Single Parent Resources in Pennsylvania

Verified resources for custody, child support, housing, financial aid, and emotional support in Pennsylvania — plus national tools every single parent should know.

🏛️ Custody & Legal Help

Pennsylvania-Based Resources

• PA Courts – Custody & Visitation – Forms, instructions, and info on representing yourself in family court.
• PA Law Help – Free legal info and resources for custody, divorce, and family law.
• Philadelphia Legal Assistance – Legal services for low-income parents in Philly (includes family law, custody, and DV).

Nationwide Help

• Legal Services Corporation
• WomensLaw.org
• ABA Family Law Section
• Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
• Safe Horizon
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• LoveisRespect
• Break the Cycle
• RAINN
• Women’s Law Project
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Zero Abuse Project
• National Women’s Law Center
• Neighborhood Legal Services
• Futures Without Violence
• National Child Abuse Hotline

💸 Child Support

Pennsylvania-Based Resources

• Pennsylvania Child Support Program – Apply, make payments, and manage your child support case online.
• PA DHS – Child Support Services – Overview of child support services and program info.

Nationwide Help

• No national child support resources available at this time.

🏠 Housing & Shelter

Pennsylvania-Based Resources

• PA Housing Finance Agency – Emergency housing assistance, rent relief, and mortgage help.
• PA COMPASS – Apply for housing aid, SNAP, and other public benefits in one place.
• PA 211 – Search shelters, housing help, and rental assistance by zip code or county.

Nationwide Help

• Family Promise
• HUD.gov
• NLIHC
• US HHS Shelter Directory
• Public Housing (HUD)
• CoAbode
• National Shared Housing Resource Center
• Project Night Night
• ERAP
• Homeless Prenatal Program

🧾 Financial Assistance

Pennsylvania-Based Resources

• PA COMPASS – Apply for SNAP, TANF, medical, energy assistance, and child care.
• PA Department of Human Services – Info on all public benefit programs and family support resources.

Nationwide Help

• Benefits.gov
• Feeding America
• SNAP
• Medicaid.gov
• Modest Needs
• SSI
• TANF
• EITC
• LIHEAP
• MyFreeTaxes

🧠 Mental Health & Emotional Support

Pennsylvania-Based Resources

• Pennsylvania Crisis Line: Dial 988
• PA DHS – Mental Health in PA – Local crisis resources, mental health support, and treatment options.
• NAMI PA Main Line – Peer-led support, family programs, and mental health advocacy.

Nationwide Help

• Mental Health America
• National Parent Helpline
• NAMI
• Postpartum Support International
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator
• National Runaway Safeline
• NCTSN

You’re Not Alone in Pennsylvania

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