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September 15, 2011
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in several counties U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their
September 14, 2011
Victims of Hurricane Irene that began on Aug. 26, 2011 in parts of Pennsylvania may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service. The President has declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton
September 14, 2011
New Ads Drive Struggling Homeowners to Call 888-995-HOPE and Go to MakingHomeAffordable.gov Website As Part of Ongoing Campaign The Ad Council, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), have joined together to launch a new
September 14, 2011
Statement issued September 13, 2011 by John G. Levi, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: The U.S. Census Bureau released its official 2010 statistics on poverty this morning, and the data show that nearly one in five Americans qualifies for civil legal assistance at the
September 14, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Lee
September 13, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today (September 13,2011) that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year. Real median household income in the United States in 2010
September 9, 2011
The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) and Pro Bono Net will be presenting a free webinar for legal aid and pro bono staff entitled New Trends in Client Use of Technology on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. This webinar will review updated
September 8, 2011
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the summer edition of the Keystone Connection report . The quarterly report represents the PUC’s efforts to provide beneficial information to the public about important developments in the electric, natural gas, transportation

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