AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
- Location:
1211 Chestnut StreetSuite 600Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 215-587-9377
- Fax: 215-587-9902
- Website: http://www.aidslawpa.org
Mission: to provide free legal services statewide to people with HIV/AIDS and others affected by the epidemic; educate the public about AIDS-related legal issues; and work at local, state and national levels to achieve fair laws and policies.
Description: provides referrals for pro bono representation in the following areas: AIDS discrimination, confidentiality, wills, family law, debt management matters, foreclosure and predatory loan matters, immigration and social security matters; provides advice and legal representation for housing (landlord/tenant), public benefits and social security disability matters, insurance matters, AIDS discrimination, confidentiality, consumer matters, estate matters, permanency planning and immigration.
If you are an attorney, and you would like to volunteer your services to the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, visit http://www.aidslawpa.org and download and fill out the Project's Lawyer Referral Questionnaire.
- 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: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Employment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Breaches of Confidentiality, Discrimination Claims, Insurance, Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Torts
- Populations Served: HIV
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Spanish
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- 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
