Civic Engagement Opportunities

Suggested Sites for Civic Engagement

Look for these organizations in your local community: Schools: coaching, tutoring, camps, teacher's aid
Churches: Sunday school, Bible school
Fire Department
Chamber of Commerce
Local Government/Court House
Parks
Habitat for Humanity
Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Libraries
Daycare Centers
Head Start
Salvation Army
Humane Society
YMCA/YWCA
The 3 Museums of Discovery Square
Athletic Leagues: baseball, softball, soccer, football, basketball, etc.
Westminster College: Aquatics Department, Earth Day, Rotaract Club, Library, Admissions, Fresh Start, Preschool Lab, Learning Center, Chapel Office programs etc.


Specific Sites for Civic Engagement


Adult Literacy-- Lawrence County
New Castle, PA 16101
724/654-1500

Aids Helpline
New Castle, PA
657-9333

Allegheny County District Attorney
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412/355-4403

American Cancer Society
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-7724

American Heart Association
Hermitage, PA
658-0750

American Red Cross
Ellwood City, PA
758-4269

American Red Cross - New Castle
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-7724

American Red Cross - Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
412/263-3100

Americorps
www.Americorps.org

Area Agency on Aging
15 W. Washington Street
New Castle, PA
658-3729

Armstrong County Children & Youth Services
Kittanning, PA 16201
724/548-3466


Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
Sharon, PA 16146
724/346-5587

Association for Retarded Children
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-3578

Association for the Blind (PA)
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-4571

Avon Lake Library
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440/933-8128

Bair Foundation
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-2838

Barrier Free Fellowship
Pulaski, PA 16143
724/656-9009

Battered Persons Crisis Center
Youngstown, OH 44503
330/744-5101

Beaver-Castle Girl Scouts
New Castle, PA
658-9089

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters
New Castle, PA 16501
724/657-3680

Blind Association
Hermitage, PA 16148
724/347-5501

Boy Scouts of America
New Castle, PA
654-9155

Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412/622-3359

Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412/237-3400

Children's Aid Society, Mercer County
Mercer, PA 16137
724/662-4730

Children's Hospital Medical Center
Akron, OH 44302
216/379-8330

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412/692-5461

City Rescue Mission
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-4321

Cleveland Symphony
Cleveland, OH 44106
216/231-7300

Community Alternatives
New Castle, PA
652-2211

Community Counseling Center
Sharon, PA 16146
724/981-6190

Contact Ears
Telephone Counseling
658-5529

Contact Teenline
Telephone Counseling
657-8255

Cray Youth & Family Services
New Castle, PA 16101
724/654-5507

Crisis Pregnancy Center
New Castle, PA
658-6329

D.T. Watson Hospital for Children
Sewickly, PA 15143
412/766-3334

Diversified Family Services, Inc.
Sharon, PA 16146
724/346-2123

Drugs & Alcohol Community Services, Inc.
New Castle, PA
658-2696

Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-4539

Erie Art Museum
411 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
814/459-5477
erieartm@erie.net
www.erie.net~erieartm/

Erie County Public Defender
Erie, PA 16507
814/451-6322

Erie County Rape Crisis Center
Erie, PA 16501
814/455-9414

Erie History Center
419 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
814/454-1813

ExpERIEnce Children's Museum
420 French Street
Erie, PA 16507
814/453-3743
www.ecm-erie.org

Faith, Hope, & Charity
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-1433

George Junior Republic
Grove City, PA 16127
724/458-9330

Hamot Medical Center
Erie, PA 16550
814/877-4907

Harmarville Rehabilitation Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412/781-5700

Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412/392-48941

Hillview Manor
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-1521

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412/454-6340

Holy Family Institute
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
412/766-4030

Home for Crippled Children
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
412/521-9000

Hospice of St. Francis
New Castle, PA
656-2689

Hoyt Institute
New Castle, PA
652-2882

Human Services Center
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-3578

Lawrence County District Attorney
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-4445

Lawrence County Head Start
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-7671

Lawrence County Historical Society
New Castle, PA
658-4022

Lawrence County Housing Authority
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-4574

Lawrence County Juvenile Probation
New Castle, PA 16101
724/654-9380

Lawrence County Office on Aging
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-3729

Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency
New Castle, PA
654-8408

Lawrence County Women’s Shelter/Rape Crisis Center
New Castle, PA 16103
724/652-0936

Little Neshannock Stables
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-2399

Meals on Wheels
New Castle, PA 16101
724/654-6155

Mendelson Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412/422-8022

Mental Health Services
Hermitage, PA 16148
724/981-2878

Mercer County Area Agency on Aging
Farrell, PA 16101
724/962-7827

Mercer County Children & Youth Services
Mercer, PA 16137
724/662-2703

Mercer County Community Action
Farrell, PA 16121
724/342-6222

Overlook Medical Clinic
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-3511

PA Clearways of Lawrence County
New Castle, PA 16103
724/658-6925

PARC (Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens)
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-5715

PBS-WQED, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412/622-1300

People in Need
New Castle, PA
657-3303

Pittsburgh Aquatic Zoo
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412/665-3768

Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412/392-4840

Pittsburgh Zoo
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412/665-3639

Rehabilitation Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
412/521-9000

Rotaract
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-2265

Salvation Army
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-7921

Sankey Youth Center
New Castle, PA 16101
724/652-4325

Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Department
Saxonburg, PA 16056

Senior Center
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-2511

Shenango Home
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-3416

Somerset County Child & Youth Services
Somerset, PA 15501
814/443-3618

St. Francis Hospital
New Castle, PA 16101
724/946-3416

Special Olympics
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946-7315

Three Rivers Adoption Council
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412/471-8722

United Way of Lawrence County
New Castle, PA
658-8628

US Army Corps of Engineers
Sharpsville, PA 16150

Verland Foundation
Sewickly, PA 15143
412/741-2375

Visiting Nurses of Lawrence County
New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-2500

West Central Center for the Deaf
Hermitage, PA 16148
724/342-3323

Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412/621-0100

Wilmington Area High School
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724/946/3591


Women's Shelter/Rape Crisis
New Castle, PA 16103
724/652-9206
www.crisisshelter.org


World Vision
Sewickly, PA 15143
412/749-1800

YMCA
New Castle, PA
658-4766