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Information About Working & Receiving Disability Benefits
Information about AHEDD's Work Benefits Counseling Program, which is designed to provide expertise in helping beneficiaries make informed choices about employment. Includes information on the Ticket to Work program.
http://www.ahedd.org/ssi.html
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Pennsylvania Food Stamps Program
Helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. You can apply for benefits by completing a state application form. Application is in .pdf format.
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/FoodStamps/
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Pennsylvania's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secure and maintain employment and independence.
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=168262
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Pennsylvania Services for Businesses & Organizations
Information on services to help employers meet recruitment and hiring needs by matching prescreened, qualified candidates to business requirements.
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=168234
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Pennsylvania Family Resource Guide
A guide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania. Document is in Word format.
http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?&id=65
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Provides specialized services for seniors to improve their quality of life, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.
http://www.aging.state.pa.us/
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Pennsylvania Bureau of Disability Determination
Information on the State Office of Disability Determination Services (DDS), which makes disability and blindness determinations for the U.S. Social Security Administration on most Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims filed in the State.
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/procontacts.htm#Pennsylvania
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Social Security Administration Philadelphia Region Office
Advises SSA customers in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia on how they may contact their local office and how they may obtain information on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
http://www.ssa.gov/phila/
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Pennsylvania Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA)
If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/oesp/providers.nsf/byonestate!openview&restricttocategory=PA
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Veterans Facilities in Pennsylvania
Provides locations where veterans in Pennsylvania can apply for benefits or receive primary health care and mental health services.
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?State=PA&dnum=ALL