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November 2, 2011
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is soliciting nominations for its 2012 Excellence Awards. This year, the awards dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. A social hour will take place from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, immediately followed by a buffet dinner (please
November 1, 2011
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program , also known as LIHEAP, helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant that offers assistance in the form of a cash grant, sent directly to the utility company, or a crisis grant for households in immediate danger of being without
November 1, 2011
The Public Interest Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, is offering its 2011 Public Interest Law Day CLE and 20th Anniversary Celebration on December 1, 2011 from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Conference Center in
October 31, 2011
The 2012 Equal Justice Conference will be held in Jacksonville, Florida May 17-19 2012 (preconference session on May 16) at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront . The 2012 Equal Justice Conference planning team is currently seeking the submission of program recommendations for this year's
October 31, 2011
New 50-State Survey Finds Cuts In Provider Payments And Changes In Delivery Of Services Faced with the end of stimulus money and a continuing weak economy, Medicaid officials in virtually every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures as states’ spending for Medicaid is projected to
October 28, 2011
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network will be presenting it 2011 Public Benefits Law Conference on November 28-30, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Harrisburg-Hershey in Harrisburg. The conference is being presented by the Public Benefits, Disability, Health and Utility & Energy Law Groups of the
October 25, 2011
The Department of Environmental Protection has announced emergency funding that will help flood-affected small businesses in 33 counties to make energy efficiency and pollution prevention improvements. Projects eligible for 50-percent reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 could include high
October 25, 2011
The National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Improving the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program for Dual Eligibles , on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 from 2:00 pm -3:00 pm Eastern. The Qualified Medicare Benefit (QMB) was created to give low income people with

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