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Note: Materials developed by Beckie Dershaw, MR Dir, Northeast Community Center for MH/MR. Special thanks for their use.
  1. General Information and Referral
  2. Utilities
  3. Rent & Mortgage Assistance
  4. Housing
  5. Home Repairs
  6. Job Assistance
  7. Health Clinic and Insurance
  8. Day Care Services
  9. Legal Rights
  10. Fire Victims
  11. Stranded Travelers
  12. Telephone Assistance
  13. Food Assistance
  14. Other Services
  15. Hotlines
  16. Emergency Shelter
  17. Veterans
  18. Furniture
  19. GED/Literacy
  20. Services for the Elderly

The Salvation Army
4344 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19124
288.3287

General Information and Referral

First Call for Help/The United Way
568.3750

Philadelphia Corp. for Aging
765.9040

NE, Mini City Hall
685.0480

Dept. of Public Welfare
560.2547

Social Security Administration
1.800.772.1213

Utilities

PGW
Emergencies
235.1212

Payment Agreements
235.1777

Landlord/Tenant
684.6164

Customer Review
684.6117

Senior’s Discount
235.1000

Peco

Information
1.800.494.4000

Customer Assistance
977.1979

Senior’s Discount
841.4141

Water

Information
686.6880

Emergencies
686.6300

Payment Agreements
1.800.WATER.05

LIHEAP

Information
1.800.34HELP4

Liheap (Nov.-Jan.)
560.2970
Crisis (Dec.-Apr.)
686.2590

Oil

Board of City Trust (gas, coal)
665.1811

Grandom Foundation, Friends
923.4223

Blind Relief Fund
487.1444

Catholic Social Services (FEMA)
624.5920

UESE

Information
829.0545

Cone Mon. Emergency Grant
829.0545

Rent & Mortgage Assistance

Tenant Action Group (NE)
575.0700

Reach (South, North, West Philly)
972.6990

DPA Rental Assistance
560.1976

Mortgage Foreclosure
1.800.342.2397

NKCDC – (Mortgage Help)
427.3750

Catholic Social Services (rent)
624.5920

Jewish Crisis
1600 Spruce St.
735.9186

Come
Broad & Spring Garden

Housing

Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)
684.4000

Section 8
684.4300

Northwest Counseling Services
324.7500

Home Repairs

Heater Hotline
568.7190

Basic Systems Repair
448.2160

SHARP
765.9000 ext. 5222

Weatherization
448.3191, 448.2137 or 448.3154

Homelink
951.4321

Job Assistance

Dept. of Human Resources
503.8313

FGM Career Services
4605 Frankford
743.9201

Orleans Tech Center
728.4708

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
560.1900

NAB (job search help)
226.0351

PIC (job search & training)
557.2625

People for People
714 N. Broad
235.2340

Health Clinic and Insurance

Frankford Health Center
744.1302
4510 Frankford Ave.
831.9882

Caring Foundation
1.800.464.KIDS

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
568.8204

Health Center #6
3rd & Girard
978.2800

Health Center #10
2230 Cottman
685.0600

Day Care Services

Philadelphia Child Care Resource
888.461.KIDS

Federation Day Care
676.7550

Legal Rights

Community Legal Service
981.3700

Women’s Law Program
928.9801

Temple University Law Clinic
204.7869

Public Utility Commission (off)
1.800.692.7380
Other Problems
1.800.782.1110

AIDS Law Project
587.9377

Philadelphia Legal Aid
981.3800

Fire Victims

American Red Cross
299.4000

Stranded Travelers

Traveler’s Aide Society
1201 Chestnut St., 12th floor
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
523.7580

Telephone Assistance

Lifeline Services (Verizon)
1.800.640.4155

UTAP
1.800.771.3312

Link Up America
1.800.332.1124

Public Utility Commission
Cut off
1.800.692.7380

Other problems
1.800.782.1110

Food Assistance

Food Cupboard Hotline
1.800.366.3997 or 1.800.486.4792

Food Stamps
560.2699

WIC
1.800.743.3300

SHARE Food Program
223.2220

Super Cupboards
471.2205 or 732.1842

Child Nutrition Programs
School District
875.3700

During Summer
Dept. of Recreation
685.2727

Dept. of Housing
684.4426

HIV/AIDS

Manna
496.2662

Emergency Food
563.0652

Other Services

Frankford Group Ministry (FGM)
4620 Griscom (& Orthodox)
744.2990

Frankford United Neighbors
533.1226

Child Link
731.2110

Visiting Nurses Association
473.7600

Parish Nurses
Main #
938.3705

Birth Rite
728.0385

Work Clothes
464.3955

Alpha Pregnancy Services
1701 Lombard St.
735.6028

Harvest USA (Sexual Issues)
342.7114

Teen Challenge
849.2054

Covenant House
2625 Kensington
739.7690

Hotlines

Unplanned Pregnancy
545.HOPE

Child Abuse
1.800.932.0313

Suicide
686.4420

Friends Hospital CRC (MH/Detox)
831.4616

Women Against Abuse
386.7777

Women Organized Against Rape
985.3315

Community AIDS
985.AIDS

Alcoholics Anonymous
574.6900

Al Anon
522.5244

Narcotics Anonymous
440.8400

Nar Anon
496.2826

Cocaine Hotline
1.800.COCAINE

Incest Survivors Anonymous
848.3830

Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
731.9730

Overeaters Anonymous
848.3191

Gamblers Anonymous
468.1991

Gam Anon
389.3325

AIDS Agency/Information Hotline
1.800.929.5602

Missing Persons
1.800.315.7699

Emergency Shelter

O.E.S.S.
686.7150

Single Males
1360 Ridge Ave.
236.0909

Women and Children
Monday-Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
141 N. Juniper St..
After 4:00 & Weekends
1320 Arch St.

Veterans

Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Educational Center, Inc.
213-217 N. 4th St.
923.2600

Furniture

St. Vincent’s
6247 Frankford
624.4860

Neil’s Discount Outlet
4831 Frankford
537.5655

GED/Literacy

IMPACT
124 E. Indiana Ave.
739.1600

Mayor’s Office of Community Services
685.2200

Services for the Elderly

C.A.R.I.E.
545.5728

Aid for Friends (meals)
464.2224

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
765.9040


Note: Materials developed by Beckie Dershaw, MR Dir, Northeast Community Center for MH/MR. Special thanks for their use.