One week after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a new report entitled, There's No Place Like Home, showing that state action is still urgently needed to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic and sexual

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

The Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) will be holding its annual conference on March 22, 2013 at Temple University in Philadelphia. NACA has generously agreed to offer FREE attendance at this conference to all legal services attorneys practicing consumer

New app will help the public, housing industry learn about their housing rights and responsibilities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has unveiled the first housing discrimination mobile application (app) for iPhone and iPad. Developed by HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in partnership with the ACLU-Women’s Rights Project and ACLU-PA, will be hosting a two-part webinar series entitled Addressing Housing Barriers for Victims of Domestic Violence: A 2-Part Webinar Series for Attorneys, on March 26 and April 9, 2013

The Bipartisan Policy Center's Housing Commission has released a new report entitled, Housing America's Future: New Directions for Housing Policy. The report makes extensive recommendations on national housing finance policies, addressing the urgent needs of very low income renters, assuring an

To prevent thousands of people with disabilities from experiencing homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced nearly $98 million in funding for 13 state housing

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will be holding a webinar about the 2013 Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) funding cycle on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 1:00 pm Eastern. The webinar will cover: Eligibility for the TIG program; 2013 Areas of Interest; The application process, including Letters