The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released By the Numbers: The Data Underlying Legal Aid Programs . This annual report provides an overview of the work undertaken by LSC-funded legal aid organizations around the country in the prior year. It includes data on the number of cases closed, the

In a pair of related actions today, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) advanced two major proposals focused on achieving energy affordability for the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable households. The Commissioners voted 3-2 to adopt a joint motion by Vice Chairman David W. Sweet and

The Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Disaster Task Force will release its report on Tuesday, September 17, offering recommendations on how legal aid providers can collaborate with federal, state, and local emergency managers, private attorneys, businesses, non-profit organizations, and social

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is soliciting nominations for its 2020 Excellence Awards. The awards dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 , at the Hilton Harrisburg. A social hour will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., immediately followed by a buffet dinner, so please mark your

Pennsylvania Bar Association President Anne John presented the three prestigious statewide pro bono awards during a reception on August 22, 2019 prior to the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Board of Directors Meeting on August 23, 2019. The Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award was presented to

Eight presidential nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate today to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC is the single largest provider of civil legal assistance for low income people in the nation. It is headed by an 11-member Board of Directors appointed

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers affected by Equifax’s 2017 data breach to consider signing up for the free credit monitoring offered as part of the settlement. A new FTC blog post notes that because of high interest in the alternative cash payment under the settlement, consumers who

Acknowledging long-standing issues with existing state systems, Governor Tom Wolf by executive order announced that an overhaul of the state services and systems to protect the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians begins today.