The Department of Human Services (DHS) today began to issue emergency allotments for the month of April for households that currently receive the maximum monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit. These funds come following a settlement between Community Legal Services (CLS)

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging today continued to encourage older adults seeking a COVID-19 vaccine appointment to contact their local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for any assistance they may need in scheduling an appointment. The AAAs have been working with vaccine providers to arrange

The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is offering a webinar entitled The CDC Eviction Moratorium - Protecting Renters from Eviction on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM. This webinar will provide a high level overview of the federal eviction moratorium which was recently extended by the

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has begun providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19). This was made available to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. "At FEMA, our

Pennsylvania’s Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) is advising the public to stay vigilant against a recently reported phone scam. The scam involves calls that “spoof” or mimic the AOPC’s telephone number. During the spoof call, those being targeted are told of alleged unpaid court

Today, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced they are disbursing nearly 2 million payments in the fifth batch of Economic Impact Payments from the American Rescue Plan. Today's announcement brings the total disbursed so far

For Fair Housing Month in April, North Penn Legal Services is hosting a Virtual Fair Housing Summit featuring four timely Fair Housing topics via Zoom over the course of two weeks in beginning in mid-April.

Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced that effective tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13, all Pennsylvania adults will be eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID -19 vaccine.