Luzerne
Assistance for Seniors
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
800-490-8505
https://www.aging.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Children and Family Resources
Custody (or Forms Including Custody)
https://www.luzernecounty.org/929/Family-Court-Forms
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services – Child Welfare Services
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Children/Pages/Child-Welfare-Services.aspx
Report Child Abuse in PA: 800-932-0313
Domestic Relations - Luzerne County
570-822-0600
https://www.luzernecounty.org/507/Domestic-Relations
Consumer Resources
Consumer Credit Counseling of NE PA
866-699-2227
PA Bureau of Consumer Protection
800-441-2555
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/protect-yourself/consumer-advisories/
PA Public Utility Commission
800-692-7380
Court Resources
Court of Common Pleas
President Judge Honorable Michael T. Vough
200 N. River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Phone - Court Administration: 570-825-1500
Phone - President Judge: 570-830-5199
https://www.luzernecounty.org/640/Forms
Family Court
Bernard C. Brominski Building, 113 W. North Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18711
570-822-0764
Domestic Violence Resources
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
https://www.pcadv.org/
Domestic Violence Services Center - Luzerne County
800-424-5600 or 570-823-7312
PFA (Protection From Abuse)
570-826-3032
https://www.luzernecounty.org/501/Protection-From-Abuse
Education and School Resources
Education Law Center
http://www.elc-pa.org/
Employment Resources
Pennsylvania CareerLink
https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
https://www.dli.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania Unemployment Benefits
https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/Pages/default.aspx
Wage Claims:
PA Bureau of Labor Law Compliance
800-932-0665
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt
Housing, Landlord/Tenant Resources
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) – Assistance with Independent Living
https://patf.us/
If you believe your rights under the Fair Housing Act or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act have been violated, you should file a complaint with either the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) as soon as possible.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
https://www.phrc.pa.gov/File-A-Complaint/ComplaintForms/Pages/default.aspx
Mortgage Foreclosure Resources
PA Housing Finance Agency
https://www.phfa.org/
Making Home Affordable
https://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/
Private Lawyer Referrals
PA Lawyer Referral Service
800-692-7375
http://www.pabar.org/public/membership/LawyerReferralServiceblurb.asp
LRS - Luzerne County
570-822-6029
http://www.luzernecountybar.org/services.html.
Public Benefits Resources
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/SNAP.aspx
Public Defenders (Criminal Cases)
Pennsylvania Public Defenders
https://palegalaid.net/pennsylvania-public-defenders
Public Defender - Luzerne County
570-825-1754
Social Security Benefits Resources
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Information
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Information
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/ssi/
