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August 13, 2024
The Pennsylvania Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) application period runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 16. LRAP’s focus is to help attorneys employed at civil legal services organizations funded by Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (PA IOLTA) to better manage their undergraduate and
August 13, 2024
The Support Center for Child Advocacy is hosting its Kids at Court Conference: Trauma Sensitive Strategies for Attorneys at locations in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh during September 2024. Join the Kids at Court Conference to learn how to utilize trauma sensitive strategies to support your work with
August 12, 2024
Martin O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions. The Compassionate Allowances program quickly identifies claims where the applicant's medical condition or disease clearly meets Social
August 8, 2024
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, Department of Education Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Policy Advisor, Alberto Gonzalez, Jr. and partners from the City of Harrisburg, Feeding Pennsylvania, and Central Pennsylvania Food Bank visited a
August 8, 2024
The National Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free webinar entitled Civil Legal Strategies: Using Demand Letters and Bench Memos in Elder Abuse Cases on August 22, 2024 from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern. Representing survivors of elder abuse presents unique challenges and requires a person
August 2, 2024
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh today announced that Pennsylvania will receive an estimated $58 million in federal reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Program. The funding will support
August 1, 2024
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) is hosting its annual Criminal Record Advocacy Conference on September 26-27, 2024 in Philadelphia. The conference will be a gathering of advocates from around the country to facilitate discussion and share expertise, best practices, and innovative
July 30, 2024
Attorney General Michelle Henry is continuing efforts to protect all students from sex discrimination by joining with fifteen state Attorneys General to ensure new regulations under Title IX go into effect as intended next month.

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