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Pennsylvania

Official Pennsylvania programs that can help protect your privacy, and where to find legal help. Each program decides who qualifies, so check its page for the details.

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Keep your home address private

Pennsylvania's Address Confidentiality Program, run by the Office of Victim Advocate, gives participants a substitute address to keep their real address out of public records.1 It forwards first-class, registered, and certified mail to participants for free.2

  • It is for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or child abduction.1
  • Participants can use the substitute address for government records such as driver's licenses and voter registration.2
  • You can apply on your own or get help from a local victim service program. The program asks applicants to work with a victim service provider when they can.12
  • Enrollment must be renewed every 3 years.1

Go to the Address Confidentiality Program (pa.gov)

Help for victims of crime

The Victims Compensation Assistance Program, run by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, helps eligible victims of crime and their families with certain costs, such as counseling or lost earnings. The program decides who qualifies.3

Go to Victims' Compensation (pa.gov)

Find a lawyer

This site does not give legal advice. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed Pennsylvania lawyer.

  • The Pennsylvania Bar Association runs a Lawyer Referral Service in many counties. The first consultation has a small fee.4
  • If you have a low income, you may be able to get free legal help. The Bar points people to PALawHelp, a statewide site with free legal information and legal aid listings, and to Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers, where volunteer lawyers answer questions online.5

Find a lawyer referral service (pabar.org)

Find free legal aid (palawhelp.org)

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Sources

  1. Pennsylvania Office of Victim Advocate. "Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)." pa.gov
  2. Pennsylvania Office of Victim Advocate. "ACP Application Packet" (PDF). pa.gov (pdf)
  3. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. "Apply for Victims' Compensation." pa.gov
  4. Pennsylvania Bar Association. "Find a Lawyer." pabar.org
  5. Pennsylvania Bar Association. "Pro Bono Services." pabar.org