Legal Concerns
County of Erie, Office of the Public Defender
509 Sassafras Street
Erie, PA 16507-2121
Phone: (814) 451-6322
Provides attorney representation.
Crime Victim Center
125 West 18th Street
Erie, PA 16501-2103
Phone: (814) 455-9414 (Sexual Assault)
(814) 455-9515 (all others)
Web: www.cvcerie.org
Free of charge support services to crime victims, significant others, and witnesses.
Domestic Relations Section
140 West 6th Street
Ground Floor
Erie, PA 16501-1011
Phone: (814) 451-6154
Web: www.childsupport.state.pa.us
Any spouse/dependent child who needs support from an absent parent.
Erie County Adult Probation/Parole Department
Erie County Courthouse
Erie, PA 16501-1011
Phone: (814) 451-6216
Supervision of offenders and background investigations.
Erie County Bar Association
302 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16502-1413
Phone: (814) 459-3111
Web: www.eriebar.com
Lawyer referral and information service which assists the public in finding attorneys to address their specific needs.
Erie County Juvenile Probation Department
Erie County Courthouse
140 West 6th Street – Room 401
Erie, PA 16501-1011
Phone: (814) 451-6220
Web: www.eriecountygov.org
Intake screenings, probation and aftercare, and individual, group, and family counseling.
Northwestern Legal Services
1001 State Street, Suite 1200
Erie, PA 16501-1814
Phone: (814) 452-6949
Web: www.nwls.org
Direct representation, pro bono programs, judicare program, clinic classes, and telephone advice.
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole – Erie District
221 East 18th Street
Erie, PA 16503-1971
Phone: (814) 871-4201
Web: https://www.pbpp.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Supervises offenders released from state prison, special probation cases, and transferred through interstate compact.
Pennsylvania Prison Society
245 North Broad Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107-1518
Phone: (215) 564-6005
Web: www.prisonsociety.org
E-mail: geninfo@prisonsociety.org
Re-entry services, support to kids with incarcerated parents, virtual visitation, parenting skills education, etc.
Protection from Abuse (PFA) Coordinated Services
1702 French Street
Erie, PA 16501-2204
Phone: (814) 455-1774
Web: www.safeneterie.org
Counseling, safety planning, and assistance with protection from abuse.
Social Security Information
717 State Street, 5th Floor
Erie, PA 16501-1341
Phone: (814) 452-6696
Web: www.ssa.gov
Benefit programs: disability insurance, retirement, beneficiaries, etc.
VITAL Records
1910 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508-1148
Phone: (814) 871-4261
Web: Pennsylvania Vital Records (pa.gov)
Certified copies of PA birth and death records.