Community Resources
General
Financial Aid Services
Achieva: Advocating for, empowering and supporting people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives by offering benefits solutions, trusts, grants, home adaptions, transportation assistance, etc.
Website: www.achieva.info/
HelpHopeLive: Working with Help Hope Live’s expert injury financial assistance Client Services Coordinators, families affected by an extraordinary injury can build a network of support that can have a significant impact on their ability to pay medical bills and access treatments.
Insurance
Social Security Office: How and when to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Signing Up for Medicare: A step by step guide to help you compare plans to make the best decision for you and your family! This site will also help you sign up for Medicare online!
Transportation
Transportation Services for Allegheny County
Medical Assistance Transportation Program: www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/matp.astx (412)-350-4476
Only eligible through Medicaid or UPMC for You
ACCESS: www.myaccessride.com (412)-562-5353
Click on "Access For Me" to review all available programs
Transportation Services for Butler County
Butler County Transportation: https://www.butlertransitauthority.com/ada-paratransit-service (724)-431-3766
BART (Butler Area Rural Transit): https://www.butlertransitauthority.com/bart (724)-282-6060
Butler Area Rural Transit (BART) operates six days a week utilizing 17 wheel chair accessible buses and provides on average 275-300 trips per day.
Transportation Washington County
Freedom Transportation Services: https://www.freedom-transit.org (724)-223-8747
ADA Complementary Paratransit Services
Transportation Services for Westmoreland County
Area Agency on Aging (AAA): (724) 830-4444
Priority Transportation Available for Westmoreland County residents 65 years of age and older to medical appointments, AAA Senior Centers and Adult Day Care, Senior Center shopping trips and the Vision Center. Riders pay 5% of the fare. Contact the Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging to request a “transportation card.” Rides must be reserved one day in advance with the taxi company. Applicants must also register with their taxi company.
Drivers cannot take people to and from door, and the services covers 95% of the fare
Must also sign up with transit authority and they cover 85% to go to all other places (non-medical appointments)
There is also an escort form at transit authority (with MD signature) the rider is able to take someone with them for free
Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP):
Eligibility: Westmoreland County residents with a valid Medical Assistance card.
MATP is coordinated by Westmoreland Transit and funded by the PA Department of Public Welfare.
Transportation is free to medical appointments, the pharmacy, and other MA-billable service destinations.
(ADA) Complementary Paratransit Program:
The ADA Complementary Paratransit Program provides transportation for individuals whose disability prevents them from using a public bus.
The service is provided by taxi and “mirrors” the public bus service.
It is available during the same hours and to the same destinations that are available through the public bus service.
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Program: 1-(800) 242-2706
For disabled residents age 18-64 in areas with no local bus service
ADA and PwD provide a taxi or wheelchair accessible van.
Other
Case Specific Nutrition : Providing affordable, person-centered nutrition education and chronic disease prevention programs that incorporate behavioral change and motivation interviewing to enable people from all backgrounds to improve their heal and wellbeing.
Website: www.casespecificnutrition.com
CLASS: Community Living and Supportive Services: To support people with disabilities to explore options, participate in the community and strive towards equality.
Website: www.classcommunity.org
Caregivers
Caregiver Support
Pennsylvania Department of Aging: Helping caregivers gain access to resources, financial support and increased assistance with careing for a loved one.
Act 150 Application: A state-funded program to help you continue to live in your ome and community with support and services.
Community Health Choices: Increasing opportunities for individuals with disabilities to remain in their home when you're on both Medicare and Medicaid.
Caregiver Agencies
BrightStar Care: https://www.brightstarcare.com (412)-369-5100
Home watch Caregivers: https://www.homewatchcaregivers.com (412)-312-4755
Visiting Angles: https://www.visitingangels.com (412)-343-1515
Home Instead: https://www.homeinstead.com (724)-222-7700
Seniors Helping Seniors: https://seniorshelpingseniors.com (610)-898-0090
Comfort Keepers: https://www.comfortkeepers.com (412)-204-7853
Sunny Days In Home Care: https://sunnydaysinhomecare.com (412)-788-2273
Spinal Cord Injury
Financial Aid Services
Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation : To give those with spinal cord injuries and their caregivers the support, resources, and funding they need to live independent and meaningful lives.
Website : www.ryanshazierfund.org
Rise Again: Supporting individuals with spinal cord injury or illness to believe and reach goals beyond expectations.
Website: www.RiseAgainSCI.org
Project 34: assists with the purchasing of medical equipment and assistive devices that may not be otherwise accessible to a patient, as well as provides grants to individuals to afford physical therapy for optimal function. We want to ease the stress that accompanies the financial burden of these necessary materials, so that the patient and their families can focus on living a fulfilling life.
Website: https://projectthirtyfour.com
Talia Ferro Foundation: The foundation provides emotional, financial and educational support to individuals who suffer catastrophic spinal cord injuries and their families in New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Delaware. The foundation also provides educational and financial support related to the research, prevention and care of such injuries.
Website:https://taliaferrofoundation.org
Adaptive Sports and Fitness
NextStep Pittsburgh: An affordable, state of the art, community based paralysis recovery and fitness center offering standardized activity-based therapy program and interventions to prove the best chance for recovery, independence and health.
Website: www.nextstepfitness.org
3D Sports RX PGH: Adaptive sports for spinally injured aduts at or aboe the age of 15
Dan McCoy Fitness: Paralympic Gold Metalist, Dan McCoy works to strengthen individuals, regardless of ability, in their physical and mental confidence to see their abilities as a blessing and live their lives to their maximum potential.
Website: www.danmccoyfitness.com
HOPE Network: Providing adapted sports, recreation and wellness activites for children and adutls living with a physical disability, and their families, to improve their health and lifestyle.
Website: https://hopenetwork.org
Pittsburgh Steelwheelers: Offers a variety of sports programs, such as Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Basketball and Hand-cycling.
Website: www.steelwheelers.com
Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS): Promoting quality of life, education and to provie quality year-round sports and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities and their families and friends.
Website: www.traspa.org
Home Adaptations
Laurel Medical Solutions: Passionate about People. To improve the mobility lives of our patietns providing hombility and home modification services.
Website: www.laurelmedsolutions.com
Omicelo: Assesses mobility and accessibility across home environments and provides in home solutions to ensure mobility, safety and independence
Website: https://omicelo.com
Other
Rebuild Better Together: To help those with spinal cord injuries who have lost their spouse or family support by improving their quality of life.
Website: www.rebuildbettertogether.org
United Spinal Associated of Pittsburgh: Seeking to improve the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injuries by providing peer support, community education and connections to resources, and by advocting for disability rights.
UPMC Center for Assistive Technology: Offering adaptive Driving, Assistive listening Services, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices , Rehabilitation Engineeringering and Technology and Wheeled Mobility and Seating Services
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