DRN Mission

The mission of DRN is to provide advocacy in a culturally competent manner for eligible individuals to obtain the rights and benefits to which they are entitled.

DRN’s work is generously funded by –

Developmental Disabilities Council

Pennsylvania IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts)

National Disability Rights Network (formerly National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems)

Philadelphia Foundation

Philadelphia Bar Association

Independence Foundation

Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust

Staunton Farms Foundation

Administration for Children and Families-Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Development Disabilities

Help America Vote Act (HAVA)

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services-Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness

Health Services Resources Administration-Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury

Rehabilitation Services Administration-Protection & Advocacy for Individual Rights; Assistive Technology

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

Social Security Administration

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare