The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, the ACLU, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and the Illinois Asset Building Group will cosponsor a webinar exploring criminal defendant/prisoner debt in the U.S. and its effects on reentry and asset building opportunities. The webinar

Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille said today that rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2012 are again paying big dividends in helping provide legal services for low income Pennsylvanians. A civil procedure rule that took effect July 1, 2012, directed how money left

The Practising Law Institute is offering a free webcast of a presentation being offered live in San Francisco entitled Bankruptcy Basics for Low-Income Clients 2013 on September 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm Eastern. This program is designed for for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants.

The August edition of the Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter published by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, visit their website at www.phlp.org.

The statewide Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) is launching its fourth year of helping lawyers employed in IOLTA-funded civil legal services organizations better manage their college and law school debts with expanded financial eligibility criteria. LRAP loans are available to repay loans

Ruling Provides Certainty, Benefits and Protections Under Federal Tax Law for Same-Sex Married Couples The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as

UPDATE: The opening of the new North Penn Legal Services office at 33 N. Main St. in Pittston has been delayed. The Scranton and Wilkes-Barre offices will remain open for the time being, and North Penn's intake line - 877-953-4250 - also remains operational. ******************* North Penn Legal

HUD-VASH vouchers to build on 17 percent decline in veteran homelessness since 2009 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced the second round of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) funding to local public