Northampton County Resource Guide

Advocacy for Special Healthcare Needs

Resource Description Contact Information Community Action CACLV provides information and services https://www.caclv.org/ Committee of the Lehigh related to financial education, food assistance, 1-610-691-5620 Valley, Inc. (CACLV) housing assistance, job preparation and placement, neighborhood revitalization, and utility assistance. Center for Vision Loss The Center for Vision Loss is a nonprofit http://centerforvisionloss.org/ organization aimed at providing preventative, client-services/client-eligibility rehabilitative, support and social services to 1-570-992-7787 (Monroe visually impaired individuals. County) 1-610-433-6018 (Lehigh Valley Office)

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a variety of rehabilitation, home health and long-term care services. Center for Vision Loss The Center for Vision Loss is a nonprofit http://centerforvisionloss.org/ organization aimed at providing preventative, client-services/client-eligibility rehabilitative support and social services to 1-570-992-7787 (Monroe visually impaired individuals. County) 1-610-433-6018 (Lehigh Valley Office)

Housing Resource Description Contact Information Valley Youth House Valley Youth House offers runaway and https://www.valleyyouthhous homeless youth shelter in which food, shower e.org/ and shelter are provided along with information 1-610-820-0166 and referral.

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Northampton County Resource Guide

Community Action CACLV provides information and services https://www.caclv.org/ Committee of the Lehigh related to financial education, food assistance, 1-610-691-5620 Valley, Inc. (CACLV) housing assistance, job preparation and placement, neighborhood revitalization, and utility assistance. Turning Point of the Lehigh Turning Point of Lehigh Valley provides http://www.turningpointlv.or Valley emergency services to victims of domestic g/ violence such as safe house/shelter, individual 1-610-797-0530 and group counseling for adult and child 1-610-437-3369 (24hr survivors, and legal/medical advocacy. Helpline)

Victory House of Lehigh Victory House of Lehigh Valley provides 24-hour https://www.victoryhouselv.o Valley emergency shelter, transitional housing and rg/ supportive services such as counseling, life skills 1-610-691-3373 education, medical care and employment assistance to homeless men. Step by Step, Inc. Step by Step, Inc provides intensive case https://stepbystepusa.com/ management and supportive living services for 1-570-829-3477 (corporate) mentally ill and developmentally disabled individuals. Residential living options include 1-610-867-0688 (Lehigh Valley Region) Lifesharing, Community Homes, Supportive Living and more. 1-610-352-7837 (Southeast Region) 1-412-655-8677 (Western Region) Good Shepherd Good Shepherd is the official Assistive https://www.goodshepherdre Rehabilitation Technology Resource Center for the region. hab.org/location/physical- Good Shepherd oversees the outreach, therapy-stroudsburg education, evaluation, and training efforts of assistive technology for the region. It also offers 1-888-447-3422

a variety of rehabilitation, home health and long-term care services. LifePath, Inc. LifePath offers services for individuals with https://www.lifepath.org/ developmental disabilities including residential programs, day programs and outpatient psychiatric services. Residential services include 1-610-264-5724 Community homes (for residents from Berks, 1-215-257-0471 Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties), Lifesharing, Supported Living and In-Home Support.

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Housing Authority of the City The Housing Authority offers programs that https://pahra.org/easton-city- of Easton provide housing for income-eligible individuals housing-authority/ and families with public housing or Section 8 vouchers. 1-610-258-0806 Bethlehem Housing Authority The Bethlehem Housing Authority offers https://bha645.homestead.co programs that provide housing for income- m/ eligible individuals and families with public housing or Section 8 vouchers. 1-610-865-8300 Northampton County The Northampton County Housing Authority http://www.northamptoncou Housing Authority offers programs that provide housing for ntyha.org/ income-eligible individuals and families with 1-610-759-8488 public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Oxford House Oxford House is a self-run, self-supported https://www.oxfordhouse.org recovery house for recovering alcoholics and /directory_listing.php drug addicts in which shelter, food, case management, individual counseling and group 1-610-433-4569 support are provided.

Counseling for Special Healthcare Needs

Resource Description Contact Information Good Shepherd Good Shepherd is the official Assistive https://www.goodshepherdre Rehabilitation Technology Resource Center for the region. hab.org/location/physical- Good Shepherd oversees the outreach, therapy-stroudsburg education, evaluation, and training efforts of assistive technology for the region. It also offers 1-888-447-3422 a variety of rehabilitation, home health and long term care services. LifePath, Inc. LifePath offers services for individuals with https://www.lifepath.org/ developmental disabilities including residential programs, day programs and outpatient psychiatric services. Residential services include 1-610-264-5724 Community homes (for residents from Berks, 1-215-257-0471 Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties), Lifesharing, Supported Living and In-Home Support.

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Northampton County Resource Guide

Legal Advocacy for the Disabled in Pennsylvania Resource Description Contact Information North Penn Legal Services North Penn Legal Services provides legal civil https://www.northpennlegal. legal representation to low-income people. org/locations

1-877-515-7465 1-570-754-8510

Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance and Job Training for the Disabled Resource Description Contact Information Community Action CACLV provides information and services https://www.caclv.org/ Committee of the Lehigh related to financial education, food assistance, 1-610-691-5620 Valley, Inc. (CACLV) housing assistance, job preparation and placement, neighborhood revitalization, and utility assistance.

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