Suggested Sites for Civic Engagement
Look for these organizations in your local community: Schools: coaching, tutoring, camps, teacher's aidChurches: 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