Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN)

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) is a statewide group of legal aid organizations that serves more than 10,000 low-income clients each year. Each county in Pennsylvania is covered by a dedicated legal aid program along with six specialized programs that address specific needs. 

To support this work, PLAN created the website palawhelp.org, which provides free, easy-to-understand legal information for people in Pennsylvania who are representing themselves in civil legal matters. The site offers self-help materials, forms, and referrals to legal aid organizations across the state. 

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Programs 

Southwest Consortium

• Neighborhood Legal Services Association - serves Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence counties.
• Summit Legal Aid - serves Armstrong, Cambria, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
  • In 2023, Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid (SPLA) and Laurel Legal Services merged to become Summit Legal Aid.

Northwestern Legal Services

• Serves Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Mercer, McKean, Potter, Venango, and Warren counties.

North Penn Legal Services

• Serves Bradford, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania

• Serves Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties.

MidPenn Legal Services

• Serves Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill and York counties. 

Philadelphia Region

• Community Legal Services (CLS) of Philadelphia

• Philadelphia Legal Assistance 

Pennsylvania Specialized Legal Programs

Community Justice Project (CJP)

• Provides free legal representation for the following issues: Employment, Lead Contamination, Housing, Language Access, Discrimination, Property Tax Assessment, Consumer Rights, Civil Rights and Immigration.
• Offices are located in Harrisburg, Reading, Pittsburgh, Hazleton, and Scranton. Click here to see office locations.

Justice At Work (formerly Friends of Farmworkers)

• Provides representation for low-wage workers in Pennsylvania on a variety of issues, including Wage Theft, Labor Trafficking, and Workplace Discrimination.
• Pittsburgh Office Phone Number: 412-701-4368 or fill out their Online Intake Form.  

Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP)

• Provides representation who need help getting or keeping Medicaid.
• Pittsburgh Office Phone Number: 412-434-4728.

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP)

• Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people who are incarcerated or institutionalized in Pennsylvania whose civil constitutional rights have been violated. 
• Western District Office Number: 412-434-6004.

Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PUMP)

• Offers information, help, and advice on utility and energy problems that impact low-income customers.
  • "If you have already contacted your local legal services program and need further assistance, call 1-844-645-2500 or email utilityhotline@pautilitylawproject.org"

Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) 

• Works to expand housing and economic opportunities for under-served communities and lower-income households across Pennsylvania
• Pittsburgh Office Number: 412-201-4301