Equality Advocates Pennsylvania
- To Volunteer, Contact:
Stacey Sobel, Esq.215.731.1447 (ext. 10) (Leave a Message)
- Location:
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 605Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 215-731-1447
- Fax: 215-731-1544
- Website: http://www.equalitypa.org/about/volunteers.php
- Email: info@equalitypa.org
Equality Advocates' mission is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform.
Founded in 1996, Equality Advocates is the only organization in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offering direct legal services for the LGBT community.
Equality Advocates is home to the country's only law student clinic dedicated to LGBT issues. The clinic, founded in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Public Service Program, is also an official clinical program of the Temple University Beasley School of Law and includes students from law schools throughout the country,
Legal Services: Equality Advocates houses the only program in the nation providing direct legal services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals on a statewide basis. Our attorneys are assisted by law students placed at Equality Advocates through a variety of clinical, externship, and co-op programs.
Education: Equality Advocates engages in extensive public speaking on the subject of LGBT rights in Pennsylvania, including community empowerment workshops and in-service trainings for service providers. Equality Advocates also engages in grassroots organizing around issues and legislation affecting Pennsylvania's LGBT community.
Policy Reform: Equality Advocates provides technical assistance to legislative bodies and private entities wishing to draft bills and policies affecting LGBT citizens. The organization also advocates for policy reforms which would enhance protections for Pennsylvania's LGBT citizens.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York
- Area of law: Equality Advocates offers assistance on over 30 distinct issues including: child custody; support and visitation; second-parent adoptions; and the and the need for legal documents, such as wills powers of attorney, as well as employment discrimination.
- Populations Served: Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: No
- Training Provided: No
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
