On February 3, 2010, Governor Edward G. Rendell directed that additional federal funds be used to provide a $100 increase in grant amounts for the most vulnerable households enrolled in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: those over 60, with a disability or with children aged five and

The Legal Services Corporation is seeking comments on proposed revisions to its Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients . The guide, last revised in 1997, sets forth accounting, financial management and reporting guidelines for recipients of LSC funds.

Article from The Express at lockhaven.com quoting Danna Rich-Collins of North Penn Legal Services and Harry Geller of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project about a policy change last year by the state Department of Public Welfare concerning who can and cannot receive assistance from the federal Low

Article from Alternet/Philadelphia Inquirer where Cathy Carr and Kerry Smith of Community Legal Services comment on the creation of a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and influx of agencies offering Refund Anticipation Loans to low-income consumers receiving the Earned Income Credit.

The President has recommended $435 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget plan, which was just released. This is the same level of funding recommended in FY 2010 and only $15 million more than the amount appropriated for FY 2010. These figures were

With the world's most famous weatherman calling for six more weeks of winter, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds the 14,283 consumers without use of a central heating system or using a potentially unsafe heating source in their homes to call about programs to help restore natural gas or

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) reports that the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) voted unanimously to eliminate the regulatory restriction on LSC grantees claiming, collecting and retaining attorneys' fees during its meeting on Saturday, January 30

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that 15 healthcare providers and networks have received $17.4 million in contract awards to provide electronic medical records to the agency. These electronic medical records, which will be sent through the Nationwide Health