Servants to All
"My Father's House"
"Working Together to End Homelessness in Schuylkill County."
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY RESOURCE GUIDE
EMERGENCY FOOD
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
www.schuylkillcommunityaction.com
Servants to All at My Father’s House
Phone: 570-728-2917 or 570-900-1161
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps
Phone: 570-622-5252
Minersville Area Food Program
Phone: 570-544-2739
Saints Peter & Paul Byzantine
Catholic Church Campus, 4th and Spencer
Community Mission
Phone: 570-617-4620
336 North Front Street, Minersville
Pine Grove Council of Churches
Phone: 570-345-8216
(Pine Grove area residents only)
Mahanoy City- St. Vincent De Paul Society
Phone: 570-617-0751
(Mahanoy City area only)
Schuylkill County Assistance Office
Phone: 570-621-3000
SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps)
Open Arms Ministry
Phone: 570-429-1782
emergency food (St. Clair)
FOOD PANTRIES
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
www.schuylkillcommunityaction.com
Holy Family Community Outreach
(Minersville area residents only)
Phone: 570-544-4741
538 Sunbury Street, Minersville
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps
Phone: 570-622-5252
Schuylkill Haven Council of Churches Food Pantry
Phone: 570-205-1763
(Schuylkill Haven area residents only)
Orwigsburg Area Food Pantry
Phone: 570-366-3867 (option #3)
see Facebook (for Blue Mt. School District & Southern Schuylkill County residents only)
Trinity United Church of Christ
Phone: 570-391-6719
Tamaqua Area School District residents only
FREE MEALS
St. Pat’s Pottsville Area Kitchen
Phone: 570-617-2957
504 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps
Phone: 570-622-5252
see Facebook
God’s Chuckwagon Mobile Soup Kitchen
Phone: 570-259-3468
email: chuckwagon930@gmail.com
EMERGENCY TEMPORARY SHELTER
Coordinated Entry Access Site (Servants to All) or Dial 211 for access to services
Servants to All at My Father’s House
Phone: 570-728-2917 or 570-900-1161
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps
Phone: 570-622-5252
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
www.schuylkillcommunityaction.com see Facebook
Service Access and Management, Inc.
Phone: 570-621-2700
(serving individuals with mental health needs)
Children & Youth Services
Phone: 1-800-722-8341or 570-628-1050
(for households with children needing emergency shelter)
Veterans Homeless Hotline
Phone: 877-424-3838
Schuylkill County Assistance Office
Phone: 570-621-3000
Emergency Shelter Allowance
HOMELESSNESS YOUTH – INFORMATION and GUIDANCE
Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Phone: 610-987-8509
Guidance for all school age children homeless in Schuylkill County
Children & Youth Services
Phone: 1-800-722-8341 or570-628-1050
(for households with children needing emergency shelter)
EMERGENCY CLOTHING
Servants to All at My Father’s House
Phone: 570-728-2917 or 570-900-1161
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
www.schuylkillcommunityaction.com
Community Mission
Phone: 570-617-4620
336 North Front Street, Minersville
God’s Helping Hands
Phone: (570) 386-5893
12 Molino Rd, Orwigsburg
Open Arms Ministry
Phone: 570-429-1782
emergency clothing (St. Clair)
CASH ASSISTANCE
Schuylkill County Assistance Office
Phone: 570-621-3000
(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – TANF)
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
www.schuylkillcommunityaction.com
Servants to All at My Father’s House
Phone: 570-728-2917
570-900-1161
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Schuylkill County Assistance Office
Phone: 570-621-3000
HEATING ASSISTANCE
Schuylkill Community Action
Phone: 570-622-1995
Low Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Schuylkill County Assistance Office
Phone: 570-621-3072
Low Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps
Phone: 570-622-5252
(unable to assist with coal)
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT ASSISTANCE
Schuylkill Women in Crisis
Phone: 570-622-6220 or 800-282-0634
Sexual Assault & Resource Counseling Center
Phone: 570-628-2965
https://sarcclebanon.org/about-us/
CRISIS HOTLINE
Schuylkill County Crisis Hotline
Phone: 1-877-993-4357
Text: #63288
https://ccrinfo.org/services/24-hour-crisis-services/
Veterans Suicide/Crisis Hotline
Phone: 800-273-8255
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND ABUSE ASSISTANCE
Office of Drug & Alcohol
Phone: 570-621-2890
410 North Centre Street, Pottsville
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone: 800-407-7195
Open Arms Ministry
Phone: 570-429-1782
recovery assistance
SUICIDE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Phone1-800-273-TALK (8255)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Veterans Suicide/Crisis Hotline
Phone: 800-273-8255
VETERANS’ ASSISTANCE
Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF)
Phone: 570-604-6948
Homelessness/Eviction assistance
Veterans Homeless Hotline
Phone: 877-424-3838
Veteran’s Outreach Social Worker
Phone: 717-272-6621 X 4732
570-933-1140
Veterans’ Affairs in Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-628-1400
PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOUSING CHOICE SECTION 8 VOUCHERS
City of Pottsville Housing Authority
Phone: 570-628-2702
Schuylkill County Housing Authority
Phone: 570-385-3400
LEGAL SERVICES
Mid Penn Legal Services
Phone: 1-800-326-9177
https://www.midpenn.org/who-we-are/locations.html
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
CareerLink
Phone: 570-622-5253
203 East Arch Street, Pottsville
see Facebook
LIBRARY/COMPUTER USE
Pottsville Free Public Library
Phone: 570-622-8880
215 West Market Street, Pottsville
YOUTH SUPPORTS
Foster Care Supports -- Bridge 127
Phone: 570-573-3613
Keystone Job Corps Center
Phone: 570-708-0692
https://keystone.jobcorps.gov/
Valley Youth House
Phone: 570-866-5556
shelter of at-risk youth (sites are located outside Schuylkill County)
SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Social Security Administration
Phone: 866- 269-0880
2221 West Market Street, Pottsville
ASSISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY DISASTERS
American Red Cross
Phone: 570-622-9550 or 800-redcross
Substance Use/ Opioid Use Disorder
Resource Guide for Schuylkill County
If you are experiencing an emergency, PLEASE CALL 911.
Emergency Response/Crisis Intervention Services
▪Emergency Crisis Services are available
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, and 365 Days a Year.
Phone: For any crisis call, 1-877-9WE-HELP or 1-877-993-4357
▪Schuylkill County Mental Health and Developmental Services
410 N. Centre Street, Suite 2, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-621-2890
Website: http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/HumanServices/MHMR/index.asp
▪Safe Haven - CRISIS RESIDENTIAL
603 West Market Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-628-4731
▪Lehigh Valley Hospital Network (LVHN) Schuylkill - INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION
Adolescent Behavioral Health
420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-621-5000
Alcohol and other Drug Prevention/Treatment Services
▪Schuylkill County Drug & Alcohol Program
Address: 410 N. Centre Street, Suite 2, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-621-2890
Hours of Operation: M – F 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Website: http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/HumanServices/DrugAlcohol/index.asp
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Schuylkill County REACH (Recovery, Education, Advocacy, and Community Health) Working collaboratively across all agencies to reduce opioid overdoses and overdose deaths in Schuylkill County
For more details phone: 570-621-2890
Website: http://www.schuylkillreach.org/
▪Clinical Outcomes Group (COGI) Inc.
One South Second Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 (1st Floor and Basement Level)
Phone: 570-628-6990 or 1-800-264-1290
Website: www.coginc.org
▪Gaudenzia
1 S 2nd Street – 4th Floor, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-622-6485
Website: www.gaudenzia.org
▪Lehigh Valley Health Network Center for Counseling Services
502 South 2nd Street, St. Clair, PA 17970
Phone: 570-622-5898
Website: www.lvhn.org
▪Pennsylvania Counseling Services
437 N. Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-728-2600 Fax: 570-728-6001
Website: https://pacounseling.com/pottsville/
▪Safer Streets for Tamaqua’s Little Feet
Phone: Tammy at 570-527-9277 or John at 570-527-9278
Email: Saferstreetstamaqua@gmail.com
Website: https://saferstreetstamaqua.com/
▪Silver Pines Treatment Center
5 White Owl Drive, Mahanoy City, PA 17948
Phone: 888-755-7227 Email: Contactcenter@civiq.health
Website: https://www.silverpinestreatmentcenter.com/
▪Visualize Change
913 Centre Street, Ashland, PA 17921
Phone: 570-875-3333
RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS
▪Abiding Presence Community Recovery Service
This is a Christian-based service that utilizes the 12-step Spirituality series.
Location: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church – 101 N. Greenwood Street, Tamaqua, PA (Please use Mauch Chunk Street entrance at the bottom corner door)
Day/Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
Phone: 570-668-2180
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Alcoholics Anonymous Phone: 1-877-934-2522 Website: https://aa.org
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Al-Anon Family Groups Phone: 1-800-344-2666 Website: https://al-anon.org/
▪Hope & Coffee
137 Pine Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Phone: 570-225-7600
Website: https://hopeandcoffee.org/
▪Nar-Anon Family Groups (for families of people with addiction)
Phone: 1-855-NAR-ANON (627-2666) Nar-Anon Helpline
Website: www.nar-anon.org
▪Nar-Anon Family Group “Hope in the Mountains”
Location: American Primitive Methodist Church – 57 Hunter Street, Tamaqua, PA
Phone: 570-952-5098 Day/Time: Thursdays at 7:00 PM
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Narcotics Anonymous Phone: 570-421-6618 Website: https://www.na.org
▪Narcotics Anonymous
Location: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church – 101 N. Greenwood Street, Tamaqua, PA (Please use Mauch Chunk Street entrance at the bottom corner door)
Day/Time: Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
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New Roots Recovery Support Center 232 Pine Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252 Phone: 570-810-2221
Website: www.newrootspa.org
NATIONAL
▪SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline This service is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT):
The SAMSHA MAT practitioner list of visible providers:
https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/practitioner-program-data/treatment- practitioner-locator
STATE
▪Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs
PA GET HELP NOW - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Information and resources include county drug & alcohol offices, Drug & Alcohol Referral Tool, Find a Treatment Provider, Overdose, Prevention and Support Services.
Find Department of Drug & Alcohol Program Treatment Services
https://apps.ddap.pa.gov/gethelpnow/CareProvider.aspx
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Pennsylvania Opioid Dashboard for prevention, treatment and recovery resources and location finders: https://data.pa.gov/stories/s/Pennsylvania-Opioids/9q45-nckt/
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Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Facebook page with support links for Get Help Now Hotline, Family, online/virtual recovery supports, and more: https://www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDDAP/
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Pro A (Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance) 900 South Arlington Avenue, Suite 254A, Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) 545-8929 or (800) 858-6040
Website: http://pro-a.org/
▪OverdoseFREEPA
Overdose is a public health and safety crisis.
Be informed, visit https://www.overdosefreepa.pitt.edu
▪WHAT IS NALOXONE?
Naloxone (Narcan) is a medication used to reverse opioid overdose.
An overdose is a medical emergency - Call 911 immediately.
If you or someone you know is in need of:
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Naloxone (Narcan)
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Dispose RX (used to safely dispose of unused medications) with instruction/ education cards
Contact kerri.quick@sluhn.org or leave a message at 570-645-0183.
(This phone number is not for emergencies and is not monitored 24 hours/day).
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COMMUNITY STIGMA EDUCATION PRESENTATION Free Community Stigma Education Presentation Available Ending the Stigma of Addiction:
*Learn about the myths and facts of stigma and its impact on the lives of those who are struggling with substance use.
For more information contact: kerri.quick@sluhn.org
▪LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATMENT INITIATIVE (LETI)
LETI provides the following services: Naloxone (Narcan) to those who need it, treatment referrals and training for law enforcement to understand substance use and treatment opportunities.
Contact: Agent Janene Holter, PhD Phone: 570-826-2483
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/resources/law-enforcement-treatment-initiative/
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
▪Pitt Peru’s Faith-Based Toolkit from Faith Community Collaborative
https://www.overdosefreepa.pitt.edu/make-an-impact/faith-community-collaborative/
MOBILE APPS
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Pink Cloud is an app that will help you find a 12-step program or online meeting near you. https://gopinkcloud.com
COMMUNITY HELPLINE
▪United Way 2-1-1 Community Help Line
Provides free information and referral services to community resources
Phone: 2-1-1 or (855) 567-5341
Text: Text your zip code to 898211 Website: https://pa211east.org/
GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN SUPPORT GROUPS
▪Grander Voices
Offering support to those who find themselves raising their grandchildren
Contact: Carmen McGlothlin, Founder Phone: 570-952-4281
Email: Grandervoices@gmail.com
Website: www.grandervoices.org
Mental Health Services
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ACCESS Services (Mental Health Wellness) 340 S. Liberty Street, Orwigsburg, PA 17961 Phone: 570-366-1154 Fax: 570-366-7711
▪Alternative Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
108 N. Claude A. Lord Blvd., Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 610-796-8110 Fax: 610-796-9130
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Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown Address: 13 Westwood Rd, Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-628-9860 Fax: 570-628-3343
▪ChanceLight Autism Services (ABA)
2880 Pottsville Minersville Highway, Minersville PA 17954
Phone: 570-301-6938
▪Child & Family Support Services
2276 West Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-622-9860 Fax: 570-622-9862
▪Clay Holland III, LCSW
150 Pine St, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Phone: 610-504-2199 Fax: 610-330-9981
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Clinical Social Workers Associates, Inc** 396 S. Centre St., Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-640-3744
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Community School Based Behavioral Health Services
Currently available in Minersville, Pottsville, North Schuylkill and Schuylkill Haven school districts. Referral must be made by school.
▪COMPASS/Resources for Human Development/Courtney Uhl
Courtney.Uhl@RHD.org https://www.rhd.org/program/compass/
▪Cornerstone Coordinated Health Care
40 West Frack St., Frackville, PA 17931
Phone: 570-794-6123 Fax: 570-794-6124
▪Culture 2 Culture Peer Support
110 East Arch Street, 1st Floor, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-581-8377
*Connect-ED is an App that provides a comprehensive assortment of person-centered recovery and wellness tools to serve as a multi-purpose instrument for wellness. (available for Android smartphones)
▪Empower the Mind, LLC
212 West Market Streets, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 717-304-2631
Email: drmartha@empowerthemind.org
▪Family-Based Mental Health Services - Salisbury Behavioral Health, LLC
2880 Pottsville-Minersville Highway, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-544-9723
▪Geisinger Clinic
529 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-624-4444
▪Gym Jam (ABA Services)
150 Chamberlaine Avenue, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-593-5484
Hidden River Clubhouse/Martina Buffington 1935 W. Market Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-581-8652Phone: 570-622-6417 Fax: 570-622-3230
▪James Klebe (Psychologist)
41 S. Tulpehocken Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963
Phone: 570-624-6442
▪Merakey
1 Norwegian Plaza (Suite 200), Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-628-3323
▪NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
P.O. Box 1305, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-527-0002
▪New Beginnings
1851 West End Ave, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-622-9101 Fax: 570-622-9102
▪New Beginnings
1 W. Centre Street, Mahanoy City, PA 17948
Phone: 570-773-3470 Fax: 570-773-3520
▪New Perspectives Counseling Service
23 St. Peter’s Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
Phone: 570-385-2929
▪PA Counseling
437 N. Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-728-2600
▪Pathways
210 S. Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-622-6417
▪Pamela Tomko LCSW
264 S. Lehigh Ave, Frackville, PA 17931
Phone: 570-874-2643 Fax: 570-874-2643
▪Primary Health Network
210 Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954
Phone: 570-544-9123
▪Professional Counseling, Consulting, & Human Service
1 W. Centre St, Mahanoy City, PA 17948
Phone: 570-773-3470 Fax: 570-300-2778
< >Psychological Assoc. of Schuylkill County LLC 454 N. Claude A Lord Blvd, Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-622-1025 Fax: 570-628-4344
▪ReDCo Turning Point
16-18 South Centre St, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-628-5234 ext. 126 Fax: 570-628-9051
▪RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (RHD) (mobile medication management)
Nancy Phillips, RN BSN Phone: 610-506-7922
▪Services Access & Management
590 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-621-2700
▪Synergy Counseling Services
123 W. Main Street, Girardville, PA 17935
Phone: 570-875-2271
▪Youth Advocate Program
608 West Oak Street, Suite 1, P.O. Box 531
Frackville, PA 17931
Phone: 570-874-4686