Resources

Printable glossary of common terms in Intellectual Disability and Autism community translated from English to Spanish.

Nationalities Service Center (NSC) makes sure that all immigrants and refugees achieve a life of dignity, safety, stability, sustainable opportunities and meaningful connections to their communities. NSC provides comprehensive services to immigrants and refugees, including legal protections, community integration, access to health and wellness services, and opportunities to achieve English language proficiency. Nationalities Services Center of Philadelphia 1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-893-8400 email: help@nscphila.org

Lutheran Settlement House (LSH) is a non-profit, community-based organization committed to serving children, adults, and families living in Philadelphia. It has many programs including their Bilingual Domestic Violence Program, Adult Education and Career Development, Homeless Services, Senior Services, Medical Advocacy, Caregiver Support, and Health and Nutrition. 215-426-8610

La Puerta Abierta (LPA) offers bilingual, cultural, and trauma- informed pro-bono counseling, youth peer mentoring program, and community-based groups to immigrant youth and families. 610-745-1952 email: info@lpa-theopendoor.org

Korean Community Development Services Center provides a variety of social services including job and language training, housing assistance, programs for senior citizens and youth, and a day care center for Korean and other Asian immigrants. Korean Community Development. Services Center 6055 N 5th Street Philadelphia, PA. 19120 215-267-8830 email: jhy@koreancenter.org

HUNE provides free bilingual English and Spanish training, technical assistance, and individual assistance to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children. 215-425-6203 email: contactus@huneinc.org

HIAS Pennsylvania provides legal and supportive services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from all backgrounds in order to assure their fair treatment and full integration into American society. HIAS programs include representation and legal counseling for immigration issues and citizenship, refugee resettlement and other social services for newly arriving immigrants, refugees and asylees. HIAS Pennsylvania 600 Chestnut Street , Suite 500B Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-832-0900

The First Words Project offers free downloadable resources about childhood development in both English and Spanish.

DHCC offers communication access services, education, and advocacy. Their communication services include sign language interpreting and CART (real-time captioning). Their education services include ASL classes, sensitivity training, and workshops. They advocate for individuals to help them gain communication access to services, businesses, educational institutions and their own places of employment. DHCC is the best place to learn about and obtain equal communication access. They offer a variety of services to bridge the communication gap between the Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing communities. Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre 630 Fairview Road, Suite 100 Swarthmore, PA 19081 610-604-0450 email: info@dhcc.org

CONCILIO provides a multitude of services for Spanish /bilingual persons including: summer camps; foster care; parenting skills; adult education/GED; and housing counseling. CONCILIO hosts the annual Puerto Rican Festival. Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (CONCILIO) 141 East Hunting Park Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19124 215-627-3100