | Landlord-Tenant | Divorce (no-fault) | Debt Collection | Medicaid & Medicare | Wills & Power of Attorney | & more

Free or low-cost legal advice and assistance to LGBTQ people on issues related to their LGBTQ identity, with an emphasis on low-income and lower-income, underserved populations. | Family Law | Wills & Power of Attorney | Name and Gender-Marker Changes | Discrimination & Harassment | & more

Asylum | Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) relief | T-Visas for Victims of Trafficking | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) | Temporary Protected Status (TPS) | Lawful Permanent Resident status | Citizenship & Naturalization | Family Reunification | & more

"The Pennsylvania Innocence Project only takes on cases from factually innocent individuals who have been wrongfully convicted and exhausted their appeals. This includes the direct appeal and first petition for Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)." The convicted individual (not friends or family) must apply. See more info on website.

Violations of civil Constitutional rights of low-income individuals who are incarcerated or institutionalized in PA. | COVID-19 | Excessive use of force | Sexual assault of inmates within institutions | Prison overcrowding | Freedom of Religion | Restrictive visitation policies | & more

Help with: Records Sealing | Expungement | Pardons | Fair Employment (related to criminal records)

Unemployment Compensation | Family | Housing | Income Taxes | Public Benefits | Farmworker Rights | Small Claims | Probate Wills & Estates | Name Change | Debt Collection | Driver's Licenses | Birth Certificates

VIP recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys to represent low-income Philadelphians, businesses, and nonprofits without charge.
Apply directly for VIP's services if:
You need help with Wills & Estates (e.g., making a will, power of attorney, or advance directive). Or,
You are a nonprofit leader or small business owner who needs help with issues like incorporation, tax-exempt status, contract drafting, trademark filing, policy revision, and zoning permits.

Speaker's Bureau | One-time Consultations | Full Service Representations: Matches volunteer lawyers with low income artists, collectives, small budget arts & cultural organizations, inventors, and entrepreneurs.

Evictions | "Speak with a free Housing Counselor who can provide information and refer you to legal services for possible representation. Legal representation is provided by Community Legal Services, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, SeniorLAW Center and Philly VIP. If you live in 19121 or 19139, you may have a right to legal representation in your eviction case or housing subsidy termination."

Helps Philadelphia homeowners at risk of losing their home to mortgage or tax foreclosure.

For older Pennsylvanians (60+ years). Provides representation primarily in Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Provides legal advice, information, and referrals throughout PA. | Housing | Tangled Title | Elder Abuse & Financial Exploitation | Family & Kinship Care | Advanced Life Planning (Wills, etc.) | Consumer Protection | & more

Offers free Tenants Rights Workshops (weekdays & Saturdays via Zoom), individual counseling, Philly Tenant Hotline assistance, and tenant union organizing assistance.

"WOAR’s Court Advocates provide help to child and adult sexual abuse and sexual assault survivors at all stages of the court process... WOAR Court Advocates provide court accompaniment, emotional support, legal information, and advocacy." For the WOAR 24/7 Hotline, call or text 215-985-3333.

Protection From Abuse (PFA) | Child Custody & Support | Legal Options Counseling | Safety Planning | Court Accompaniment